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The 2021 IBT Convention—What’s at Stake?

Members are preparing for the next Teamster Convention where majority rule on contracts and our right to fair International Union elections will be on the line.

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What’s Next for UPSers Who Voted No?

UPS Teamsters got sold out when the Hoffa administration stood with the company against the members and imposed the contract.

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Payback is Overdue at YRC

Nine years of sacrifice is enough.

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SALARY REPORT—THE $200K CLUB

The $200,000 Club listing of our union’s highest paid officials lets you decide who’s earning the money, who’s not, and what should be done about it.

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Organizing to Stop UPS Contract Givebacks

An Information Brownout by the Hoffa administration is keeping UPSers in the dark. TDU and Teamsters United are informing and uniting members to defeat givebacks and win a fair contract. You can help.

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Will The Contract Make UPS Deliver on Part-Time Pay?

Will part-timers get left behind when starting pay goes up under the new contract?

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TDU Statement on Sean O’Brien— Fred Zuckerman Announcement

Sean O’Brien and Fred Zuckerman announced at a joint event in Boston on May 29 that they will be leading a slate in the 2021 Teamster election with O’Brien running as General President and Zuckerman as General Secretary Treasurer.

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Hoffa Corruption Probe Widens

Did Hoffa and other top Teamster officials rig the bidding on contracts with Teamster benefit funds and take employers gifts and payoffs? Corruption investigators are in federal court to find out the answer.

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Building the Pension Protection Movement

Mike Walden is the President of the National United Committee to Protect Pensions (NUCPP). He is a retired Roadway Express Teamster from Akron Local 24. The NUCPP is an organization of pension action committees spread throughout the Midwest, South and beyond.

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