IBT Freight Director John A. Murphy has issued a memo to Holland VP of Trucker Relations calling for an end to Holland’s use of Purchased Transportation by March 12, 2022.

General President-elect Sean O’Brien announced key appointments on an OZ-Teamsters United transition call and signaled a new direction in UPS, freight, warehouse, carhaul, airline, rail, and construction as well as in the Organizing and Education Departments.

In a notice posted on Tuesday, February 7, Hoffa informed members that Rochester Local 118 is under emergency trusteeship effective immediately. The trusteeship announcement cites a laundry list of financial malpractices by local union officers.

Chicago Teamsters for a Democratic Union is a worker-led, grassroots organization that mobilizes for workplace justice, living wages, and a strong, democratic union.

UPS is imposing wage cuts on part-timers in many areas by letting Market Rate Adjustments expire. Members and locals are holding protests and gearing up to fight for higher part-time wages and a real progression in the next contract.

The 2022 TDU Convention will take place in Chicago, October 28-30. Save the Date! You’ll be able to register for the TDU Convention soon. 

TDU members are commemorating Martin Luther King Day with a national day of action to demand that UPS respect the day as a paid holiday and by telling employers it's time to deliver on the dream.

The IBT General Executive Board (GEB) has approved the recommendation by James Hoffa to appoint Tony Andrews as International VP for the Western Region, over the dissent of president-elect Sean O’Brien and nearly half of the GEB members.

TDU organizing helped win a historic victory when members elected the O'Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United Slate to lead the IBT. How did we get here and what's next for rank-and-file power?

UPS Teamsters in metro New York have won a $1.29 million class action lawsuit settlement against UPS for illegally deducting money from employees’ paychecks and giving it to United Way. 

“This was a union member-led fight. They blew the whistle, filed a class action lawsuit, and won,” said Teamsters Local 804 President Vinnie Perrone.