Fighting Back in the New Teamsters
Teamsters elected International Union leaders who will stand behind the members. But it’s up to members to stand up for ourselves if we want power on the job and in our union.
Read moreHow to Change Your Local Union Bylaws
Changing our local union bylaws is one way that Teamsters are opening up locals to more participation and member power.
Read moreWinning UPS Pension Improvements
About 65,000 UPSers in the 22 states covered by the IBT-UPS Pension Plan get substandard pensions. Upcoming contract negotiations are a chance to do something about it.
Read moreTaking on Unfair Discipline
Unfair discipline is a way of life at UPS—and a broken grievance procedure helps management get away with it.
Read moreBMWED Rail Teamsters Reject Deal
In October, Teamsters in the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division (BMWED), who build and maintain tracks and bridges, voted down a national tentative agreement with the freight rail carriers.
Read moreHow UPS Teamsters Are Building the UPS Contract Campaign at Work
To win a good contract, UPSers need to bring the contract campaign into every workplace and reach as many members as possible.
Read moreFive Ways TDU Is Helping Members Build a Stronger Union
Teamster members won new leadership in our International Union. Now, we’re organizing to build a stronger union from the bottom up.
Read moreSysco Teamsters Strike Wave Wins Better Contracts
Sysco Teamsters are using strikes and solidarity to fight for better contracts. More than 800 Sysco Teamsters in three states are celebrating contract victories after they lined up their expiring contracts and took coordinated strike action.
Read moreNew Leadership, New Direction in Major Teamster Local
Members overwhelmingly elected new leadership in the 12,000-member Teamsters Local 135. Members turned out to vote for Dustin Roach and the 135 Members First Slate, who won with 68 percent of the vote. The election is a triumph for grassroots action and rank-and-file power, after an intense grassroots member-to-member campaign.
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