2011 IBT Convention Resolutions

WHEREAS, residential construction workers in Arizona and Nevada, with the help of the Building Justice Campaign (the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 15 and the Sheet Metal Workers International Association), are fighting to improve their pay, benefits and working conditions and to have a voice in the workplace; and

Port Driver Organizing Resolution

WHEREAS, the Teamsters Union is leading an innovative campaign to organize 110,000 port drivers nationwide; and

Protecting Teamster Participants from Pension-Destroying Investors

WHEREAS, unbridled excess on Wall Street led to the worst financial crisis in the United States since the Great Depression; and

Immigration Reform

WHEREAS, the United States is a nation of immigrants founded on the shared ideals and rights of democracy, freedom of speech, religious tolerance and equal opportunity; and

Health Care in America

WHEREAS, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has historically been at the forefront on health issues and continues to be so today; and

Health and Welfare Benefits

WHEREAS, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has fought for, and presently sustains, some of the most generous health and welfare benefits in the United States through collective bargaining; and

Financial Reform

WHEREAS, the nation is struggling to recover from the aftermath of a full-blown global economic crisis and the worst, most prolonged recession in decades; and

Federal Express

WHEREAS, FedEx continues to hide behind legal loopholes and misclassify employees to keep workers from enjoying the same rights as other similarly situated employees in the industry; and

Energy/Green Jobs

WHEREAS, Scientific evidence has confirmed that human use of fossil fuels is undisputedly contributing to global warming, causing rising sea levels, changes in climate patterns and threats to coastal areas; and

International Brotherhood of Teamsters' Commitment to Helping Members and Communities in Need Through the Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund

WHEREAS, the Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund is a charitable 501 (c)(3) fund established in 1991 to assist victims of natural disasters long after the media has forgotten; and

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