Vote: Your Right, Your Responsibility
The ongoing war on workers may not be on the front pages anymore, but the middle class is still under assault. Anti-union factions across the country are involved in a concerted effort to undermine rights it has taken working people a century to achieve. Teamsters nationwide have rallied in below freezing blizzards and hundred-degree heat waves; they have written and called their members of Congress; they’ve gone to town hall meetings; and they have even recalled politicians who trampled on the rights of working men and women. In the upcoming Teamster election, you have a very simple way of showing your support for the rights of labor: All you have to do is vote.
Ground Zero: 10 Years Later
Local unions and Joint Councils in the metro areas of New York City and Washington, D.C. all played a part in the rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts in aftermath of September 11. The International Union also took action to make sure members were protected from the economic fallout and health risks of the terrorist attacks. Teamsters from across North America donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund to help those in need. And today, Teamsters are working on rebuilding the site.
Teamsters Hold 28th International Convention
The Teamsters Union held its 28thInternational Teamsters Convention from Monday, June 27 through Friday, July 1 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. Approximately 6,000 Teamsters participated in this Convention, including more than 1,800 delegates, who were there to map out the future course of the 1.4-million-member Teamsters Union. In addition to this issue of the Teamster Magazine, check out the full coverage of this monumental Teamster event on the comprehensive website that includes Convention highlights, daily newsletters, passed resolutions, committees, photo and video galleries, and other important information.
The Fight Continues
On the morning of Saturday, March 26, the silence of the cool spring air in Los Angeles was shattered by the rhythmic beats of the Wilson High School drum line. In perfect time, drummers banged out a cadence that could be heard for miles around—a cadence that spoke to the working class. Read more in this issue about the Teamsters’ continuous fight to Stop the War on Workers.
Stopping the War on Workers
“Massive protests in Madison, Wisconsin have exposed the central fault line in American politics. That fault line isn’t between liberals and conservatives or Republicans and Democrats. It’s between those who want to shift power to big business and big corporations and those who want to restore the power to working people,” begins General President Jim Hoffa in his message on the brutal attack of American workers.
