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.
President Shawn Fain led members of the United Autoworkers (UAW) to victory in the Stand Up strike against the Big Three automakers. Now, he’s facing trumped up allegations from a federal monitor who’s trying to tip the balance in the upcoming UAW election for International Union officers. Here’s what you need to know.
Vermont Local 597 Teamsters rallied and marched at UPS near Burlington to protest management’s refusal to pay out millions of dollars in grievances. Holding signs that said “Time to Pay Up” Local 597 members spoke out about grueling overtime and runaway contract violations.
