Two Teamsters have recently been honored by different organizations for changing the labor movement for the better.
Here’s another from the cache of Teamster tattoo photos that recently came to light in a search of photos from the 27th International Convention in 2006.
Six labor activists from Denmark recently visited the International Brotherhood of Teamsters where they shared ideas for organizing with their U.S. counterparts.
They came from all industries - grocery warehouses, steel shops, county offices, food production, state prisons - scores of young Teamsters, men and women under the age of 35, curious to learn more about their union, eager to get involved.
Joanne Simon, a UPS driver and member Local 79, knows the value of a good Teamster job. The one-time single mother of four relied on her Teamster job to make ends meet for her family. Now, Simon, the head of the Teamsters Local 79 Women’s Committee, and her fellow committee members, are reaching out to help other women in their community.
Shelley Goodman, a bus driver and organizer on the school bus campaign, recently wrote to Teamster Magazine about the strength and determination of a terminally ill First Student school bus driver.
Several members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen participated in a major Teamster rally in Cleveland on September 18, supporting Continental Airlines fleet service workers in their bid to join the Teamsters.
School bus workers with Baumann, Acme, Brookset and Alert in Long Island, New York, are voting in their union election on November 20. Watch these workers live in action, talking about the changes they are going to make once they join the Teamsters! Watch here!
Teamsters are no strangers to baseball, and not just because they’ve been manufacturing Louisville Sluggers for decades. With the World Series currently in full swing, there are a few Teamster connections to the event that deserve highlighting—starting with the baseball caps the players wear.
When Virginia “Ginny” Odom walked into a Teamster local more than 35 years ago hoping to get a job with UPS, she was looking for nothing more than steady income on which she could support her two growing daughters. She never imagined that one day she’d hold the title of “UPS’ safest female driver.”
