About the Teamsters
The Teamsters Union is one of America’s largest and most diverse unions.
Founded in 1903, the Teamsters Union represents 1.4 million members in virtually every occupation imaginable, both professional and non-professional, private sector and public sector, from airline pilots to zookeepers.
Teamsters stand ready to organize workers who want to bargain collectively.
We stand for strong contracts that guarantee decent wages, fair promotion, health insurance, job security, paid time-off and retirement income. Wages and benefits under Teamster contracts are markedly better than those of non-union employees in similar jobs.
We stand together. In our communities and in the halls of government, Teamsters work tirelessly for social justice - from living wages and universal health care to fair trade agreements that protect American jobs and civil rights.