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Message From Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa

Dear Teamster Union Member and Family,

Last November’s elections brought many anti-union governors and lawmakers into statehouses throughout the country. These elections were financed by a wave of corporate cash never before seen in this country.

Newly elected politicians are paying back their corporate contributors by attacking the voices of working people. Right to work (for LESS) laws are being proposed in a number of states, including Michigan, Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Maine, Minnesota and more.

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ATTEND THE RALLIES!

The rally in St. Paul, Minnesota will take place February 22, 4 P.M. at 75 Constitution Avenue. Click here to download the current list of all rallies.

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Minnesota Teamsters Local 320 Public Employees Enter Budget Battle

Teamsters Local 320 (www.teamsterslocal320.org), representing some 11,500 public employees throughout Minnesota’s 87 counties, launched a statewide print and radio campaign on Sunday, February 13, urging citizens to tell their legislators to stop the proposed 15% slash to public employee rolls and benefits as part of a Republican plan to plug the state’s $6.2 billion deficit.

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Amid Barrage Of Legislation, Workers Ask 'Where Is The Focus On Jobs?'

Construction workers in hard hats and safety vests mixed with nurses and professional employees at a packed legislative hearing Thursday on a proposal to freeze wages and undermine public workers' right to collective bargaining. Amid a slew of such anti-worker legislation, union leaders asked, "Where is the focus on jobs?"

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Stop The War On Workers In Minnesota

There is power in a union! Together we can defeat the threat of a right-to-work (for LESS) law in Minnesota. The Teamsters are working with other unions statewide in an unprecedented effort to defeat this anti-worker proposal.
Study after study shows that right-to-work (for LESS) laws:

Lower wages for everyone. The average worker in a “right to work” state makes $5,500 less per year. In this economy, who can afford a $5,500 pay cut?

Endanger worksite safety and health standards. “Right to work” rules weaken unions so they can’t bargain for better working conditions for us—resulting in more injuries and even deaths at the worksite.

Free loaders. “Right to work” rules aren’t fair to dues-paying members like us because it allows nonmembers to benefit from all the rights our union works hard for without paying their fair share.

It’s critical that you call or write your representatives and urge them to vote against this union-busting legislation and focus on what our state really needs: more jobs.

Working families deserve better. Don’t let corporate interests take away the best job security that exists: the union contract. Please call or write your representatives and tell them to vote against right-to-work (for LESS).

Below are resources that can help you take action.

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Stop The War On Workers In Minnesota