International Plans Blitzkrieg to Rally Labor The threats to organized labor are more serious than they have been in a long time, according to the…
VOTE! November Decision a “Make or Break” for Labor The Teamsters Union in May gave James P. Hoffa the authority to endorse President Obama on…
70 IDOT Members Jump Since January More than 4,000 Illinois state workers rushed to retire by June 30, an increase of more than 40% over…
Brief Background: The state’s pension obligations cost more than $12.5 billion each year. According to a recent Moody’s Report, Illinois’ public pensions are the most…
IBT General President statement on the War on Workers March 9, 2011 will go down in history as a tragic day for democracy and for…
November 13, 1909 — 259 Illinois miners die in The Great Cherry Coal Mine Disaster. One of the darkest days in the history of labor.…
By Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa Excerpt from The Detroit News, October 13, 2010 If you understand politics as a battle between liberal and…