When Teamster members won the right to elect our International Union leaders, Teamster power brokers chose Hoffa, a lawyer with the most famous name in labor as their front man and celebrity candidate.
Two decades later, Hoffa is still beholden to that devil's pact. He will never act against corruption when it implicates one of the power brokers that keep him in office. And that's why Hoffa can never kick the corruption habit.
More than 200 Cincinnati Local 100 Teamsters are celebrating a contract campaign victory at Zenith Logistics, a third-party operator for Kroger. Zenith Teamsters ratified the contract unanimously, 118-0. Their new contract includes a nearly $5 raise in the first year and replaces company health coverage with TeamCare.
UPS announced third quarter profits of $2 billion. The company slashed 34,000 operational jobs and Wall Street cheered. UPS shares rose 8%. Make no mistake—this company and its investors don’t give a damn about the Teamsters who create their wealth.
