by Justin | Aug 10, 2021 | TDU, Teamsters
TDU is launching the James “Jimmy” LaRose Memorial Scholarship Fund in Jim’s honor to help low-income Teamsters attend the TDU Convention. Read the article here.
by Justin | Jul 14, 2021 | Labor Notes, TDU, Teamsters
This was a Teamsters convention like no other—and not just because it was held online, avoiding the usual Las Vegas spectacle where a few brave reformers run a gauntlet of booing red-vested delegates.Even in person, the 2021 convention wouldn’t have gone down that...
by Justin | Dec 19, 2020 | Administration Caucus, Labor Notes, One Member One Vote, TDU, UAW Corruption Scandal, UAWD in the News
The UAW could join the Teamsters and several other unions which have direct rank-and-file votes for International officers. The Teamsters Union adopted that system in a 1989 settlement of a major racketeering case; the one-member-one-vote system was proposed by...
by Justin | Nov 25, 2020 | TDU
The online TDU Convention, held on Zoom, drew more than 300 Teamsters. Members reported on local elections where reformers are running for office and heard from candidates for International Union office. In breakout groups, members made plans for building the...
by Justin | Jun 29, 2020 | Administration Caucus, TDU, Teamsters, UAW Corruption Scandal
After former Auto Workers President Gary Jones pleaded guilty in June to charges of embezzling more than $1 million in union funds, the years-long federal investigation into corruption by senior UAW officials is set to move to a new phase. The government has named the...
