The Convention Closes With Great Plans for
Future Growth of Union
The Teamsters Union closed
its 27th International Convention today with
unprecedented solidarity and determination
to accomplish the ambitious goals set this
week to expand Teamster power.
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Teamsters Win Major Agreement at UPS/Freight
Union wins card-check agreement at UPS Freight, providing a major boost to the Teamsters' organizing efforts at the former Overnite Transportation.
Teamsters Score Major Victory With UPS Agreement for Early Negotiations
Company agrees to Teamsters' demand to come to the bargaining table to begin early contract negotiations for the 2008 National Master United Parcel Service Agreement.
Delegates Nominate Vice Presidents, Trustees
Following a morning of officer nominations, delegates lined up to vote for their choice to the General Executive Board. See the results.
SPEAKERS
General President Hoffa's Opening Remarks
The Teamsters Union is standing up for working Americans. We are strong, and focused more than ever before on growing the union through organizing.
C. Thomas Keegel Keynote Address to 27th International Convention
General Secretary-Treasurer says Teamsters' "financial condition today is better than it's been in a long, long time." The Union's ledgers are in the black with net assets of more than $95 million.
John Edwards Says Teamsters are Leading the Way for Workers
The labor movement is the best antipoverty program in the United States, Edwards says. And Teamsters must hold politicians accountable, including Democrats, to help strengthen the working class.
Biden: Keep Fighting for Working Americans
U.S. Sen. Joe Biden praised the Teamsters for our fight on behalf of working Americans, and urged members to remain vigilant against the growing onslaught of raging corporate greed.
Hoekstra Says Teamsters are the Voice of America's Worker
"American workers need a voice for equality and fairness, and that's you," U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, (R-MI), told the more than 7,000 convention delegates, retirees and guests from across North America attending the Las Vegas convention.
RESOLUTIONS
Teamster Delegates Approve Motion to Organize Sanitation Workers
Teamsters commit to a continent-wide organizing campaign to establish high standards for wages, working hours and conditions, and health and safety for the waste industry.
Delegates Pledge to Continue Building Teamster Power in DHL Delivery System
Delegates overwhelmingly pass a resolution that calls for increased efforts by the Teamsters to coordinate bargaining that will continue to achieve strong first contracts.
Teamsters Vow To Continue Fight For Retirement Security
Convention Delegates commit the union to continue fighting in Congress and at the bargaining table to protect Teamsters' retirement security amid the pension crisis in the United States.
Teamster Delegates Stand Strong Against Cross-Border Trucking
Union resolves to delay implementation until safety, wages and working conditions for Mexican truckers are at highest levels.
Teamsters Delegates Back Resolution to Secure FedEx Workers Right to Pursue Union Representation
Delegates overwhelmingly pass a resolution to work in solidarity with FedEx workers across the country to secure their right to freely join the Teamsters Union without pressure or intimidation.
Teamsters Adopt Diversity, Sexual Orientation Reforms
Teamsters enact
progressive constitutional reforms that prohibit membership discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and emphasize the union's commitment to diversity.
Convention Pledges To Organize Quebecor World Workers
Delegates overwhelmingly pass resolution to utilize the power of the Graphic Communications Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (GCC/IBT) to strategically organize Quebecor World workers.
CONVENTION INFORMATION
Teamsters Kick Off 27th International Convention
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa opened the Teamsters 27th International Convention Monday, declaring that the union continues to make history with an unprecedented focus on expanding Teamster power through growth.
Welcome Delegates: Registration and Schedule Information
Download a draft agenda and floor plans for Bally's and Paris's convention facilities.
About the 27th International Convention
More than 7,000 Teamster delegates from across North America are gathering in Las Vegas to shape the leadership and the direction of the largest democratically elected union in the nation – 1.4 million members strong.
