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Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) is a
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rank and file organization whose goal is to reform the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), also known as the Teamsters Union, is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of The Team Drivers International Union and The Teamsters National Union, the un ...
(IBT), or Teamsters Union. The organization has chapters nationwide in the United States and Canada.


History

TDU was started in
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, in the 1970s 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.


TDU Influential Activists

* Ron Carey *
Ken Paff Kenneth T. Paff (born May 16, 1946 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) is one of the founders and current National Organizer of Teamsters for a Democratic Union, a rank-and-file union democracy movement organizing to reform the International Brotherhoo ...
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Pete Camarata Pete Camarata (born September 7, 1946, in Detroit, Michigan) was a Teamster labor activist and one of the founders of Teamsters for a Democratic Union a rank-and-file union democracy movement organizing to reform the International Brotherhood o ...
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Thomas Geoghegan Thomas Geoghegan (; born January 22, 1949 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American labor lawyer and author based in Chicago. He has represented several unions and union groups, and written six books on labor unions, law, politics and his personal ex ...


Endorsements

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


References


Further reading

* Rank-and-File Rebellion: Teamsters for a Democratic Union by
Dan La Botz Daniel H. La Botz (born August 9, 1945) is an American labor union activist, academic, journalist, and author. He was a co-founder of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) and has written extensively on worker rights in the United Sta ...
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, 1992 * Rebel Rank and File, Edited by Aaron Brenner,
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, and Cal Winslow,
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External links


Teamsters for a Democratic Union HomepageInternational Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Homepage
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Organizations established in 1976 Organizations based in Detroit Trade union reform movements {{Worker-activist-stub