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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Chapters: Teamsters, Service Employees International Union, Teamsters for a Democratic Union, Douglas J. McCarron, Andy Stern, United Farm Workers, United Food and Commercial Workers, Terence M. O'Sullivan, Ken Paff, Bruce S. Raynor, Anna Burger, National Federation of Independent Unions, Wake Up Wal-Mart, Hotel Workers Rising, Walmart Watch. Excerpt: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of several local and regional locals of teamsters, the union now represents a diverse membership of blue-collar and professional workers in both the public and private sectors. The union had approximately 1.4 million members in 2008. Formerly known as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, the IBT is a member of the Change to Win Federation and Canadian Labour Congress. Cornelius Shea, first General President of the Teamsters, circa 1905The 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. The new union permitted only employees, teamster helpers, and owner-operators owning only a single team to join, unlike the TDIU (which permitted large employers to be members), and was more aggressive than the TDIU in advocating higher wages and shorter hours. 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, creating the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT). Cornelius Shea was elected the new union's first president. Shea's election was a tumultuous one. Shea effectively controlled the convention because the Chicago locals representing nearly half the IBT's membership were united in their support for his candidacy. 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 election on August 8, 1903, by a vote of 605 to 480. Edward L. 40 pp. Englisch.
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