How to Recruit to TDU Most new members join TDU because another Teamster recruits them by urging them to join, nswering their questions and mailing in their membership form. Different approaches work for different people at different times. Here are some basic ideas to keep in mind. You can make use of them, and add your ownmethods too. How to Recruit to TDUYou Can’t Recruit if You Don’t Ask There are many obstacles to successfully...

Save the date: The TDU Convention will be Friday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 28 at the Chicago Holiday Inn O’Hare. Click here to download a leaflet on the 2012 Convention. Here’s what we’re planning for this year’s convention: Over a dozen educational workshops on grievance handling, benefits, bargaining, running for office, and more. Industry breakouts for UPS, freight, UPS freight, airline, waste, and grocery, plus caucus meetings for African American, Latino, and women Teamsters....

January 17, 2012: Anti-worker politicians in Indiana are trying to push through “Right to Work” legislation. Indiana Teamsters are saying this law is “Bad for Indiana.” “Republicans claim right to work legislation will create more jobs. Statistics show that Right to Work means lower wages and unsafe working conditions,” said Matt Zentz, a Local 135 Teamster at Holland. “Is this what working people in Indiana really need?” The law would make it illegal for unions...

TDU wishes you and your family a warm, happy and healthy holiday season. In 2011, TDU mobilized Teamster members to stand up to employers and to build a stronger, more progressive Teamsters Union. In the coming year, Teamsters and workers everywhere will face new challenges. TDU will be there. We’re proud to stand with you—and wish you and your families the very best in this holiday season.

October 24, 2011: Ken Hall has announced another delay in the arbitration hearing on the Local 745 Dallas subcontracting grievance. Members have now been waiting for an answer on this issue for over two years. The company and the union met with the arbitrator in May, and then again on October 18. The union has presented their witnesses and documentation and the company has begun to present their case but has not concluded. The date...

October 20, 2011: 122,810 ballots have been returned in the election for Teamster President. And more are coming in every day. You can download the new leaflet from the Sandy Pope campaign that thanks members for voting—and reminds members who haven’t voted to send in their ballots. Sandy Pope is still on the campaign trail, meeting with Teamsters in southern New Jersey this morning. And across the country, members are still getting out the vote....

October 19, 2011: Locked-out Teamster art-handlers get support from Jesse Jackson, actress Susan Sarandon, and a bus-load of Occupy Wall Street protestors. Sarandon learned about the lock-out when she went to purchase art and refused to cross the picket line. She has encouraged other celebrities not to cross the line and to support the Teamster art handlers. Yesterday, she joined a bus-load of Occupy Wall St. protestors and Local 814 Teamsters at a rally at...

October 19, 2011: 104,584. That’s the number of ballots received as of October 18 by the Election Supervisor. That is 7.8% of all eligible Teamsters. And that’s typical. In the 2006 election for Teamster President, two out of three votes were returned after the first week. Sure, some ballots are in the mail and on their way. But hundreds of thousands of ballots are still sitting on kitchen tables. (A detailed chart listing returns by...

October 13, 2011: The decisions from the UPS National Grievance Panel are now available. So is the new schedule of golf resort meetings set by Hoffa and Hall. The decisions from the September UPS National Grievance Panel are now available from TDU. Incredibly, these are the first grievance decisions to be issued by the panel in a year. You read that right. Despite runaway contract violations by UPS nationwide, the national grievance panel issued no...

October 12, 2011: If you did not get your ballot yet, call the Election Supervisor to request a replacement ballot at 877-317-2011. Ballots were mailed on Oct. 6. The Election Supervisor is now accepting calls from Teamsters who want a replacement ballot. If you made a mistake marking your ballot or want to change your vote, call today and request a replacement ballot. The replacement ballot hotline is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m....