Our union fights for the rights of all Teamsters regardless of their immigration status. Here’s why.
The Teamsters Union represents tens of thousands of immigrant workers. In some key Teamster industries, including warehousing, food processing, and grocery, immigrant workers often make up the majority of the workforce.
When management can intimidate and strike fear into one group of members, it makes it harder for any of us to enforce our rights. Employers play divide and conquer because it works.
We fight fear so that every Teamster feels they can participate in a contract campaign, file a grievance, blow the whistle on a safety hazard, or report sexual harassment.
We fight fear so that our union can beat union-busters and organize the nonunion competition, like Amazon, which employs hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers.
Solidarity is the glue that won key Teamster contract campaigns and strikes from Hunts Point Market to Kroger, and most recently at Amazon.
We don’t know any of our coworkers’ immigration status by looking at them. But we do know they’re our Teamster brothers and sisters.
All Teamsters have rights under our Teamster contract and the U.S. Constitution. We are stronger when we enforce these rights together.
All workers have a legal right to organize and join our union. It is illegal for an employer to tell workers that if they organize a union, they will call ICE and have those workers deported.
With ICE raids on the rise, some Teamster locals are taking action to make sure that shop stewards and members know their rights and are prepared to enforce them. Click here to read more on what you can do if ICE comes to your workplace.
"Tons of my co-workers are from other countries. When I look at them, I see Teamsters, period. United we bargain, divided we beg."
Mark Ellis
Local 703, Illinois
"It’s the government’s job to deal with the border. As a union, it’s our job to defend workers, protect them from fear and intimidation and stand up to employers together.”
Paul Santos
Local 251, Rhode Island
"The majority of Amazon workers we are trying to organize are immigrants. If we are going to organize Amazon, these workers need to know the Teamsters will fight for them.”
Antoine Andrews
Local 804, New York