Teamster History: 1921, Union Politics
Posted: May 20, 2015 Source: Teamster.org The Gompers Dispute The year following the death of his first wife was particularly tough for Dan Tobin. Balancing work between the Teamsters and…
Teamster History: 1934, Minneapolis Teamsters Vote to Strike All Trucking Companies
Posted: May 15, 2015 Source: Teamster Nation It was springtime in Minneapolis during a year when the American labor movement was making itself known in radical fashion throughout the country.…
Hoffa: Vote Down Fast Track
Posted: May 15, 2015 Source: Teamster.org The following is the official statement of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on today’s Senate vote for cloture on the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)…
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…