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Organize a Contract Campaign and Win

Teamsters are using contract campaigns to involve members and win better contracts.

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A Winning Recipe for Change

Alpha Baking Teamsters used a strike threat to win a strong contract and organize the unorganized.

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Victory! UPS Loses Retaliation Case

A legal victory delivers vindication for Rob Atkinson, stronger protections for Teamster activists.

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Picket Line Do’s and Don’ts

Teamsters at DHL, Sysco, US Foods and other employers have been extending picket lines to win strong contracts. 

As our union ramps up the use of the strike weapon, members should understand your rights to honor a primary picket if a strike line is extended to where you work.

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Teamsters Don't Cross Picket Lines

It’s not just a slogan: it’s a tool for building our union’s power. By extending and honoring picket lines, Teamsters are increasing our bargaining power and winning better contracts.

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Labor’s “Movement Moment”

With new leadership and a new direction, the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers (UAW) are winning for workers with bold contract campaigns and organizing drives. Rank-and-file power and union democracy are key ingredients in labor’s “movement moment.”

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Corporate Greed Sinks Yellow Freight

Yellow Freight closed its doors and put 30,000 Teamsters out of work. Some in the media have claimed that Yellow closed because of its dispute with the Teamsters.

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TForce Teamsters Approve New Contract

Operating with the same expiration date as UPS, 7,800 Teamsters in 126 local unions who work at TForce Freight approved a new five-year contract.

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Unions Fight Back!

Working people are standing up to their employers and fighting back—and Teamsters and TDU members are right in the thick of it.

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