Missouri Pension Activists Protest "Right-to-Work"
Teamsters from the Missouri-Kansas City Committee to Protect Pensions rallied this week in Jefferson City, Missouri against "right-to-work" legislation.
How to Win a Disparate Treatment Case
One of the most powerful arguments a union can make against unfair discipline is disparate treatment. Learn how to win a disparate treatment case and fight an unfair suspension or discharge.
Kentucky Teamsters Take On Right-To-Work
Anti-labor Governor Matt Bevin teamed up with the billionaire Koch Brothers to lock union members out of a public hearing on a proposed Right-to-Work (for Less) law in Kentucky.
The Fight to Protect Pensions in New York State
The New York Times today has a feature report on the fight to stop pension cuts in the Teamster Upstate New York Pension Fund, led by brother Mark Greene, a UPS Teamster in Local 294.
Federal Judge Orders IBT to Turn Over Documents to Investigators
On December 27 Judge Loretta Preska ordered the Hoffa administration to turn over more than 32,000 documents because “they are necessary for the IIO to carry out its investigation of high-ranking IBT officials.”
Happy Holidays from TDU!
Happy Holidays from your brothers and sisters in Teamsters for a Democratic Union. It was an exciting year for the rank-and-file movement to take back our union. Now it’s time to rest up, enjoy the holidays, and gear up for the fight in 2017.
Barbara S. Jones Appointed as Independent Review Officer
A new corruption officer has been named to hear the charges against Ken Hall, Rome Aloise, Willie Smith, Nicole Brener-Schmitz and other Hoffa administration officials.
In Election Squeaker, Teamsters United Nearly Topples Hoffa
For the first time in nearly two decades, reformers have won seats on the Teamsters’ international executive board—and come within a hair’s breadth of unseating the incumbent administration led by President James P. Hoffa.
Pension Action Turns Back Composite Bill
Fast action by pension committees and our allies has beat-back a pension cut bill in Congress.
Bill Elder Charged with “Embezzlement” after Local Election Defeat
On December 5, the Independent Investigations Officer (IIO) brought a charge of embezzlement against Bill Elder, the former secretary treasurer of Ventura California Local 186. After Elder was defeated for reelection a year ago, he paid out $97,780 “severance” to himself, former president Douglas Saint, former office manager Dennis Shaw and former BA Carlos Torres. Saint was also charged by the IIO.