IBT Settles Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination
It’s been widely reported that the IBT settled a lawsuit with 13 African American and Latino organizers for $2.9 million. Settling the case avoids long, expensive litigation. What’s behind the lawsuit and settlement and what does it mean for our union’s future?
Fight Layoffs with Contract Enforcement
UPS executives and Wall Street investors are crying because the company made “only” $9.9 billion in profits last year. The company will lay off 12,000 full and part-time managers as a result. Unlike management, Teamsters can fight layoffs. Here’s how.
TDU Celebrates Black History Month
During Black History Month, we celebrate the role Black Teamsters have played in building our union, and pledge to continue fighting for racial and economic justice.
Resources: Preparing for Hunting Season at UPS
With peak season over and volume down, it’s “hunting season” at UPS. Management is cracking down and looking for for any reason to put members in the street or start a chain of discipline. Here are resources to fight unfair discipline and inform and unite members.
Strike and Picket Line Actions Deliver Contract Win at US Foods
More than 130 US Foods Teamsters in Chicago’s Local 705 have won a Tentative Agreement on a new contract after three weeks on strike and nationwide picket line extensions.
TDU is Organizing, Workers are Winning—NEW VIDEO
Watch our new video with TDU members reflecting on our role in labor's movement moment. Then donate to help us prepare for the fights ahead.
Stop Excessive Overtime and Make UPS Pay for Violations
The International Union has launched a 9.5 rights campaign at UPS. Sign the 9.5 list by January 5 to stop excessive overtime, get your dispatch adjusted, and make UPS pay for violations. Read more to download 9.5 enforcement materials.
DHL-CVG Teamsters Ratify Tentative Agreement by 98%, Following 12-Day Strike & Nationwide Teamster Solidarity
Following a 12-day unfair labor practice strike and nationwide picket line extensions, 1,100 DHL ramp and tug workers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) have ratified their first contract with the company by 98%. Strike readiness and coordination across locals is becoming the Teamster recipe for worker power.
No Contract, No Beer at Anheuser-Busch
Five thousand Teamsters are fighting for a fair contract at Anheuser-Busch. Anheuser-Busch Teamsters rallied in Jacksonville on the eve of a nationwide strike authorization vote.
UPS Folds, Averting Peak Season Strike Action
UPS has agreed to reinstate newly unionized workers in Louisville and Chicago that were illegally laid off in retaliation for organizing with the Teamsters. The reinstatement victory avoids peak season strike action that loomed on Monday.