https://znetwork.org/author/edgaresquivel/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:28:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/edgaresquivel/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/rank-and-file-rebellion-teamsters-in-dallas-la-and-oc-organize-to-dump-obrien/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/rank-and-file-rebellion-teamsters-in-dallas-la-and-oc-organize-to-dump-obrien/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:01:13 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1294601 Rank-and-file Teamsters in large Dallas, Los Angeles and Orange County locals have organized delegate slates in a grassroots movement to dump Sean O’Brien in 2026. If elected, the combined 42 delegates would attend this summer’s 2026 International Brother of Teamsters (IBT) Convention set to be hosted in Las Vegas where they would back the Richard Hooker [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/rank-and-file-rebellion-teamsters-in-dallas-la-and-oc-organize-to-dump-obrien/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/mark-davison-slaps-retired-oregon-teamsters-with-31-out-of-pocket-medical-hikes-2-years-after-historic-ups-contract-so-what-went-wrong/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/mark-davison-slaps-retired-oregon-teamsters-with-31-out-of-pocket-medical-hikes-2-years-after-historic-ups-contract-so-what-went-wrong/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:30:11 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1292630 With less than a year before the next Teamsters general election; and less than two-and-half years since the catastrophic 2023 UPS-Teamsters agreement negotiated by Sean O’Brien was sold and ratified—the chickens have come home to roost. Ironically, the first casualty of the concessions filled deal has hit the state of Oregon which is home to [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/mark-davison-slaps-retired-oregon-teamsters-with-31-out-of-pocket-medical-hikes-2-years-after-historic-ups-contract-so-what-went-wrong/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/betrayed-how-40000-southwest-upsers-fell-behind-in-pension-from-the-rest-of-the-western-conference-of-teamsters/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/betrayed-how-40000-southwest-upsers-fell-behind-in-pension-from-the-rest-of-the-western-conference-of-teamsters/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:50:46 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1287132 Introduction  It’s been over two-years since Teamsters General President – Sean O’Brien – rubber stamped his name in a concessions filled contract with UPS that for 78% of members was poorer than the 2018 agreement. For Southwest UPSers, the brutal concessions that began in 2013 has left 40,000 members further behind in pension contributions from [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/betrayed-how-40000-southwest-upsers-fell-behind-in-pension-from-the-rest-of-the-western-conference-of-teamsters/feed/ 2 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/open-rebellion-against-teamsters-gp-sean-obrien/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/open-rebellion-against-teamsters-gp-sean-obrien/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:15:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1271077 This past week the Teamsters National Black Caucus (TNBC) held their yearly conference in Las Vegas. Angered by Teamsters general president (GP) Sean O’Brien’s embarrassing spectacle at the Republican National Convention (RNC) where he paid homage to the most anti-labor chauvinists and xenophobic bigots in the party’s history, the TNBC uninvited him. In defiance to [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/open-rebellion-against-teamsters-gp-sean-obrien/feed/ 0