The IBT Department for Retiree Affairs was established in 1983 to create a closer bond among all retired Teamsters. The Department is dedicated to meeting the needs of all retired Teamsters and is consistently working to improve and enhance affordable programs and services for our retirees. The director of the department is Edgar A. Scribner, and the department can be reached at 202-624-8950.

The Department encourages members of the Teamsters Retiree Clubs to support and participate in contract and organizing campaigns in their area. In conjunction with the IBT Government Affairs Department and DRIVE, the Retiree Affairs Department strives to influence policy makers at the national level on issues affecting both active and retired Teamsters.

Teamsters Retiree Clubs/Chapters

There are more than 275 Teamsters Retiree Clubs/Chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Each Club is a separate entity affiliated with and chartered through the Department for Retiree Affairs. Their goal is to achieve the objectives set forth in the Department for Retiree Affairs, Constitution and Bylaws and Affiliation Charter.

Teamsters Retiree Clubs/Chapters have formed a united front for the preservation of the ideals of trade unionism and to protect, preserve and improve the social and economic status of retirees. Teamsters Retiree Clubs/Chapters are an important segment of the Teamsters. The Retiree Clubs are of tremendous value to the working members and contribute to the unity, growth and strength of our Union. Joining a Teamsters Retiree Club will enrich your retirement years by keeping you actively involved with your Union.

Our Purpose

To form a united front for the preservation of the ideals of trade unionism; to protect, preserve and improve the social and economic status of retirees; to create a closer fellowship among all retired Teamsters; to safeguard, advance and promote the rights and interests of retirees by political, educational and other community activities; to engage in cultural, civic, legislative, political, fraternal, educational, charitable, welfare, social and other activities which further the interests of this organization and its membership, directly or indirectly; to provide financial and moral assistance to other bodies having purposes and objectives in whole or in part similar or related to those of this organization; to engage in community activities which will advance the interests of this organization and its members in the community and in the United States and Canada, directly or indirectly; to receive, manage, invest, expend or otherwise use the funds and property of this organization to carry out the duties and to achieve the objectives set forth in the International's Department for Retiree Affairs Constitution and Bylaws and for such additional purposes and objects not inconsistent therewith as will further the interests of this organization and its members, directly or indirectly.