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LEAKED: UPS Management’s Guide for How to Harass and Fire Drivers

TDU has obtained a copy of a UPS management guide on how to use spying, harassment, and oversupervision to discipline and fire drivers. Read management’s plan for yourself and how you can protect yourself from unfair discipline.

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First Student Teamsters Prepare for Strike Authorization Vote

First Student Teamsters across the country are uniting to win a stronger National Master Agreement and getting ready for a strike authorization vote that starts on Saturday, February 21. Ballots will be counted on March 9. Voting YES will increase our union’s leverage to win a good contract.

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Registration Closed: Meeting New Threats at UPS

We have reached our maximum capacity, so online registration for this webinar is closed. A recording of the webinar will be posted after the event on the TDU YouTube page.

UPS Teamsters face new threats, including lower volume, layoffs, building closures and automation under Carol Tome’s “Better, not Bigger” strategy. Rumors are flying about the future of the company, our union, and our jobs. Join the UPS Teamsters United webinar on Sunday, March 1 at Noon ET / 11 AM CT / 10 AM MT / 9 AM PT to get the facts and share strategies for fighting layoffs and preparing to win job security and a strong contract in 2028.

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DHL Teamsters Bargain Ahead of National Contract Expiration

Around 6,000 DHL Teamsters are in negotiations for the national contract that expires on March 31. That date is a firm strike deadline.

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Job Opening: Organizer, Teamsters for a Democratic Union

Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) is a grassroots movement of Teamster members that networks and develops rank-and-file activists, and organizes to build union power from the bottom up.

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Job Opening: Communications Coordinator / Digital Organizer

Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) is a grassroots movement of Teamster members that networks and develops rank-and-file activists, and organizes to build union power from the bottom up.

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Former IBT Vice President Charged with Corruption

The Teamster Independent Investigations Officer has issued a report charging two former Teamster officials from Southern California with gross financial misconduct, including former International Union Vice President Chris Griswold.

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2026 Convention: Register Early & Save

The 2026 TDU Convention will be November 6-8 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare. Inflation is going up and so is the cost of this year's TDU Convention. Get $50 off by registering now!

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Carol Tomé Takes Aim at Union Jobs

The International Union is taking legal action to block a UPS buyout that management is trying to use to reduce the number of Teamster jobs at UPS, starting with the highest-paid drivers.

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Striking NYC Nurses Reach Tentative Agreements at Two Hospital Systems

Nurses at two hospital systems are voting on tentative agreements after the longest and largest nurses’ strike in New York City history. 15,000 nurses went on strike for four weeks to fight for safe staffing, protections against workplace violence, and to defend their own healthcare benefits.

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