April 2, 2007: This year is shaping up to be a truly exciting time for TDU and the Teamster reform movement. With the Make UPS Deliver campaign, a nation-wide tour of pension workshops, bylaws reform and local union elections, TDU members are hard at work pushing for change in our union (check out page ___ for an exciting bylaws victory in Boston). We need more resources to do it. We rely on Teamsters and retirees...

March 29, 2007: The Justice Department and Allied Holdings Inc.'s shareholders are urging the bankruptcy court not to approve the auto hauler's Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement. Read the full story at Forbes.com.

March 23, 2007: Press operators at the Los Angeles Times won a victory this week when the regional National Labor Relations Board in Los Angeles rejected the newspaper’s objections about the workers’ successful election to join the Teamsters. Read the full story at teamsters.org.

March 19, 2007: The attack on our pensions began while the ink was still drying on Hoffa’s promise that our benefits would be secure under the ‘Best Contract Ever.’ First came the pension cuts in 2003. Then the misnamed Pension Protection Act.After three years of attacks, contract negotiations give us the chance go on the offensive and win the pension improvements we need.To help Teamsters make the most of this opportunity, Make UPS Deliver will...

March 19, 2007: Six months have passed since our union kicked off bargaining with UPS. Early bargaining has now lasted longer than the entire 2002 talks—and we’re still being kept in the dark.Here's how you can help. Download the new bulletin to put pressure on the International Union to end the news blackout. Download an email sign-up sheet to build our rank-and-file network.

March 21, 2007: When’s the last time that half of the members of your local union attended a general membership meeting? That’s what happened in Boston Local 82 when more than 300 Teamsters turned out, on St. Patrick’s Day no less, to vote on a series of proposals that would strip them of democratic rights they won just one year ago. Each one of the proposals went down in defeat. “The members stood up for...

Every five years, our Teamsters Union holds an International Convention. The convention nominates candidates for International officers. Delegates also have the power to amend any provision of the constitution. At many Conventions, members have been stripped of our rights. For the last 30 years, TDU has mobilized at Conventions to reverse that trend and win new rights with some successes. Here’s a quick review of how our rights have been strengthened and weakened in the...

March 19, 2007: Sopris Capital, an investment firm, has made a bid to the bankruptcy court to take over Allied, with a proposal filed on March 15, 2007. Sopris’ proposal states that they will put forth “$100 million in capital expenditures” and “the Yucaipa Plan calls for the sale of the Canadian operations [to Yucaipa!]…the Canadian operations represent a…disproportionately high amount of operating income.” Also, Automotive New reported in their March 12 edition that Yucaipa...

2006 Teamster Election ArchiveReports and stories on the 2006 Teamster Election and the organizing efforts of Teamster members to elect the Tom Leedham Strong Contracts, Good Pensions Slate. Visit the archive.   2006 Teamster Election ArchiveReports and stories on the 2006 Teamster Election and the organizing efforts of Teamster members to elect the Tom Leedham Strong Contracts, Good Pensions Slate. Visit the archive.  

TDU in Action—Local Union Reform“I got involved in TDU through a reform group in my local, the New Leadership Slate. Without TDU, we would not have caught the corrupt officers stealing our local election or have the hope to turn our union around.”Joe Sexauer, Local 743, University of Chicago, Chicago “We want our union to be controlled by the members and to fight for us, not the company. TDU gives us the information we need...