Elected to the office the members trust with their money — Ed serves as one of Local 25's three Trustees, the financial watchdogs whose oversight makes every strike fund, benefit, and contract fight possible.
Every fight this union wins runs on one thing the members provide: their dues. And the office charged with guarding that money — making sure every dollar serves the membership and nothing else — is the Trustee's. Ed Welch holds that office on the Teamsters Local 25 Executive Board, sworn in with the board as it kicked off 2025.
The job is written into the union's DNA. Under the IBT Constitution, Local 25's three Trustees examine the local's books and records, verify that expenditures follow the bylaws and the members' interests, and stand accountable to the membership for the local's financial health. It's the quiet office — but it's the one that makes the loud ones possible. Strike benefits get paid because the fund is sound. Contracts get enforced because the local can afford the fight.
Ed brings a working Teamster's eye to it: the understanding that the money in those books was earned on docks, in trucks, on job sites, and behind wheels — and that the members who earned it deserve to know it's handled with the same discipline they bring to their shifts.
Transparency isn't a slogan at Local 25. It's a monthly practice — reports to the membership, questions answered at the hall, and books that stand up to any inspection. That's the standard Ed is sworn to, and the one he keeps.
What the work looks like when the hall works for the members.
Elected Trustee on the Teamsters Local 25 Executive Board — sworn in with the board at the start of 2025 to safeguard the finances of New England's largest Teamsters local.
One of three Trustees charged under the IBT Constitution with reviewing the local's books and records — verifying that the members' money serves the members' interests, period.
Union financial oversight isn't a courtesy — it's federal law and constitutional duty. The Trustee's office is the members' built-in guarantee that dues are protected, documented, and accounted for.
Strike funds that pay when members walk. Benefits that arrive on time. Legal fights the local can afford to win. Financial strength is the foundation under every Teamster victory.
Financial transparency practiced the Local 25 way — reported to the membership, answerable at the general membership meeting, open to any member who asks.
Three duties, held on behalf of every dues-paying member of Local 25.
Regular examination of the local's books and records, verifying every expenditure against the bylaws and the members' interests.
Reporting to the membership and standing accountable at the hall — the members' right to know, honored in practice.
Protecting the financial strength behind strike benefits, member services, and the fights still to come.
A question about the local, an idea, or something you want on my radar — send it here and I'll follow up.
Mr. Welch is not taking questions today.
