Rail workers – including some 70,000 Teamster engineers, trainmen and track workers – are under a double attack coming from Washington DC. The Teamsters Union should be leading a fight back with other unions and with the public, to save passenger rail service in the USA.

On March 16th, President Trump released a blueprint budget that proposes to slash funding for the Department of Transportation by $2.4 billion, including funding for all Amtrak “long distance” trains, along with funding for dozens of transit expansion projects nationwide. In recent months, Trump has voiced support for massive investment in the nation’s infra-structure. Yet ironically, his first proposed budget not only fails to deliver, it guts funding for existing infrastructure.

What do you do when the YRC national contract wages are so low that you cannot find qualified workers? You raise the starting dock wage, but only at a select group of terminals! That’s the deal signed by Hoffa’s new Freight Director, Ernie Soehl.  

International vice president Rome Aloise, awaiting a verdict on corruption charges, wants your money – in more ways than you may know. 

The New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund has withdrawn the MPRA application for benefit cuts as a result of concerns raised by U.S. Treasury. 

UPS package drivers in Northern California who work a Tuesday-Saturday schedule are entitled to premium pay of 35 cents an hour. Drivers in other locals may be out of luck. 

How much did the Hoffa administration spend in members’ dues to obstruct corruption investigations? A Teamster financial report obtained by TDU tells the tale. 

The Hoffa-Hall administration spent millions in dues money to delay corruption investigations. In a new ruling, the Election Appeals Master has sent this issue back to the Election Supervisor for further investigation. 

Do you want to find out more about your Teamster finances? Financial reports from the International Union and nearly every Teamster local are coming online.

The Pension Rights Center has issued a letter opposing proposed Senate resolutions that will halt millions of private sector workers from saving for retirement. Many states have passed legislation that allows for low-cost savings plans for employees who do not have access to a pension or a 401(k). The Senate resolutions would overturn a Department of Labor rule that allows cities and states to enable employers to offer low-cost savings plans.