Teamsters General President

  • Biography

    James P. Hoffa has been on a mission—to build the Teamsters Union into the strongest, most powerful voice in North America for working families—and he is well on his way to achieving this goal. Under Hoffa’s leadership, the Teamsters Union is winning industry-leading contracts, engaging in vigorous contract enforcement and organizing the unorganized. Teamster positions on the issues of the day—from unsafe Mexican trucks to misguided trade policies—now hold sway in Washington’s power corridors. Hoffa has spent a lifetime preparing for the challenge of running the Teamsters Union. He knows, first-hand, what Teamsters can accomplish when they are united. He is leading a Union that is a credit to its proud history. Hoffa is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on Union issues. As the most visible and outspoken critic of government trade policies and anti-worker corporate agendas, Hoffa is recognized as a leader on issues that affect working people.

  • Leadership

    Article VI, Section 1(a). The General President shall preside at the Convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and conduct the same in conformity with this Constitution. He shall have the deciding vote in case of a tie on any question that is being voted on by the Convention. He shall act to the best of his ability in furthering the interests of the organization. He shall fill any vacancy among the officers of the International Union, subject to the approval of a majority of the General Executive Board.

  • Contacting the General President

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