Rome Aloise, James Hoffa, and Ken Hall

Hoffa-Hall Slate Elected with 60% Margin

 

“The members have spoken,” said International Brotherhood of Teamster General President James P. Hoffa upon being democratically elected to a fourth term as the leader of the most powerful union in the country.

As expected, President Hoffa’s entire slate was elected with a nearly 60% margin over the Fred Gegare Slate and Sandy Pope (who ran without a slate). Joint Council 7 President Rome Aloise was elected on the Hoffa Slate for the office of Vice President-At-Large.

“This is not just our slate’s victory but a victory for all working Americans who are fighting to save America’s middle class,” said President Hoffa upon learning the election results. “We traveled across this country to mobilize our members to fight the right-wing attack on workers. Teamster members responded because they know it is not workers who are to blame for the crisis facing America—it is the greed and corruption of big business and Wall Street and their bought and paid for puppets in Congress.”

Joint Council 7 voted overwhelmingly for the Hoffa Slate. Unfortunately, voter turnout across the U.S. and Canada was disappointingly low. Out of 1.3 million ballots mailed, less than 20% of the total membership—about 246,000 members—voted.

“I’m proud to serve our Teamster members, not only in my local and in Joint Council 7, but throughout the nation. I look forward to bringing our unions and other resources together strategically to fight for a fair economy and keep the hard-earned benefits that our members so richly deserve,” says newly elected International Vice President Aloise.