2016 IBT Election Campaign

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TDU is organizing to win new leadership and a new direction by electing the Teamsters United Slate in the International Union election.

Teamster members can defeat Hoffa and Hall but only if we build a grassroots network to educate and involve Teamster members— and turn out the vote!

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Video: Reform History at Teamster Conventions

TDU members and other reform Teamsters have taken the issues to Teamster Conventions for nearly 40 years – and won major gains for all Teamster members. This ten-minute video shows reformers speaking “truth to power” from 1981 through 2006 (when the video was produced).  

Get Ready to Run for Delegate

Teamster members are building a campaign to vote out Hoffa-Hall and elect the Teamsters United Slate. Upcoming Convention Delegate elections are the critical next step in the campaign.

Election Supervisor Makes it Official

The Election Supervisor has tallied the petition signatures and officially accredited the Teamsters United Slate.

Teamsters United will get a free mailing to 1.3 million members in the form of campaign ads or “Battle Pages” in the next issue of the Teamster Magazine. 

Petition Drive Success! What’s Next?

Grassroots volunteers collected more than 63,000 signatures to successfully accredit Teamsters United as the official candidates against Hoffa-Hall. What’s next for the movement to win new leadership and a new direction in the Teamsters?

Petition Drive Nears Final Push

Volunteers are collecting 50,000 signatures to accredit Tim Sylvester and Teamsters United as the slate running against Hoffa-Hall in 2016. 

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