Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
Teamsters is a labor union in the United States and Canada primarily representing workers in the transportation and logistics industries. It negotiates wages, work hours, and employment conditions for its members.
Related terms
Collective bargaining: The process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights.
Labor union: An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests; unions like Teamsters are key players in this field.
A work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work, often used as a bargaining tool during negotiations between labor unions and employers