Organizing for Stronger Contracts in Freight and Transportation
It’s a new era for more than 400,000 Teamsters in trucking and transportation who work under contracts negotiated by the International Union. Members in these industries voted overwhelmingly for O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United in the International Union election.
Read moreYour Rights When Your Contract Is Negotiated
How to use your union rights to win a better contract.
Read moreBeating Management at the Grievance Game
How to protect members and enforce the contract when management is trying to derail the grievance procedure.
Read moreUPS Teamsters Take Action
UPSers voted heavily for Teamsters United and its platform of mobilizing members to reverse Hoffa-era givebacks and win a strong contract.
Read moreOrganizing for Change After the Election
Teamster members voted overwhelmingly to elect O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United to lead our union. Now, our challenge is to turn that unity into power against the employers.
Read moreTeamsters Say It's Time to Deliver on the Dream
TDU members are commemorating Martin Luther King Day with a national day of action to demand that UPS respect the day as a paid holiday and by telling employers it's time to deliver on the dream.
Read moreUPS Installs On-Truck Surveillance Cameras
UPS is starting to install Lyxt Drive-Cam cameras on package cars.
The devices have both outward-facing and driver-facing cameras, capable of recording video and audio inside the truck.
Read moreFed Up And Fighting Back at UPS
The contract givebacks imposed in 2018 are coming home to roost for UPSers. What can be done to turn things around?
How to Get Members to Take Union Action
Teamsters Local 89 Organizer Bryan Trafford gives tips on getting members to take union action—whether they are already Teamsters or unorganized workers trying to join our union.
Meeting the Amazon Threat
With one million low-wage workers in core Teamster industries from warehousing to package delivery, Amazon poses an existential threat to good union jobs.
What will it take to meet the Amazon challenge?