Teamsters Trained to Protect our Nation Against Terrorism
Teamsters are now serving in a program authorized by Congress to help strengthen our nation’s critical infrastructure against potential risks from terrorist attacks. The First Observer program is intended to protect our nation’s transportation systems where Teamsters work every day. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration awarded a First Observer grant to a consortium of contractors, including the Teamsters Union.
Employee Free Choice Act Now - This important piece of legislation would restore fairness and the promise of the American Dream to millions of people who have been shut out far too long. Find out how the Employee Free Choice Act would swell the ranks of the American middle class while being the engine for economic growth and shared prosperity.
More Than 43,000 Workers Join the Teamsters in 2008
Last year, the Teamsters Union reached a landmark, organizing 43,449 workers into the union, and providing tens of thousands of workers with a more secure future for themselves and for their families.
Teamsters Go All Out to Elect President Obama - The Teamsters worked long and hard to put a man they claim as their own in the White House as an unprecedented number of Teamster boots hit the ground to elect Barack Obama president of the United States.
Vote Obama/Biden on November 4 - Read Republican candidate Sen. John McCain's record on labor policies. Plus: Union Donates $200,000 to Iowa Flood victims; National Caucuses Shape Union for the Future; Teamsters Rally in Support of Anheuser-Busch Workers; and the union's continued fight to promote clean and safe ports.
