PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF THE TEAMSTERS
The International Brotherhood of the Teamsters is North America's largest and most diverse labor union.
In 1905, the Teamsters started as a merger of the two leading team driver associations. The drivers were the backbone of America's economic growth, but they needed to organize to wrest their fair share from greedy corporations.
The International Brotherhood of the Teamsters is an economic interest group.
The Teamster organize workers who want to bargain collectively. Once a contract is negotiated and signed, the union works to enforce it. They hold management's feet to the fire and invoke contract grievance procedures if management chooses not to.
The Teamsters contribute the vast majority of their money to Democrats, but they have made some overtures to Republicans.
Some benefits are job protection, additional services offered at a discounted cost to the membership- the Teamsters is able to negotiate these lower costs for services ranging from legal to medical to financial.
Some other information to find on their website is the most recent news on the labor union, their blog, their campaigning, their divisions, and their benefits.
