Our Union. Our Power. Our Future.

Brothers and Sisters,

This is our moment.

For too long, our union has been pushed off course, held back by a system that weakens our voice, divides our strength, and leaves our members exposed. While we’ve been restrained, employers have grown bolder, testing us, exploiting us, and taking advantage of a culture where fear has replaced solidarity.

That ends now.

We reject a union where members feel powerless.

We reject leadership that protects itself instead of the membership and their families.

And we reject the lie that this is the best we can be.

It is not.

The Teamsters were built to be fearless. Built to fight. Built to win. That legacy was earned by generations of members who stood together, demanded more, and refused to back down. It was not built through silence, and it will not be rebuilt throughcomplacency.

This union does not belong to a handful of people at the top.

It belongs to the members.

It belongs to the Local Unions.

It belongs to the stewards, officers, and working Teamsters who carry this union forward every single day.

That is who built this union.

That is who defends it.

And that is who must control its future.

A Union That Works for the Members

Real change starts at the top, but it does not end there. It lives on every shop floor, in every Local Union, in every contract fight, and in every member willing to stand up and demand more.

We are not here to make minor adjustments to a broken system.

We are here to transform it.

We are building a union where power belongs to the members, not in theory, but in practice:

• Power to win stronger wages and real cost-of-living protections, backed by transparency and the information needed to bargain effectively.
• Power to protect pensions and healthcare, with full transparency and no more decisions made behind closed doors.
• Power to negotiate contracts in the open, with no NDAs, no side agreements, no secrecy, and real member involvement from start to finish.
• Power to enforce contracts aggressively, ensuring that what is won at the table is delivered on the job.
• Power to defend job security, including standing up to automation and new technologies that threaten livelihoods and safety.

And above all:

• Power to hold leadership accountable because this union belongs to the members, not the people at the top. No more decisions behind closed doors. No more leadership without accountability. Members deserve answers and results.

Restoring Strength to Local Unions

A strong International Union depends on strong Local Unions.

Local Unions must have the autonomy and respect necessary to do their

jobs—representing members, negotiating contracts, enforcing agreements, and governing democratically.

That means:

• No intimidation.
• No political pressure.
• No retaliation for independent voices.

Local leaders must be free to speak up, to advocate, and to fight for their members without fear. When Local Unions are strong, the entire union is strong.

Democracy Is Not Optional

A union without democracy is not a union—it is a corporation.

Members must have a voice. Not occasionally. Not when it is convenient.

At all times.

If jobs are on the line, members deserve a voice.

If their future is on the line, members deserve a voice.

If leadership is being decided, members deserve a vote.

Major decisions that affect thousands of families cannot continue to be made without meaningful member and Local Union input. That is not solidarity. That is not accountability. And it is not the Teamsters Union we believe in.

This moment is about more than leadership, it is about control of our union.

Whether power stays concentrated at the top, or is returned to where it belongs: with the membership.

A Culture Shift: From Fear to Strength

We are ending a culture where:

• Members feel ignored.
• Local Unions are sidelined.
• Questions are met with arrogance.
• Disagreement is treated as disloyalty.

And replacing it with one rooted in:

• Strength
• Accountability
• Transparency
• Unity

This is not about personalities.

It is about direction.

It is about building a union that reflects the values of the members who make it strong.

Not Reform. Transformation.

We are not asking for change.

We’re ready to lead, and put power back where it belongs.

This is a movement to restore pride, rebuild strength, and reignite the fighting spirit of

the Teamsters. A union that does not flinch. A union that does not fold.

A union that stands together, every time.

More Power. No Fear.