2 days ago · Who Are Teamsters? For more than a century, the Teamsters Union has been standing up for working people. Learn about that proud history, as well as the current union leadership, how the union is structured, the benefits of membership and more. Read More. Teamster History Leadership Resources

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada.

The Teamsters are America’s largest, most diverse union. In 1903, the Teamsters started as a merger of the two leading team driver associations. These drivers were the backbone of America’s robust economic growth, but they needed to organize to wrest their fair share from greedy corporations.

4 days ago · A threatened strike at 56 Costco stores across six states has been averted for now, as the company and negotiators for the Teamsters union, representing 18,000 workers, reached an 11th hour ...

2 days ago · The Teamsters represent more than 5,000 UNFI workers nationwide, with over 2,500 joining the union since 2022. “Our new contract raises the bar at UNFI and demonstrates why every worker at this company should organize with the Teamsters,” said Arturo Lemus, a UNFI driver and member of Teamsters Local 848 in California.

5 days ago · The Teamsters union represents 18,000 Costco workers in six states: California, Washington, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York. It’s unclear if the strikes would close stores. Costco has 219,000 U.S. employees and 617 U.S. stores. The company said its labor agreement with the Teamsters applies to less than 10% of those stores.

Jan 21, 2025 · Teamsters Union, the largest private-sector labour union in the United States, representing truck drivers and workers in related industries (such as aviation). The union was formed in 1903 when the Team Drivers International Union (1899) merged with the Teamsters National Union (1902).

1 day ago · On Jan. 20, Costco Teamsters members voted overwhelmingly in favor of a strike if a new three-year contract agreement wasn’t reached by midnight on Jan. 31, when the current contract expired.