Teamsters United Slate Announced for 2026 IBT Election

The O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United Slate for the 2026 Teamster Election has been announced.

The Teamsters United Slate will be led by Sean O’Brien for General President and Fred Zuckerman for General Secretary Treasurer.

The other candidates are as follows:


At-Large VPs:

Juan Campos, IBT VP at Large, Chicago Local 705

Lindsay Dougherty, IBT VP at Large, Hollywood Local 399

Tom Erickson, IBT Central Region VP, Minnesota Local 120

Greg Floyd, IBT VP at Large, New York Local 237

Tom Gesualdi, President of New York Local 282

Chris Griswold, IBT VP at Large, So Cal Local 986

James Wright, IBT VP at Large, Norfolk Local 822


Central Region VPs:

Danny Avelyn, IBT Central Region VP, Nebraska Local 554

Pat Darrow, Secretary Treasurer of Akron Ohio Local 348

Dustin Roach, President of Indiana Local 135


Eastern Region VPs:

Rocco Calo, IBT Eastern Region VP, Connecticut Local 1150

Bill Hamilton; IBT Eastern Region VP, Philadelphia Local 107

Matt Taibi, IBT Eastern Region VP, Rhode Island Local 251


Western Region VPs:

Mark Davison, IBT Western Region VP, Portland Local 162

Peter Finn, IBT Western Region VP, Nor Cal Local 856

Victor Mineros, IBT Western Region VP, Los Angeles Local 396

Karla Schumann, Secretary Treasurer of Arizona Local 104


Southern Region VPs:

Thor Johnson, IBT Southern Region VP, Tampa Local 79

Brent Taylor, IBT Southern Region VP, Dallas Local 745


Teamsters Canada VPs:

François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada

Stan Hennessy, IBT Teamsters Canada VP, Vancouver Local 31

Craig McInnes, IBTTeamsters Canada VP, Toronto Local 938


Trustees:

Sean Cedenio, Secretary Treasurer of Baltimore Local 570

Willie Ford, IBT Trustee, Charlotte Local 71

Vinnie Perrone, IBT Trustee, New York Local 804


TDU members will hold an endorsement vote at the TDU Convention, November 7-9 in Chicago.

At this time we are not aware of any other candidates or slates who have opened a campaign.

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