UPDATE, December 19, 2012: We recently reported on the illegal layoff of 42 Teamsters from Elmhurst Dairy in Queens, NY. Now, 138 more Local 584 Teamsters are out of work as Beyer Farms suddenly closes.
Read more on the Beyer Farms layoffs from the Wall Street Journal or the New York Post.
Click here to read TDU's story on the firings at Elmhurst Dairy.
Under the O’Brien-Zuckerman administration, reformers who win local union office have received training and support to successfully lead their locals. The Teamsters Convention voted to approve a change to the IBT Constitution to institutionalize this support for newly-elected leaders.
DHL Teamster and TDU member Holly Wicker from Louisville Local 89 addressed the Teamsters Convention about bargaining to organize -- a winning strategy the Teamsters are using to fight back and win.
