Teamsters Isolated

The Transportation Trades Department of the 12.5 million member AFL-CIO blasted the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) for its raids at American Airlines and US Airways. β€œAt a time when the labor movement – and more importantly, its membership – is under...

Teamster Corruption Rears Its Ugly Head… Again

In what seemingly appears to be a monthly occurrence, another representative of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has been indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges. Michael Townsend, 64, of Dearborn Heights, a business agent and trustee of Teamsters...

Buffenbarger Says No to Cuts in Earned Pension Benefits

In a letter to President Barack Obama, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger urged the president to help prevent deep cuts to working Americans’ hard-earned pension benefits. “On behalf of the IAM, I write to express our strong opposition to the proposal being...