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Teamsters for a Democratic Union is a grassroots organization of thousands of members across North America, working together to rebuild Teamster Power.

We’re truck drivers, dock workers, warehouse workers, clericals—every kind of Teamster, and retirees and spouses, too.

We fight for good contracts and oppose concessions and benefit cuts.

We bring Teamsters together to enforce our rights and to hold union officials accountable to the members.

TDU is run by Teamsters for Teamsters. Our leadership body, the International Steering Committee, is elected each year at our TDU Convention.

Not controlled by any official and answerable only to the rank and file, we are an independent voice for working Teamsters.

For more than 45 years, TDU has been uniting Teamsters to put our union to work for the members.

Find out what we’ve won and where we stand. If you believe in rebuilding Teamster Power by getting members informed and involved, then Teamsters for a Democratic Union may just be the group for you.

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TDU Grievance Handling Webinar Series

Join us for our last webinar in our Grievance Handling Series: "Grievance Handling Best and Worst Practices" on Sunday, September 13 at 12PM Eastern / 11AM Central / 9AM Pacific. Click here to register.

Webinar: UPS By the Numbers

UPS management and the business press are spreading doom-and-gloom myths about UPS’s future. Don’t believe the hype! Register now for our UPS Teamsters United webinar on Sunday, September 20 at noon ET, 11am CT, and 9am PT. Get the facts about UPS’s profits, operations, and competition from a logistics industry and labor expert. Find out how UPS Teamsters have the leverage to beat the company and win a strong contract in 2028. Advance registration required. Click here to register.

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