The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union representing workers across a wide range of industries in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Founded in 1903, the union advocates for fair wages, strong benefits, safe working conditions, and workers’ rights through collective bargaining, organizing, and political engagement.
The organization typically pursues policies related to labor rights, collective bargaining protections, workplace safety standards, pension and retirement security, fair trade, infrastructure investment, transportation regulation, and opposition to right-to-work laws.
The union is primarily funded through membership dues and fees paid by represented workers.
Affiliated with the AFL-CIO and various Teamsters local unions and joint councils; high-profile leaders have included former General President James P. Hoffa and current General President Sean M. O’Brien.
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