Internationally the Brotherhood OF Teamsters (ITB) (German about: International brother shank of the driving people), briefly only "Teamsters" mentioned, is the trade union of the transport workers and thus the largest single trade union of the USA and Canada.

They have at present approximately 1,4 millions contribution-paying members and 400,000 pensioners and belong thereby also to the largest single trade unions world-wide.

Initially the "Teamster" was only one trade union for Lastkraftwagenfahrer, expanded however to the general transport worker trade union to inside into the food branch and is thus e.g. also the responsible trade union with the logistics giant UPS.

The trade union belongs today to the group of trade unions of CHANGEs tons win, when they left the former roof federation "AFL-CIO" with some other trade unions 2005. In it to that extent a certain historical irony lies, since this happened under the presidency of James P. Hoffa, whose father Jimmy Hoffa had ensured as a president still by force that a "Teamsters" - group not of the AFL to at that time still independent CIO changed.

Organization

President

• 1903 Cornelius Shea
• 1907 Daniel J. Tobin
• 1952 Dave Beck
• 1957 Jimmy Hoffa
• 1973 franc Fitzsimmons
• 1981 George Mock (interCIM president)
• 1981 Roy Williams
• 1983 Jackie Presser
• 1988 Weldin Mathis (interCIM president)
• 1989 William J. McCarthy
• 1991 Ron Carey
• 1999 James P. Hoffa

Member development

• 1933 75.000
• 1935 146.000
• 1949 1.000.000
• 1957 1.500.000
• 1976 2.000.000
• 1987 >1.000.000
• 2003 1.700.000
• 2004 1.400.000

Subsidiary organizations

• Airline division
• Bakery and Laundry Conference
• Brewery and softly drink Conference
• Building material and Construction trade division
• Carhaul division
• Dairy Conference
• Freight division
• Industrial trade division
• Motion Picture and Theatrical trade division
• New PAPER, magazines and electronics Media Worker
• Batch and Small Package division
• Haven division
• Public services trade division
• Rail Conference
• Tankhaul division
• Trade show and Convention of center division
• Warehouse division

History

The "Teamsters" formed itself 1903 in Niagara of case (New York) as a union more differently for "Teamsters" - groups; among other things those "team Drivers internationally union (TDIU)" and "Teamsters national union (TNU)".

In Germany became the "Teamsters" admits Jimmy Hoffa, which maintained connections to the Cosa Nostra and on 30 July 1975 without trace disappeared by their legendary presidents.

Teamsters in the film

• 1931 Tom Keene, the king quilt
• 1992 Jimmy Hoffa, (OT: Hoffa]
• 1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser story, (TV-production)
• 2002 American condition off

See also

Cent ral States pension find

Literature

• James B. Jacobs: Mobsters, union, and Feds: The mafia and the American laboratory Movement. New York 2006. University press. ISBN 0814742734

Related links

• http://www.teamster.org
• Interview with David Bacon in Swiss forward

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