(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – The Teamsters have announced 100,000 Workers have joined the Union since March 2022, marking one of the most successful organizing periods in modern Labor History - and underscoring the growing demand for strong Union representation across the U.S. and Canada.

The milestone is the result of an aggressive organizing strategy led by Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, who made Union growth a top priority and invested heavily in organizing, bargaining and contract enforcement.

“If anyone is still questioning whether the Teamsters are breaking through, they’re not paying attention. We’re negotiating record contracts, building powerful bipartisan coalitions and organizing more than (100,000) new Members,” O’Brien said. “The old complacent guard that ran this Union before us spent a decade organizing (50,000) Workers and we’ve doubled that in just four years. You don’t see this kind of growth, energy, or militancy anywhere else in the Labor Movement. The Teamsters are coming for what our Members deserve - so get out of our way.”

The Teamsters’ growth has extended far beyond traditional industries.

While the Union continues to expand in freight, warehousing, delivery and logistics, tens of thousands of new Members have organized in other sectors that include health care, public services, cannabis and Amazon.

The Union is also expanding through internal organizing in Southern Right-To-Work (for less) States and negotiating neutrality agreements at employers that include DHL, the American Red Cross and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.

“There’s no stronger Union in North America than the Teamsters. If workers want the best contracts, the highest wages, the most reliable benefits and protections on the job, they need to become Teamsters and join the (100,000) new Members we’ve organized in just four years,” Zuckerman said. “We are protecting one another and holding corrupt, greedy corporations accountable. This is the just the beginning of a brighter future for this organization.”

The organizing surge includes victories at major companies throughout North America, including UPS, DHL, Costco, Sysco, UNFI, the American Red Cross, and hundreds of smaller employers.

It also reflects the Teamsters’ continued success organizing younger Workers who are driving a new generation of Rank-and-File militancy across nearly every industry.

The Teamsters represents 1.3 Members in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.

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