Teamsters, DOJ File Joint Motion to End Final Order and Consent Decree

Source: Teamsters

2026.06.17

New Era for Teamsters as Government Monitorship Set to End

Press Contact: Kara Deniz Email: kdeniz@teamster.org

(WASHINGTON) – Today, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (the Southern District) jointly filed a motion to amend the Final Order and the Consent Decree, ending federal government monitorship of the union.

In 1989, the Southern District and the Teamsters entered into a consent decree to eliminate organized crime influence within the union and ensure fair, democratic, member-driven elections. Over the past 37 years, the Teamsters have conducted nine elections and successfully eliminated corrupt elements from the union.

Since the election of Sean M. O’Brien as Teamsters General President in 2021, the Teamsters have built a new system of rigorous checks and balances in which every member complaint is investigated, and when appropriate, referred to legal authorities.

“Today marks a new era in the Teamsters. After 37 years, this filing marks an end to the longest monitorship of any union, corporation, nonprofit, or public entity in the history of the United States. Over the past four years, we have developed a system of internal controls and created a culture of vigilance in our union. Our efforts have proven that we can police our own, and the controls we have put in place are more stringent than any labor organization in the country,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien.

Read more: https://teamster.org/2026/06/teamsters-doj-file-joint-motion-to-end-final-order-and-consent-decree/