LAST UPDATED: Friday, November 18, 8:25 PM

The vote count for Teamster President is completed.

UPDATED:  Friday, November 18, 8:25 PM

UPDATED:  Friday, November 18, 11:38 AM

UPDATED: Thursday, November 17, 9:25 PM

UPDATED: Wednesday, November 16, 4:37 PM

UPDATED: Tuesday, November 15, 8:41 AM

December 2, 2011: Top Hoffa officials are calling for an end to Teamster elections. Teamsters fought to win the Right to Vote—and we’ll fight to keep it.

December 2, 2011: Our campaign to elect new leadership didn’t succeed. But we can be proud of what we accomplished.

December 2, 2011: More than 250,000 Teamster members cast their ballots in a hotly contested three-way race for Teamster General President.

November 21, 2011: Not long ago, truckers pulled off highways across America and tuned in to someone whose CB handle was “Troublemaker.”

November 21, 2011: Teamsters President James Hoffa is expected to win another five-year term heading one of the nation’s largest labor unions.

November 18, 2011: Our campaign to elect new leadership didn't succeed. But we can be proud of what we accomplished.

November 18, 2011: Read a comprehensive analysis of the Teamster election and TDU’s role in it by TDU National Organizer Ken Paff.

November 18, 2011: James Hoffa has been reelected Teamster president.

Less than 20 percent of members voted. Hoffa will get the vote of about one-tenth of all Teamsters. That’s a win, but hardly a mandate.

November 16, 2011: The vote count is still going on. What do the early results show?

November 16, 2011: The election results are not going the way we want them to. But we’re proud to be for Sandy Pope.

November 16, 2011: The vote count for next Teamster President is in its third day. Local by local results are available from SandyPope2011.org.

November 11, 2011: Teamster employers have thrown their support behind Hoffa and his running mates in the Teamster election—including allowing illegal access to their campaigns.

November 07, 2011: ormer truck driver Alexandra “Sandy” Pope, 55, is taking on one of organized labor’s biggest names -- Hoffa -- for the right to lead the 1.4 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

October 28, 2011: Teamsters still have two weeks left to vote for Sandy Pope. What we do in the next week can help win this election.

October 21, 2011: Did you get a Hoffa Campaign Mailing? Did you get the big one in which Hoffa brags that he is keeping Mexican-based trucks from displacing US-based Teamsters?

October 20, 2011: 122,810 ballots have been returned in the election for Teamster President. And more are coming in every day.

October 19, 2011: 104,584. That’s the number of ballots received as of October 18 by the Election Supervisor. That is 7.8% of all eligible Teamsters.

And that’s typical. In the 2006 election for Teamster President, two out of three votes were returned after the first week.

October 17, 2011: Get the answers to common questions about the election process for Teamster President.

October 12, 2011: If you did not get your ballot yet, call the Election Supervisor to request a replacement ballot at 877-317-2011.

October 7, 2011: Teamsters are turning out the vote for Sandy, and for real change in our union.

October 6, 2011: Ballots mail out today to elect the next Teamster General President. Sandy Pope is the only candidate who can beat Hoffa and lead our union in a new direction.

September 28, 2011: How many votes will it take to beat Hoffa and elect Sandy Pope? 150,000.

We know the support is out there. Unfortunately, many Teamsters don’t bother to vote. That means the side that does turn out its vote, wins.

September 27, 2011: Sandy Pope says things you might not expect to hear from a union leader.

September 22, 2011: The Hoffa administration is using members' dues money to pay for its reelection efforts.

September 20, 2011: Hoffa’s surprise announcement at UPS isn’t the first time that he’s made empty promises to Teamster voters to try to get elected.

September 20, 2011: After years of ignoring runaway production harassment and 9.5 violations, the Hoffa administration is launching a desperate effort to save face with UPS Teamsters before the ballots go out on Oct. 6.

September 15, 2011: I’m on the plane headed back to New York after a week on the campaign trail. I talked to thousands of Teamsters. And the response is incredible.

September 15, 2011: Sandy Pope has a proven record of delivering for Teamster members.

September 15, 2011: Hoffa can’t defend his record, so he’s lying about Sandy Pope’s.

September 20, 2011: Why He Can’t Win and Why That’s a Good Thing....

September 15, 2011: At the official debate for candidates for Teamster president, two of the three present were stumped when asked what to do about the recent contract rejection by 5,000 United Airlines Teamster mechanics.

September 15, 2011: Sandy Pope’s first Teamster job was a warehouse selector. Now she’s running for General President on a program of standing up to grocery employers.

October 13, 2011: Teamster employers operate nationally and even globally. But most Teamster contracts are bargained locally—with little International Union backing.

September 15, 2011: Nearly 240,000 Teamsters work at UPS. Our votes can elect the next General President—but only if we’re organized.

September 15, 2011: “We need a President that will stand up to UPS. Hoffa is letting the company walk all over the contract.

Teamsters have united in a grassroots army to elect Sandy Pope as our next Teamster General President.

The Sandy Pope campaign is bigger than TDU. But TDU members have helped lead the way every step of the campaign.

September 20, 2011: Some pretty weird things happen in election campaigns. But how about a “tough” official in the Hoffa camp inventing a story that he was mauled by the wife of a Teamster member and needs police protection?

UPDATED September 20, 2011: Hoffa operative Jay Phillips claimed he was assaulted by a Teamster member’s wife—and even went to the police. But an investigation by the Election Supervisor reveals the charges were a Hoffa campaign hoax.

September 9, 2011: In a debate held in advance of the upcoming election for officers of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, candidates Sept. 7 laid out their visions for the Teamsters' future while drawing sharp contrasts with their opponents and pointing to past accomplishments.

September 8, 2011: Candidates for top office in the Teamsters union battled over the fate of multiemployer pension plans, jobs and organizing and concessions to employers Sept. 7 in the first and only Teamsters presidential election debate.

September 1, 2011: A campaign barbecue in St. Louis on August 28 drew nearly 200 Teamsters from a wide array of shops and crafts, and netted $4,000 for the campaign warchest.

August 12, 2011: I’m writing you from the campaign trail.  I’m in the middle of a Rust Belt Tour that’s taken me through Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and Detroit. 

August 2, 2011: Hoffa has chickened-out of the official campaign debate, and has designated Ken Hall as his stand-in. Hall will debate Sandy Pope on September 7 in Washington DC, in the forum sponsored by the Election Supervisor.

July 19, 2011: The ballots for Teamster General President and lesser offices will be mailed out on or about October 6, and must be returned by November 14, when the count will begin.

July 15, 2011: Sandy Pope officially accepted nomination for General President in a speech to the Teamster Convention on July 1. Teamster Voice brings you excerpts below.

July 15, 2011: Across our union, members are spreading the word about Sandy Pope and our campaign for new Teamster leadership.

July 15, 2011: Hoffa lost his first running mate when Tom Keegel declined to run for reelection. At the Convention, the Hoffa Campaign nominated two Secretary-Treasurer candidates. What gives?

“Everything with Hoffa is a big show. The convention was all smoke and mirrors.

July 15, 2011: With all of the violations happening at UPS, you would think our union’s biggest contract would have been a hot topic at the recent Teamster Convention.

July 28, 2011: In early June, 5,000 United Airline mechanics voted down their proposed tentative agreement. Now they are looking at how to get a bigger voice in our Teamsters Union.

July 15, 2011: Steve Pocztowski, the secretary treasurer of Chicago Local 705, passed away on July 2 in Las Vegas as he prepared to leave the Teamster Convention.

The ballots to elect the next Teamster General President will go out just weeks after the TDU Convention.

The TDU Convention will be a critical stop on the road to victory.

What really happened at the Teamster Convention? Here are the facts, accurately reported.

June 30, 2011: Hoffa has run the convention as a five-day show of testimonials, videos, speeches and praise for himself and his administration. Hoffa delegates frequently drift from the hall, and the casino fills up with the “red vest” Hoffa supporters by mid-afternoon.

June 30, 2010: Teamsters will have a real choice this fall: five more years of Hoffa, or a new direction. Sandy Pope was nominated today and will challenge Hoffa for General President this fall.

June 29, 2011: Tyson Johnson made a special announcement at the Teamster Convention—Bill Zollars is supposed to retire from YRC.

UPDATED--June 28, 2011: TDU is backing Sandy Pope for Teamster General President. But sometimes even your opponents get in a good line.

June 28, 2011: Rome Aloise, an International Vice President running on the Hoffa slate, has been found guilty of using his union power to punish a member who dared to criticize his candidacy.

June 27, 2011: The Tuesday issue of the New York Times features Sandy Pope's campaign on the front page of the Business Section.

June 27, 2011: Today Hoffa supporters at the Teamsters Convention called on all Teamster candidates to run a clean election—and we couldn’t agree more.

June 26, 2011: The Teamster Convention begins tomorrow, Monday June 27, and thousands of Delegates, Alternates, and guests are arriving now in Las Vegas.

June 17, 2011: Will Hoffa use the Teamster Convention to face the issues or duck for cover?

June 8, 2011: Watch the new Sandy Pope campaign video: A Tough Leader for Tough Times.

May 20, 2011: Sandy Pope will be officially nominated for general president at this month’s teamster convention.

May 20, 2011: Grassroots supporters of Sandy Pope have launched an outreach campaign to reach 100,000 Teamster voters in May and June.

May 20, 2011: Sandy Pope told a nationwide conference call of Teamster supporters on May 15 the news they wanted to hear. When the votes are tallied at the Teamster Convention in June, Sandy Pope will be on the ballot as a candidate for General President.

May 20, 2011: Members have launched a campaign to reach 100,000 Teamster voters in June. Will you do your part?

May 6, 2011: Check out this evaluation of Sandy Pope’s campaign for General President and program to restore Teamster Power–and Hoffa’s refusal to discuss his record.

May 2, 2011: Sandy Pope’s campaign for Teamster President is featured in the May issue of New York magazine.

April 22, 2011: Sandy Pope appeared on national TV on April 21 to stand up for good union jobs and against corporate union busting by Boeing.

April 21, 2011: James Hoffa, after caught using union jobs, salaries, and pensions to bribe people for political support, is finally being forced to comply with the judge’s order in the case.

April 15, 2011: Sandy Pope is the only candidate for Teamster President race with a nationwide network of rank-and-file supporters.

April 5, 2011: After six months of investigation and three months of appeals, court-appointed election overseers have ordered Teamster President James Hoffa to acknowledge that he attempted to buy election support by offering jobs and pensions.

March 28, 2011: Would you like to attend the Teamster Convention as a guest? The Convention – the Teamsters Union’s highest body -- will be held June 27 – July 1 in Las Vegas.

March 30, 2011: Judge Kenneth Conboy held a third hearing on March 24 to consider the appropriate punishment for a scheme in which James Hoffa and three International vice presidents were caught using union funds to try to buy-off political rivals.

March 25, 2011: Teamster members are building local campaign committees to spread the word and unite Teamsters to vote for new leadership and a new direction for our union.

Your fight in Wisconsin captured the imagination of our country—and showed the world what the labor movement can be. Not stuffy guys in suits holding press conferences and making empty promises.

While UPS was making record profits—Hoffa gave the company record concessions. Split wage increases. No more 22.3 jobs. A pension pullout that threatens to bankrupt Central States.

I’m a Teamster who joined this union when Teamster Power meant something.  I’ve come up through the ranks. No one ever gave me a job because of my last name.

We have to take on the nonunion competition.

By Karl Gartung, Local 344 Members

Did you get a letter from the Office of the Election Supervisor, asking you to verify contributions that you made to TDU or to the Sandy Pope Campaign?

February 22, 2011: No one calls Teamsters' president Jim P. Hoffa Jimmy.

February 16, 2011: Hoffa’s political bribery scheme is about to get him in more trouble.

January 24, 2011: Teamster General President James Hoffa tried to pay off three top Teamster officials who have broken with his administration—offering them lucrative jobs and an additional pensi

January 24, 2011: Under Hoffa, Teamster members have faced the worst benefit cuts in our union’s history.

January 24, 2011: From June 27-July 1, some 1,700 delegates, from all local unions, will convene in Las Vegas for our union’s five-yearly convention.

January 24, 2011: Sandy Pope speaks out on mud slinging by the Hoffa Campaign and what it will take to organize the nonunion competition.

February 1, 2011: Members are spreading the word about Sandy Pope’s campaign for Teamster General President.

January 11, 2011: On January 10, the Teamster Election Supervisor issued his report on the efforts of the Gegare slate to become accredited candidates for International Union office.

January 3, 2011: Members from across our union our coming together to support Sandy Pope. Find out why.

December 20, 2010: Our right to vote for top Teamster officers gives us the power to win a stronger union.

December 20, 2010: Sandy Pope announced her campaign for General President on Oct. 10. Since then, she’s been taking her message to Teamsters across the country, listening to members concerns and addressing the issues.

December 20, 2010: In early 2011, almost every local will elect delegates to the Teamster Convention.

December 20, 2010: The weather was terrible with wind and rain when we brought Sandy Pope to meet with Teamsters here in Sacramento.

December 15, 2010: Teamster members collected 50,000 signatures to successfully accredit Sandy Pope as a candidate for General President.

December 2, 2010: Are you thinking about running for delegate to the Teamster Convention? Now is the time to get started.

November 12, 2010: “Why is Hoffa so afraid of the members? And why am I not afraid of our members?” asked Sandy Pope in a recent speech. “Well, first off, I’m a Teamster.”

Sandy Pope t-shirts and stickers are now available.

October 15, 2010: Sandy Pope, a national Teamster leader and long-time reformer, has entered the race for Teamster President. In just days, her campaign has started to generate excitement and campaign action.

October 13, 2010: Sandy Pope, president of a Teamsters local in New York City and one of the most prominent women in the union, announced on Monday that she would challenge James P. Hoffa for the presidency.

October 13, 2010: Sandy Pope, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 805 president in Long Island, N.Y., announced Oct. 10 to union members that she plans to challenge James P. Hoffa, the incumbent general president, during the union's 2011 national election.

October 11, 2010: Sandy Pope, a national Teamster leader and long-time reformer, has entered the race for Teamster President. Now the race for new leadership at the top of our union is wide open.

Your Local Union will hold an election for delegates in just a short time––and you can be a part of the process.

August 11, 2010: Dumped by his top running mate. His administration divided. Hoffa’s days may be numbered.

The defection of Tom Keegel, Hoffa’s running mate, from the Hoffa re-election campaign has sent shock waves through the Teamster political scene.

August 11, 2010: Do you want them negotiating another UPS contract?

August 2, 2010: Veteran Twin Cities labor leader Tom Keegel has been at James P. Hoffa's side in the Teamsters union for 12 years.

July 28, 2010: International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa has named Ken Hall to be his running mate as general secretary-treasurer for the IBT election in 2011, replacing Thomas Keegel, who recently announced he will retire at the end of his term, the union announced July 23.

July 27, 2010: The reelection campaign of James Hoffa has discarded thousands of accreditation petitions which local officers collected for the Hoffa-Keegel Slate, following Tom Keegel’s July 15 defection from the Hoffa camp.

July 22, 2010: Tom Keegel, IBT Secretary Treasurer, has issued a letter in which he criticizes the direction of the IBT under James Hoffa, and announces that he will not run for reelection.

July 14, 2010: General Secretary Treasurer Tom Keegel will not run for re-election next year, according to reports from members of the General Executive Board and officials close to Keegel.

June 25, 2010: An election is just months away in every Teamster local, including yours, to choose delegates to go to the International Union Convention.

June 2, 2010: Teamsters vice president Fred Gegare will challenge James P. Hoffa next year for the top job at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

The election for IBT General President and General Executive Board starts this year.

A federal Election Supervisor has been named. Election rules will be final by May 1, 2010.

May 2010: Rules issued for the 2010-2011 Delegate and IBT Officer Election.

March 5, 2010: The Election Supervisor has been named for the 2011 election for International Union officers. And proposed Election Rules—which will go into effect on May 1—are now available for comment before they are finalized.