LM-2 Union Financial Reports Now Available
April 2, 2010: The 2009 financial reports for Teamster locals, joint councils, conferences and the International Union are now available.
Hoffa Watch
Hoffa Watch
"When Hoffa does the right thing, we get behind him to build Teamster Power. And when he doesn't, TDU is there as our watchdog—getting us the information we need to hold our elected leaders accountable."
Victor Emeric, Hallet Expert Movers
Local 705, Chicago
2011 Teamster Election Archive
Reports and stories on the 2011 Teamster Election and the organizing efforts of Teamster members to elect Sandy Pope for General President of the IBT. Visit the archive.
2006 Teamster Election Archive
Reports and stories on the 2006 Teamster Election and the organizing efforts of Teamster members to elect the Tom Leedham Strong Contracts, Good Pensions Slate. Visit the archive.
Hoffa Watch Newswire
Teamster Political Efforts: Where the Money Goes
April 2, 2010: The Teamsters Union, like all major unions, raises voluntary political donations from members (the DRIVE program), and uses the resources to inform voters and influence legislative a
Southern Locals Paying $1.7 Million for Multiple Pensions
March 25, 2010: Every local in the South is being forced to pay tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars to bankroll big extra pensions for Teamster officials.
It’s a case of misusing union members’ money to provide outsized perks to officials, instead of to build our Teamsters Union.
Local 82 Members Will Clean Up Their Union
February 26, 2010: On trial for assaulting a member. Caught using thugs to dole out jobs under a sham contract. Under grand jury investigation.
More Shake-Ups at the International
February 2, 2010: The IBT has added one new International Vice President and is preparing to lose another, Central Region VP Pat Flynn.
Appointments to the GEB Change Faces But Not Much Else
January 18, 2010: The newest appointee to the General Executive Board (GEB) of the Teamsters Union is Al Mixon, of Cleveland.
“It’s Up to Us to Turn Our Union Around”
December 7, 2009: In a speech at the TDU Convention, Butch Lewis talked about what it will take to get our union on the right track.
Hoffa’s Executive Assistant Removed
September 18, 2009: There’s been a little shake-up at Teamster headquarters. Whether it will mean anything positive for members remains to be seen.
Top Teamster Officials Get a Million Dollar Raise
September 11, 2009: The highest-paid Teamster officials hiked their pay by more than a million dollars last year.
They’ve got a million reasons to back Hoffa. How about you?
How Do Working Teamsters Stack Up?
Last year, some of the biggest pay hikes went to the very officials who have overseen the worst concessions and benefit cuts in Teamster history.
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