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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union, the union now represents a diverse membership of blue- and white-collar workers in both the public and private sectors, totalling about 1.3 million members in 2015. The union was formerly called the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America. History Early history The American Federation of Labor (AFL) had helped form local unions of teamsters since 1887. In November 1898, the AFL organized the Team Drivers' International Union (TDIU). In 1901, a group of teamsters in Chicago, Illinois, broke from the TDIU and formed the Teamsters National Union. Unlike the TDIU, which permitted large employers to be members, the new Teamsters National Union permitted only employees, teamster helpers, and owner-operators owning only a single team to join, and advocated higher wages and shorter hours more aggressively than the TDIU. Claiming more than 28,000 members in 47 locals, its president, Albert Young, applied for membership in the AFL. The AFL asked the TDIU to merge with Young's union to form a new, AFL-affiliated union and the two groups did so in 1903, forming the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), and electing Cornelius Shea as the new union's first president. The election process proved tumultuous. Shea effectively controlled the convention because the Chicago locals—representing nearly half the IBT's membership—supported his candidacy en bloc. Shea was opposed by John Sheridan, president of the Ice Drivers' Union of Chicago. Sheridan and George Innes, president of the TDIU, accused Shea of embezzlement in an attempt to prevent his election. Shea won the election on August 8, 1903, by a vote of 605 to 480. The new grouping elected Edward L. Turley of Chicago as secretary-treasurer and Albert Young as general organizer. The union, like most unions within the American Federation of Labor (AFL) at the time, had a largely decentralized structure, with a number of local unions that governed themselves autonomously and tended to look only after their own interests in the geographical jurisdiction in which they operated. The teamsters were vitally important to the labor movement, for a strike or sympathy strike by the teamsters could paralyze the movement of goods throughout a city and bring a strike into nearly every neighborhood. It also meant that teamsters leaders were able to demand bribes in order to avoid strikes, and control of a teamsters local could bring organized crime significant revenues. During Shea's presidency, the entire teamsters union was notoriously corrupt. Several major strikes occupied the union in its first three years. In November 1903, teamsters employed by the Chicago City Railway went out on strike. Shea attempted to stop sympathy strikes by other teamster locals, but three locals walked out and eventually disaffiliated over the sympathy-strike issue. A sympathy strike in support of 18,000 striking meat cutters in Chicago in July 1904 led to riots before the extensive use of strikebreakers led Shea to force his members back to work (leading to the collapse of the meat cutters' strike). In the midst of the strife in 1904, the teamsters convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, re-elected Shea by acclamation on August 8, 1904. Under his leadership, the union had expanded to nearly 50,000 members in 821 locals in 300 cities, making the Teamsters one of the largest unions in the United States. In 1905 10,000 teamsters struck in support of locked-out tailors at Montgomery Ward, and eventually more than 25,000 teamsters manned the picket lines. But when local newspapers discovered that Shea was living in a local brothel, kept a 19-year-old waitress as a mistress, and had spent the strike hosting parties, public support for the strike collapsed and the strike ended on August 1, 1905. Despite the revelations, Shea won re-election on August 12, 1905, by a vote of 129 to 121. Shea was re-elected again in 1905 and 1906, although significant challenges to his presidency occurred each time. Shea's first trial on charges stemming from the 1905 Montgomery Ward strike ended in a mistrial. However, during the 1906 re-election Shea had promised that he would resign the presidency once his trial had ended. But he did not, and most union members withdrew their support for him. Daniel J. Tobin of Boston was elected Shea's successor by a vote of 104 to 94 in August 1907. Organizing and growth during the Great Depression Tobin was president of the Teamsters from 1907 to 1952. Although he faced opposition in his re-election races in 1908, 1909 and 1910, he never faced opposition again until his retirement in 1952. The Teamsters began to expand dramatically and mature organizationally under Tobin. He pushed for the development of "joint councils" to which all local unions were forced to affiliate. Varying in geographical and industrial jurisdiction, the joint councils became important incubators for up-and-coming leadership and negotiating master agreements which covered all employers in a given industry. Tobin also actively discouraged strikes in order to bring discipline to the union and encourage employers to sign contracts, and founded and edited the union magazine, the International Teamster. Under Tobin, the Teamsters also first developed the "regional conference" system (developed by Dave Beck in Seattle), which provided stability, organizing strength, and leadership to the international union. Tobin undertook long jurisdictional battles with many unions during this period. Fierce disputes occurred between the Teamsters and the Gasoline State Operators' National Council (an AFL federal union of gas station attendants), the International Longshoremen's Association, the Retail Clerks International Union, and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. The most significant disagreement, however, was with the United Brewery Workers over the right to represent beer wagon drivers. While the Teamsters lost this battle in 1913, when the AFL awarded jurisdiction to the Brewers, they won when the issue came before the AFL Executive Board again in 1933, when the Brewers were still recovering from their near-elimination during Prohibition. The raids and new member organizing in the 1930s led to significant membership increases. Teamster membership stood at just 82,000 in 1932. Tobin took advantage of the wave of pro-union sentiment engendered by the passage of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and by 1935 union membership had increased nearly 65 percent to 135,000. By 1941, Tobin had a dues-paying membership of 530,000—making the Teamsters the fastest-growing labor union in the United States. One of the most significant events in union history occurred in 1934. A group of radicals in Local 574 in Minneapolis—led by Farrell Dobbs, Carl .... Discover the International Brotherhood Of Teamsters popular books. Find the top 100 most popular International Brotherhood Of Teamsters books.
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Mills v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Fifth Circuit. Unit B United States Court of AppealsIn this case, the district court held that General Teamsters Local Union No. 528 (Local 528) violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2000e2000e17, by r...
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Caruso V. Local Union No. 690 Of International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
Supreme Court of WashingtonRobert E. Caruso, respondent, brought suit against Local 690 and Joint Council 28 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America for...
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Warren v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitDefendants, Donald Carlson and Gary Hofstad, appeal their convictions on three counts of violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1970). Carlson, Hofstad and their codefendant, Wayne Dahl...
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Devries v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitOrder Before: MERRITT, MARTIN, and JONES, Circuit Judges. This case is before the Court on the dismissal of the plaintiffs' complaint by the district court.
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Sears V. International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
En Banc. Supreme Court of WashingtonMAIN, J. This action was brought to recover damages for breach of a contract which, the plaintiff alleges, was caused by the defendants. The answer was a general denial. The cause...
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Jenkins v. Local 705 International Brotherhood of Teamsters Pension Plan
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitAppellant, James F. Jenkins, appeals from the district courts October 28, 1982 (docketed November 1, 1982) order granting the motion of appellee, Local 705 International Brotherhoo...
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Groves v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Seventh Circuit United States Court of AppealsIn the district court the employer sought declaratory judgments in these consolidated appeals that it had not violated the collective bargaining agreement in refusing to satisfy th...
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL-CIO v. United Parcel Service Co.
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitSection 3 of the Railway Labor Act (RLA), Pub. L. No. 442, 48 Stat. 1185 (1934) (codified as amended at 45 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.), grants adjustment boards exclusive jurisdiction t...
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Selles v. Local 174 of International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Supreme Court of WashingtonDell L. Selles commenced action in the superior court for King county seeking damages for the alleged refusal of defendants, through the unions hiring hall, to send him out to work...
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Lexington Cartage Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitThis appeal is from the District Courts final judgment dismissing Lexington Cartage Companys complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Roosevelt Coats appeals from the Cou...
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International Brotherhood Teamsters V.
Supreme Court of AlaskaBOOCHEVER, Chief Justice; OPINION This is an action by a trucking company against Teamsters Union Local 959 brought in the wake of a wildcat strike over unsafe working conditions. ...
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Couch v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma1 This is an appeal by E.E. Couch, plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff, from an order of the trial court sustaining a motion to quash the service of summon...
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Local Union No. 25 International Brotherhood Teamsters v. New York
Supreme Court of the United StatesThe petition for writ of certiorari to the Superior Court of Massachusetts is granted limited to question 1 presented by the petition for the writ which reads as follows: ""1.Does ...
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Milstead V. International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitPlaintiff, Curtis Milstead, sued his former employer and union local under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act,fn1 claiming that the defendant IRC&D Motor Freight...
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International Brotherhood Teamsters v. Miami Retail Grocers
Division A. Supreme Court of FloridaPer Curiam. Two propositions are presented in the petition for writ of certiorari in this case. The first is that the lower court erred in the entry of the injunction an...
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International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitRECOMMENDED FOR FULLTEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit Rule 206
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Anchor Motor Freight Inc. V. International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitAppellant Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. (Anchor) appeals from a summary judgment dismissing its complaint granted by the Honorable John M. Manos, United States District Judge, Norther...
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United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
United States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitFEINBERG, Circuit Judge. These appeals challenge the implementation in particular respects of a voluntary settlement effected in March 14, 1989 (the Consent Decree) in an action br...
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Best Motor Lines v. International Brotherhood Teamsters
Supreme Court of Texas No. A-2739In this suit, filed by petitioner, Best Motor Lines, a temporary injunction was issued in the trial court, after a hearing without a jury, against International Brotherhood of Team...
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Caruso V. Local Union No. 690 Of International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
Supreme Court of WashingtonA labor union appeals from a judgment of $244,000 in favor of a defamation plaintiff, raising instructional, juror challenge, and evidentiary issues. First, did the trial court err...
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers Inc.
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, Local 1199 appeals the district courts decision to gra...
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Wood V. International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitBefore: KEITH and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges; and CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.
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Yeager v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Department Two Supreme Court of WashingtonArt Yeager brought this action to enjoin defendants from continuing plaintiffs name on the unions unfair list, and to recover monetary damages.
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John W. Trail V. International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitThese are interlocutory appeals taken by both plaintiffs (ten individual members of ten different teamster union locals) and defendants (International Brotherhood of Teamsters and ...
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United States v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Second Circuit U.S. Court Of AppealsEdward J. Mireles and Paul J. Roa appeal from a final order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Preska, J.), which granted an application of ...
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Denver Milk Producers Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Colorado Supreme Court"14. That on or about July 31, 1945 all of the defendants except the Retail Clerks Union and the Bricklayers Union entered into a conspiracy and agreement to prevent the delivery o...
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 174
Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of AppealsAppeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Fern M. Smith, District Judge, Presiding
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International Brotherhood Of Teamsters V. United States
United States Supreme CourtCERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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National Labor Relations Board v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Eighth Circuit United States Court of AppealsDavid H. Hayden was indicted February 20, 1954, for wilfully and knowingly attempting to defeat and evade a large part of the taxes due and owing by Hayden Motor Sales, Inc., a cor...
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Action Distributing Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1038
United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth CircuitRYAN, Circuit Judge. Action Distributing Company, Inc., a Michigan alcohol distributor, brought suit to vacate an arbitration award in favor of the defendant, International Brother...
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International Brotherhood Teamsters V.
Supreme Court of AlabamaLAWSON, Justice. This suit was filed in the Circuit Court of Sumter County on May 24, 1963, by Mrs. Mary B. Hatas against Edward Grady Partin; International Brotherhood of Teamster...
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Dyer v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Fourth Appellate District District Court Of Appeal Of California[124 CalApp2d Page 778] Plaintiffs are engaged in the business of packing, warehousing and transporting household furniture and other goods in San Diego County. They employ six dri...
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Pan American World Airways Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
United States Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitPlaintiffappellant Pan American World Airways, Inc. ("Pan Am") appeals from Judge Glassers denial of its motion for a preliminary injunction against intermittent work stoppages by ...
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Petermann V. International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
Second Appellate District, Division Two District Court Of Appeal Of CaliforniaPlaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in favor of defendants after their motions for judgment on the pleadings were granted.
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Buchanan V. International Brotherhood Of Teamsters
Supreme Court of WashingtonA labor strike by members of Independent Local 313 in Tacoma (Local), of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers (International) is the sou...
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Caruso v. Local Union No. 690 of International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Supreme Court of WisconsinLocal Union 690 of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America appeals a judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding Robert Caruso dam...
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Anchor Motor Freight N. Y. Corp. v. Local Union No. 445 International Brotherhood Teamsters
Supreme Court of New YorkIn an action to restrain the continuance of a strike and picketing (1st cause of action) and to recover damages resulting therefrom (2nd cause of action), the appeal is ...
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United Farm Workers National Union v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Fifth Appellate District Court of Appeal of CaliforniaWe review the propriety of the trial courts order dismissing the appellants complaints for want of prosecution in not bringing the actions to trial within two years after filing, a...
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Hanke v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Supreme Court of WashingtonThis action was instituted by the plaintiffs to enjoin the defendant union and its representatives from further picketing the plaintiffs business establishment and to recover damag...