About Us

Teamsters for a Democratic Union is a grassroots organization of thousands of members across North America, working together to rebuild Teamster Power.

We’re truck drivers, dock workers, warehouse workers, clericals—every kind of Teamster, and retirees and spouses, too.

We fight for good contracts and oppose concessions and benefit cuts.

We bring Teamsters together to enforce our rights and to hold union officials accountable to the members.

TDU is run by Teamsters for Teamsters. Our leadership body, the International Steering Committee, is elected each year at our TDU Convention.

Not controlled by any official and answerable only to the rank and file, we are an independent voice for working Teamsters.

For more than 30 years, TDU has been uniting Teamsters to put our union to work for the members.

Find out what we’ve won and where we stand. If you believe in rebuilding Teamster Power by getting members informed and involved, then Teamsters for a Democratic Union may just be the group for you.

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Teamster Voice: Your Information Source & Watchdog

Spread the word with a bundle order of Teamster Voice. This issue features a special report on corruption inside the Hoffa regime, coverage of the pension cut crisis and the fight to save our pensions, an interview with General President Candidate Fred Zuckerman, and more.

Register for the 2016 TDU Convention

Join Teamsters and TDU members for three days of education and organizing to rebuild union power, September 30 - October 2 in Chicago.

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