You have the right to campaign for the International Union election in employee parking lots at any Teamster employer. The IBT Election Supervisor has posted new information to help members enforce this important rule, including a court order signed by a federal judge.

Your right to campaign on company property in employee parking lots extends to petitioning, leafleting and campaigning for the election of International Union officers and delegates to next year’s IBT Convention. It does not apply to campaigns for local union office. 

The Election Supervisor’s website includes a letter addressed to all Teamster employers outlining parking lot access rules. A court order signed by federal judge Loretta Preska is attached to the letter.

The letter and court order can be printed to show to employers or security personnel who might question members’ right to have parking lot access.  

Enforcing Your Right to Parking Lot Access

If you have an issue while trying to campaign in an employee parking lot, Joe Childers is the parking lot access coordinator at the Office of the Election Supervisor. He can be reached at 859-351-7496.

To help the the Parking Lot Access Coordinator be effective in resolving issues, you should get the following information before contacting him:

• Street address of the employer’s facility where the access problem has occurred;
• Name and phone number of the facility’s manager, labor relations official, or supervisor, or, if such information cannot be obtained, name and phone number of the staff member or security guard who barred or interfered with campaign access.

Members can also contact TDU with parking lot access questions and issues. 

Teamsters for a Democratic Union fought to win the parking lot access rule, and has worked to protect the right. You can read more about the 2025-2026 IBT election process (accreditation, nominations, and election) here.