Teamsters for a Democratic Union. New York - New Jersey Chapter.

The New York metropolitan region has one of the largest concentrations of Teamster members and local unions in the U.S. Over 100,000 Teamsters work in a huge range of industries in New York and New Jersey. New York has played an important part in the history of the International union.

In 1970 in New York City, a committed band of activists in Local 282 organized a dissident group, FORE - Fear of Reprisal Ends. They issued a newsletter, bulletins, ran election campaigns in their local, issued challenges to their corrupt leadership through the National Labor Relations Board and through the courts. They organized by addressing issues related to contracts, grievances, pension fund loans, etc. While a tiny minority within their 4,500 member local, they kept up the pressure on their union officials, many of whom eventually went to jail.

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