Local 20

Teamsters Local 20 is based in Toledo, Ohio, and is a part of the much larger International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union.

Members of the union are expected to abide by the rules and regulations of local 20’s bylaws and the international union’s constitution.

What You Need to Know

• Local 20 is losing members and represents just 5,412 members, according to its current financial document. In fact, the local has only won 7 elections for new members in the last 10 years.
• The local has taken 153 workers out on strikes lasting a combined 190 days since 2017, including a 2017 strike against Maple City Ice that lasted over 4 months.
• Since 2014, 36 unfair labor practice charges have been filed against local 20.

IBT Local 20 Membership

Sources: Department of Labor & Bloomberg Law

Finances

Like its international union, Teamsters local 20 must file a LM-2 report detailing its finances. In 2023, the local union collected more than $5.4 million, with 86% coming from the dues, agency fees, fines, assessments, work permits, and other fees it charges its members.

The chart below breaks down how Local 20 spent $5,248,948, including:

• $1,746,564 in Union Administration and General Overhead
• $1,100,160 in Per Capita Tax passed onto the international union
• $1,015,091 in Benefits for union employees

Source: 2024 IBT Local 20 LM-2; Other: Contributions, Gifts, and Grants; Strike Benefits; Fees, Fines, Assessments, etc.; Supplies for Resale; Purchase of Investments and Fixed Assets; Loans Made; Repayment of Loans Obtained; To Affiliates of Funds Collected on Their Behalf; On Behalf of Individual Members; Withheld, Not Disbursed.