Sandy Pope, president of a Teamsters local in New York City and one of the most prominent women in the union, announced on Monday that she would challenge James P. Hoffa for the presidency.
Mr. Hoffa, who has the most famous name in organized labor, has headed the International Brotherhood of Teamsters since 1999. The election will be in October 2011.
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In a union-busting attack on carhaul Teamsters, Ford Motor Co. is moving to cancel its contract with the carhaul carrier Jack Cooper.
Amazon Teamsters conducted the biggest nationally-coordinated strike ever at Amazon in U.S. history. Hundreds of Teamsters joined our webinar to find out what was accomplished. They heard reports from the strike lines and learned more about the threat that Amazon poses to good jobs and how Teamsters are organizing to meet the Amazon challenge.
