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2024 TDU Convention

Nearly 600 Teamster members are registered so far for our 2024 TDU Convention in Chicago, and excitement and registration is growing! We’ll be joined by Teamster leaders Sean O’Brien and Fred Zuckerman, and our keynote speaker, Sara Nelson, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA).

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Webinar & Toolkit: Getting Control of Production Standards

Warehouse & Grocery Teamsters joined our webinar, "Getting Control of Production Standards". Watch the recording and get the toolkit to keep yourself and others informed. 

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How Rank & File Power Changed Teamster Finances

CEO salaries have exploded over the last forty years. But salaries and perks for top Teamster officials have been reduced over the same period. Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) and rank-and-file Teamsters made it happen. Here’s how.

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San Diego US Foods Workers Struck for Higher Wages and Won

Teamster drivers and warehousemen at US Foods in San Diego Local 542 have a new contract after a 12-day strike.

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Ron Carey and the Teamsters

Ron Carey and the Teamsters is a new book about the first-ever directly elected president of the Teamsters, who rose from being a local president to lead the IBT in 1991.

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San Diego US Foods Workers Strike, Extend Picket Lines

Teamsters at US Foods in San Diego Local 542 are on strike after members voted down the company’s last, best, and final offer.

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Iowa Teamsters Defeat Union-Busting Bill

TDU leaders and Teamster members in Local 90 threw their weight behind a statewide campaign to defeat a union-busting bill in Iowa–and won.

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TDU at Labor Notes 2024

TDU members joined over 4000 activists, organizers and troublemakers from across the labor movement at this year's Labor Notes conference in Chicago. 

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UPS Operating Profits For First Quarter: $1.7 Billion

Today, UPS released its first quarter earnings report. The company made $1.7 billion in profit for the first quarter. Profitability beat expectations.

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Albertsons Teamsters Ratify Strong Contract

Last year, Local 771 members elected new local leaders on a program of building union power by involving members. Now nearly 500 grocery Teamsters at Albertsons have won a new contract that includes record wage increases and benefit improvements.

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