Edgar Esquivel

Edgar Esquivel holds a Master’s Degree in History from Cal State University- Fullerton and has served as adjunct professor of History at both Mt. San Antonio College and Santa Ana College in Southern California.
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Will the Teamsters Finally End Their Love Affair with UPS? A Concise History of Teamster-UPS Relations

Edgar Esquivel, March 10, 2023

Edgar Esquivel details the long and tumultuous history of Teamster relations with United Parcel Service, showing a story of both class collaboration and rank-and-file resistance. Read Article.

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Thousands of Rail Workers Railroaded by the Teamsters Bureaucracy!  

Edgar Esquivel, November 11, 2022

Edgar Esquivel reports on the recent contract negotiations of Teamsters-represented U.S. railroad workers and contextualizes the current struggle within the long history of militant railroad worker organizing. Read Article.

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Setting the Record Straight: On the Trotskyist-led 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike, the Teamsters Bureaucracy & its Aftermath

Edgar Esquivel, May 15, 2022

Trotskyist Teamsters took a leading role in a historic labor upsurge and clashed with a corrupt leadership under Dan Tobin. Twenty-four-year Teamster Edgar Esquivel tells the story. Read Article.

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Cesar Chavez at 95: Debunking the Myth

Edgar Esquivel, March 31, 2022

Edgar Esquivel gives a counter-history to the mythology surrounding United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez. Read Article.

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Where is TDU Going? The Plot Against Teamsters Reform

Edgar Esquivel, December 15, 2021

Edgar Esquivel takes issue with Teamsters for a Democratic Union's endorsement of Sean O'Brien in the latest Teamsters General Executive Board election. Read Article.