The clock is ticking on a litany of charges against Rome Aloise, the discredited International Vice President from Northern California.

The O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United Slate is the frontrunner in the International Union election. Who’s running to lead our union—and what can members do to win new leadership and a new direction?

Teamster Ryan Haney (YRC driver, Dallas Local 745) made these face masks. They're union printed. All proceeds from sales go to support the publication of The Teamster Rebel, a  newsletter written by Texas rank and file Teamsters.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, UPS announced first-quarter profits today of just under $1 billion after taxes.

The members of Local 171 in Roanoke Virginia give a shout-out to their officers and stewards for stepping up during this crisis. When any employer neglects its frontline workers, we demand action from them. And sometimes, we have to take action ourselves. We salute union leaders who do it!

Bilal Chaka, one of the founding members of Teamsters for a Democratic Union, passed away last week at the age of 82. Chaka—as he was known—was a die-hard unionist, a steward at Yellow Freight in Long Beach, California, Local 692, and one of the pioneers of the Teamster reform movement. He helped form the Southern California TDU Chapter in 1976.

Frank Halstead—a TDU Co-Chair and steward in Local 572 at Ralphs distribution center in Compton, California—describes how Teamster warehouse workers are dealing with COVID-19 in the grocery warehouse industry.

In a report to all locals representing YRCW members, IBT Freight Director Ernie Soehl told officers that YRC, Holland, New Penn and Reddaway have sought a “grace period” to delay making health and welfare payments to various funds Teamster members are covered under.

Teamster Local 120 says that the YRCW Freight call center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which employs 160 Teamsters could be a COVID-19 hot spot, and YRCW management is doing “business as usual.”