The Fights to Transform the UAW and the Teamsters
Channel: Labor Notes
Date: 2021-10-21

For decades, members of the United Auto Workers and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have struggled to turn their iconic unions into democratic organizations that are ready to fight the boss. This November, two landmark campaigns—the 2021 Teamsters election and the UAW "one member, one vote" referendum—will steer the course of these unions for generations to come.

On October 20, 2021, Auto Workers and Teamsters past and present shared lessons learned from years of rank-and-file organizing to transform these two unions.

Featured speakers:

- Ken Paff, founder of Teamsters for a Democratic Union
- Carthy Boston, TDU International Steering Committee member and UPS Teamster steward, Local 639
- Mike Cannon, former International Rep and member of New Directions, and current Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD) caucus leader
- Scott Houldieson, UAWD chair and member of UAW Local 551 at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant

(Organizations listed for identification purposes only.)