#33-19 Union Democracy … Diana Kilmury and the Teamsters

Labor unions are starting to gain more recognition internationally as a legitimate element of a functioning economy. To be effective for their members, they must also be democratic. In this interview from 1996, the year a movie on her life was released, Kilmury explains the internal struggle for democracy in the Teamsters, and what a union can negotiate for its members, including women, in a capitalist world.

Host(s): Carol Stall
Featured Speakers/Guests: Diana Kilmury is famous for her work as International Vice President of the Teamsters Union and Co-Chair of Teamsters for a Democratic Union. She is from Vancouver BC. The film about her life, Mother Trucker, can be found on YouTube

Credits: Interview by Carol Stall at Women’s Access to Electronic Resources. Update by Frieda Werden. Original version of this program was WINGS #03-96 Kilmury’s War

Comments: An inspiring woman with good advice.

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