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INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS AND WAREHOUSEMEN
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS AND WAREHOUSEMEN. The union was formed in 1903 when the Team Drivers International Union (1899) merged with the Teamsters National Union (1902). Local deliverymen using horse-drawn vehicles remained the principal membership until the 1930s, when they were replaced by intercity truck drivers.
From 1907 to 1952, the union was headed by Daniel J. Tobin, who increased membership from 40,000 in 1907 to more than 1,000,000 by 1950. It had become the nation’s largest union by 1940.
Presidents Dave Beck (1952–57) and James Hoffa (1957–71) shaped the Teamsters into a strongly centralized union capable of negotiating nationwide freight-hauling agreements. Presidents Ron Carey (1992–99) and James P. Hoffa (1999– ), son of a former president, focused on job security and family issues. (1)
The 1948 Dubuque Classified Business Directory listed 111 W. 6th.
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Source:
"Teamsters' Union," Online: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Teamsters-Union