1. Teamsters - Noun
2. Teamsters - Proper noun
Teamsters
plural of Teamster
Teamsters
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a labor union representing primarily truck drivers
In 1964, Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa was sentenced in Chicago to five years in federal prison for defrauding his union’s pension fund. Source: Internet
Isaac stars as the owner of a heating oil company battling truck hijackers, Teamsters, a particularly curious assistant district attorney (David Oyelowo) and a wife with Lady Macbeth inclinations (Jessica Chastain). Source: Internet
Gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady is calling for an investigation into Governor Pat Quinn’s acceptance of $75,000 in campaign cash from the Teamsters Union just before his amendatory veto on McCormick Place that would have benefitted the union. Source: Internet
In 1988 the government blocked Michael Sciarra, a Genovese mobster, from running for the leadership of the Teamsters' Newark-based Local 560, a violence-torn cabal that was celebrating its first experiment with democracy. Source: Internet
Local Teamsters Union official John Strapac notes that while in the past the government has legislated them back to work, he's hoping for a negotiated outcome this time. Source: Internet
More unions have recently come onboard, too, with the Communications Workers of America, American Postal Workers Union-Denver Metro Area and the Teamsters Local 455 all endorsing Young. Source: Internet