TDU organizer Ken Paff regards this election as “the opening of a door.” “We want a union that isn’t telling members what can’t be done,” he said. “We want one that says, ‘When members want to fight, we’ll be there with them shoulder to shoulder.’”
Gre
g Kerwood, a steward from Local 25 in Boston, calls this election “a pivotal moment in Teamster history.”
“This is the moment when we must decide if we will remake our union into a 21st-century force with which to be reckoned, or we will rest on our laurels and go gentle into that good night,” Kerwood said.