Washington, DC – With an aggressive organizing strategy since the election of President Sean M. O’Brien in March 2022, the Teamsters have organized over 100,000 new members.
“If anyone is still questioning whether the Teamsters are breaking through, they’re not paying attention. We’re negotiating record contracts, building powerful bipartisan coalitions, and organizing more than 100,000 new members,” O’Brien said. “The old complacent guard that ran this union before us spent a decade organizing 50,000 workers, and we’ve doubled that in just four years. You don’t see this kind of growth, energy, or militancy anywhere else in the labor movement. The Teamsters are coming for what our members deserve — so get out of our way.”
The Teamsters’ growth has extended far beyond traditional industries. While the union continues to expand in freight, warehousing, delivery, and logistics, tens of thousands of new members have organized in sectors including health care, public services, cannabis, and Amazon.
The union is also expanding in Southern “right to work” states. In addition, neutrality agreements continue to bring in members in larger numbers than previously – as exemplified with DHL, American Red Cross, and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.
“There’s no stronger union in North America than the Teamsters. If workers want the best contracts, the highest wages, the most reliable benefits and protections on the job, they need to become Teamsters today and join the 100,000 new members we’ve organized in just four years,” said Teamsters General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman.
The organizing surge includes victories at major companies throughout North America, including UPS, DHL, Costco, Sysco, UNFI, the American Red Cross, and hundreds of smaller employers. It also reflects the Teamsters’ continued success organizing younger workers who are driving a new generation of rank-and-file militancy across nearly every industry.
