Teamsters for a Democratic Union
American labor organization
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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.
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| Founded | June 5, 1976 |
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| Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan |
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Key people | Ken Paff |
| Affiliations | Teamster Reformers |
| Website | www |
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]
