Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa addressed the hundreds of Teamster women gathered in New York City Saturday for the second day of the 2011 Teamsters Women’s Conference. As New York braces for the impact of Hurricane Irene, Hoffa called on Teamster women to stand up to another powerful force—anti-worker politicians and their corporate funders who are waging war on workers.  View photos from the event.

Teamsters are having an action packed weekend in New York City, where the 2011 Teamsters Women’s Conference is taking place. As Hurricane Irene rolled through the area late Saturday into Sunday, hundreds of Teamster women continued their conference undeterred by the weather. View photos from the event.