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James Hoffa, Jr.
DET97090102- 1 SEPTEMBER 1997 - DETROIT,MICHIGAN,USA: James Hoffa, Jr., meets with fellow Teamsters during the annual Labor Day Parade in Detroit September 1st. Hoffa is running against current Teamsters president Ron Carey after the first election was declared void by election officials. UPI bp/Bill Pugliano

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Tea Party wants apology for Hoffa's SOB comment
DETROIT, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A Tea Party leader demanded an apology from President Obama for Teamsters Union President James Hoffa's calling the conservative activists "sons-of-a-bitches."
Teamsters approve pay cut to save company
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted to accept a 10 percent cut in pay to help save U.S. shipping firm YRC Worldwide.
Hoffa stumps for Obama in Pittsburgh
Hoffa stumps for Obama in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, April 10 (UPI) -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa Thursday stumped in Pittsburgh for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Teamsters fighting cross-border trucking
PHOENIX, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Despite a legal setback, the Teamsters union isn't giving up its court fight to keep Mexican trucks from delivering freight in the United States.
Four unions to boycott AFL-CIO convention
CHICAGO, July 24 (UPI) -- Four major labor unions plan to boycott the AFL-CIO convention in Chicago on Monday, the Financial Times reports.
Teamsters closer to leaving AFL-CIO
CHICAGO, July 21 (UPI) -- The Teamsters authorized their leaders to pull out of the AFL-CIO if it doesn't accommodate a dissident group at Monday's quadrennial convention in Chicago.
Hoffa: Teamsters and feds negotiating
DETROIT, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Talks between the Teamsters Union and the federal government may soon result in an end to 14 years of government supervision of the union.
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“ We are facing the worst economy in our lifetime, so we needed to act now to protect our members and their families, ”
Teamsters approve pay cut to save company
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“ The Keystone pipeline project will offer working men and women a real chance to earn a good wage and support their families in this difficult economic climate, ”
Keystone pipeline gets labor support
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“ Dangerous trucks should not be driving all the way from Mexico to Maine and Minnesota, ”
Teamsters fighting cross-border trucking
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“ This is about the future of the American labor movement, ”
Four unions to boycott AFL-CIO convention
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“ We are committed to organizing the unorganized and negotiating the wages and benefits workers deserve, ”
Teamsters closer to leaving AFL-CIO
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