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    The mission of the Training and Development Department is to create programs and materials that will build skills and enhance knowledge, as well as foster commitment and dedication within our union. Seminars for members, stewards, business agents, and officers provide the perfect opportunity to build union solidarity, mentor younger members and identify specific concerns of union membership and the labor movement.

  • Enhancing Services

    A new structure to help locals and Joint Councils participate more fully in the training process and showcase "best practices" among Teamster affiliates.

  • FAQs

    Here are the answers to commonly asked questions about the skills and services offered by the Teamsters Training and Development Department.

  • Member Rights

    "Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection."

  • Learn

    From organizing victories to successful contract campaigns, there are plenty of great Teamster stories to tell happening every day. This guide will help you best plan your strategy and make the most of your good news.

  • Glossary

    Unions have developed a special vocabulary to describe much of what we do. Definitions are given here for the most commonly used terms.

  • On April 18, Local 773 in Allentown, Pennsylvania hosted a training seminar that focused on the roles and responsibilities of the Teamster steward and the grievance process.

  • On April 25, Local 633 in Manchester, New Hampshire hosted its bi-annual stewards training seminar, with more than 90 stewards and members in attendance.

  • The Teamsters Training and Development Department will conduct a Teamsters Leadership Academy on Advanced Arbitration for local union officers and business agents who have knowledge and experience in arbitration but who would like to go beyond the basics.

  • The Teamsters Training and Development Department is conducting a three-day Teamsters Leadership Academy on Collective Bargaining for Teamster representatives. This program is open to all local unions and will be held June 23-25 at Local 200 in Milwaukee.

  • Local 384 in Norristown, Pennsylvania understands the need to organize and showed it on March 14 by hosting a member organizer training.

  • More than 60 stewards took part in a training seminar on March 21 that was sponsored by Local 682 in St. Louis, Missouri.

  • Stewards from Local 636 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania gathered for a day-long training on March 21 that focused on the roles and responsibilities of the steward, the grievance process, and building confidence for presenting grievances to the employer.

  • On March 28, 38 stewards from Local 886 in Oklahoma City braved inclement weather to attend a training seminar at the union hall.