Protect Jobs: Follow the Methods
With volume down, harassment and discipline are up. Follow the methods to avoid discipline and protect your job.
Protect Jobs: Contract Enforcement
Fight layoffs and protect our jobs by enforcing the contract.
Carol Tomé's Wrecking Ball
Layoffs. Building closures. Change of operations. Declining volume. This is just some of the havoc that Carol Tomé and her “Better, Not Bigger” business model are bringing to UPS. Why is it happening and what does it mean for UPS Teamsters?
Proposed Change Would Gut Teamster Finances and Strike Benefits
Richard Hooker, a candidate for Teamster General President, is proposing a change to the International Union Constitution that would gut our union’s finances and end enhanced strike benefits of $1,000 a week.
UPS and IBT Settle Dispute Over Buyouts
UPS and the IBT have reached a negotiated settlement over the company’s Driver Choice Program. Under the agreement, drivers will be offered a $150,000 buyout by seniority order. The agreement also holds UPS to commitments to fill 30,000 new full-time jobs.
IBT Financial Report: Strikes are Way Up
Strike benefits paid out to Teamsters are way up according to the 2025 International Union financial report filed with the Department of Labor.
Latest Union Financial Reports Available Online
The 2025 financial reports for local unions and other affiliates filed with the U.S. Department of Labor are now available online.
UPS Rescinds Buyout in the Central Region
UPS announced it is rescinding its buyout program in all local unions covered by the Central Region Supplement.
How We Won More Rights at Teamster Conventions
Teamster members founded TDU in 1976 to organize for a more democratic and militant union. Over the last 50 years, we have won reforms to the Teamster Constitution that build union power by strengthening members' rights. Here's how.
TDU Grievance Handling Webinar Series
Join us for our last webinar in our Grievance Handling Series: What It Takes to Win Your Contract Violation Grievance on Sunday, June 7 at 12PM Eastern / 11AM Central / 9AM Pacific. Click here to register.