Teamsters for a Democratic Union

Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Founded	June 5, 1976
Headquarters	Detroit, Michigan
Location	United States/Canada;
Key people	Ken Paff
Affiliations	Teamster Reformers
Website	www.tdu.org

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 activists

Dan La Botz
Pete Camarata^[3]
Thomas Geoghegan
Paul Alan Levy, general counsel 1984–1999^[4]
Ken Paff
Sandy Pope, 2011 candidate for IBT president

Endorsements

In November 2019, TDU members voted to endorse the Teamsters United O'Brien/Zuckerman slate for International President and Secretary/Treasurer.^[5]

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.
^ Michael J. Goldberg (December 13, 2024). "At the Intersection of Federal Labor Law and Rank-and-File Activism: A Legal History of Teamsters for a Democratic Union". Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law. 45 (2): 177–231. doi:10.2139/ssrn.5015681. SSRN 5015681. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ Levin, David. "The Teamster Revolt Against the Hoffa Era". Jacobin Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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[1] "Teamsters for a Democratic Union". Democratic Socialists of America. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[2] Marvit, Moshe. "A Lesson on How to Unite Across Race and Class From… the Teamsters". The Nation. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

[3] Martin, Douglas. "Pete Camarata, Who Fought Fellow Teamsters for Reforms, Dies at 67". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

[Goldberg_2024-4] Michael J. Goldberg (December 13, 2024). "At the Intersection of Federal Labor Law and Rank-and-File Activism: A Legal History of Teamsters for a Democratic Union". Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law. 45 (2): 177–231. doi:10.2139/ssrn.5015681. SSRN 5015681. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[5] Levin, David. "The Teamster Revolt Against the Hoffa Era". Jacobin Magazine. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

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