Teamsters Rally - Chicago

Hundreds of Teamsters joined General President Sean M. O’Brien, General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman, and Organizing Director Chris Rosell in marching to Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s office in Chicago to demand that she honor her promise to let staff organize with the Teamsters Union.

Then-candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney, Burke offered her support for more than 750 assistant state’s attorneys’ right to collectively bargain and form a union. Since becoming elected in 2024, Burke has changed her tune and is fighting back against her staff’s desire to organize.

After the rally concluded, attendees returned to the Teamsters Organizing Boot Camp Conference to participate in workshops on various tactics and tools for growing union density.