Tim Sylvester's bid to become General
President of the Teamsters picked up momentum last week in Milwaukee when Fred Gegare
came forward to endorse him.
Gegare, now retired, is the former
International Vice President, who became so disenchanted with James P. Hoffa that
he ran against him in 2011. Hoffa was reelected soundly defeating Gegare and
New York Teamsters leader Sandy Pope.
Sylvester drew the obvious lesson of the
2011 election that if Hoffa is to be ousted, it will take a coalition to defeat
him in 2016.
Teamsters United is the name of Sylvester's umbrella
campaign organization that so far includes Fred Zuckerman, president
of Louisville Local 89, and Tony Jones, president of Columbus Local 413.
Teamsters United will stage a national conference
call on Sunday, April 26, 2015, to brief Teamsters on the coalition’s strategy
and to provide the opportunity for those interested to get involved in the campaign.
Details on how to sign up for the conference
call are available on the Teamsters United website (teamstersunited.org.)
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