March 5, 2010: Union officers often think of union democracy as a threat to their power. But union democracy is about member power, and member power means union power.
Click here to read two articles from the Association for Union Democracy, including a transcript of a talk by TDU counsel Barbara Harvey.
The Teamsters joined the United Autoworkers (UAW) and five other international unions representing members at the largest U.S. defense contracts in a letter calling on Congress to ban defense contractors from funneling money to Wall Street investors through stock buybacks and dividends instead of investing in jobs and infrastructure.
Amazon drivers at the company’s DBK1 facility in New York City marched on the boss to demand union recognition and better pay, healthcare, and job security.
