Hoffa: What America needs from its trade pacts
Posted: May 13, 2015 Source: James P. Hoffa, The Detroit News The U.S. Senate has decided, for now, not to put the Trans-Pacific Partnership on the fast track. That's a…
Teamster History: 1920, The Death of Annie Reagan Tobin
Posted: May 11, 2015 Source: Teamster.org In August of 1920, Tobin’s wife of 30 years, Annie Reagan Tobin, died unexpectedly from complications caused by undiagnosed diabetes. Annie had been at…
Hoffa: Nike’s TPP Job Projections Will Be Just Another Round of Corporate Broken Promises
Posted: May 9, 2015 Source: Teamster.org The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to Nike Inc.’s announcement today that the passage of the…
Hoffa Statement On Reid Delaying Fast Track
Posted: May 7, 2015 Source: Teamster.org The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announcing he will not…
Teamster History: 1919, The Delegate
Posted: May 4, 2015 Source: Teamster Nation Delegates to trade union convention in Amsterdam, Holland, 1919. Tobin is seated in the 3rd row, 3rd from right. Samuel Gompers is 3rd…
Teamster History: 1918, The War at Home
Posted: May 4, 2015 Source: Teamster.org The war brought about unavoidable social changes. New inventions and technologies included both marvels and horrors, and seemed to emphasize and quicken the pace…
Hoffa Statement on Repealing Health Benefits Tax
Posted: April 29, 2015 Source: Teamster.org The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa in response to the introduction today of the “Middle Class Health Benefits…
Teamster History: 1917, WWI
Posted: April 28, 2015 Source: Teamster.org Tobin, along with 79 international union presidents, met with members of the AFL executive council in March 1917, a month before the United States…
Teamster History: 1916, The Advocate
Posted: April 28, 2015 Source: Teamster.org Tobin’s vision for the future of the union and his goals for improving the lives of members helped push the Teamsters to the forefront…
Teamster History: 1915, Life in Indianapolis
Posted: April 25, 2015 Source: Teamster.org The International Headquarters in Indianapolis was a modest building with only a few employees, including General President Tobin and General Secretary-Treasurer Hughes. Tobin and…