Members Voice Slate

07/14/2023

The Teamsters, the Machinists Union, and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) are holding a rally at the Minneapolis Airport this Friday to demand Delta Air Lines stop union-busting its workers!

Tune into the livestream to see Delta workers, elected officials, and trade unionists speak out against anti-worker attacks at the aviation giant.

03/22/2022

A new era of the Teamsters Union begins today! General President Sean O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and the entire General Executive Board takes the oath of office at 9am EDT. Watch the full livestream of today’s ceremony here. This is Teamster history in-the-making. Don’t miss it!
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03/22/2022

03/11/2022

REGISTER FOR THE LAST TRANSITION UPDATE
New International Union leadership takes office in less than two weeks! Join General President-elect Sean O'Brien for a final transition update. Stay informed as the new administration takes the wheel.
✏️REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/transition313
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03/03/2022

SUNDAY MARCH 13: FINAL TRANSITION UPDATE
New International Union leadership takes office in less than twenty days! Join General President-elect Sean O'Brien for a final transition update. Stay informed as the new administration takes the wheel.

✏️REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/transition313

**You must register to join. After you register, call info will be sent to the email address that you register with**

02/28/2022

TRANSITION UPDATE #4: NEW DIVISION APPOINTMENTS, DEPARTMENT CONSOLIDATION, AND UPCOMING UPS PACKAGE DIVISION WORK

Today Sean O’Brien updated members on new appointments and plans for the next two weeks of transition work.

DIVISION DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS
Last week new Division Directors met to make plans for better collaboration between the divisions and department staff. A series of new Division Directors were announced:

Airline: Joseph Ferrera, with Greg Unterseher serving as Assistant Director

Brewery: Jeff Padellaro

Construction: Thomas Gesualdi, with Jeff Cooper serving as Assistant Director

Express/DHL: Bill Hamilton

Food Processing: Peter Finn

Freight: John A. Murphy

Industrial Trades: Rocco Calo

Motion Picture: Lindsay Dougherty

Passenger Transportation: Matt Taibi

Public Services: Chuck Whobrey, with Greg Floyd serving as Assistant Director

Waste: Chuck Stiles, with Felix Martinez serving as Assistant Director

Tankhaul: Juan Campos

Convention and Trade Show: Tommy Blitsch, with Tom Mari serving as Assistant Director

Human Rights and Diversity Commission: Brian Peyton

Women’s Conference: Ashley Alvarado

Jason Sweet will serve as the General President's Liaison for Teamsters Canada.

INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENTS

The Transition Team is focusing on consolidating the Teamster Department structure for more efficiency and direct member service.

UPS/ PACKAGE DIVISION
The Transition Team will focus on UPS and the Package Division for the next two weeks.

This is the single largest division and it will be restructured to provide more staff and more resources. The main focus will be laying the groundwork for a strong 2023 UPS contract campaign.

Sean O’Brien and Fred Zuckerman will lead negotiations on the 2023 UPS contract. Staff will be assigned to organizing members for a 2023 UPS contract campaign, and a “Panel Czar” will review the current grievance panel system.

AMAZON
The Transition Team met with Amazon Director Randy Korgan and organizer Sean Martinez to review the Amazon organizing plan and budget. The plan seems strong and comprehensive, Korgan will continue to lead efforts with International staff as the project continues to develop.

FIRST GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
On March 22, the new General Executive Board will be sworn in and take office. The swearing in will be followed immediately by the first General Executive Board meeting. There will be no event around the swearing in and the new leadership team will get straight to work.

An inauguration celebration open to all members will take place later, likely in June. The date is still TBD as we will need to work with International staff to determine the details, and we will not be able to do that until after March 22.