Teamsters for a Democratic Union
American labor organization
- United States/Canada
Key people
Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) is a grassroots rank and file organization whose goal is to reform the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), or Teamsters Union. The organization has chapters nationwide in the United States and Canada.
History
TDU was started in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1970s, as an alliance of socialists who had taken Teamster jobs and a layer of militant truck drivers who had been organizing against contract concessions,[1] after the federal government exposed extensive corruption in the union, which included leadership raiding union-held pension funds, collusion with organized crime, and collusive collective bargaining between union officials and employers at the expense of union members.[2]
TDU Influential Activists
- Dan La Botz
- Pete Camarata[3]
- Ron Carey
- Thomas Geoghegan
- Ken Paff
Endorsements
In November 2019, TDU members voted to endorse the Teamsters United O'Brien/Zuckerman slate for International President and Secretary/Treasurer.[4]
References
- ^ "Teamsters for a Democratic Union". Democratic Socialists of America. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Marvit, Moshe. "A Lesson on How to Unite Across Race and Class From… the Teamsters". The Nation. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Martin, Douglas. "Pete Camarata, Who Fought Fellow Teamsters for Reforms, Dies at 67". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Levin, David. "The Teamster Revolt Against the Hoffa Era". Jacobin Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
Further reading
- Rank-and-File Rebellion: Teamsters for a Democratic Union by Dan La Botz, Penguin Random House, 1992
- Rebel Rank and File, Edited by Aaron Brenner, Robert Brenner, and Cal Winslow, Verso Books, 2010
External links
- Teamsters for a Democratic Union Homepage
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Homepage
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