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Teamsters Rally Highlights Fight
for Workers' Rights in America
Last week, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa
led a rally at the Port of
Los Angeles
with thousands of Teamsters to highlight the union's fight for
workers' rights.
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more pictures from this event
Union Launches TeamstersForObama
Web Site to Mobilize Members
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters
launched TeamstersForObama.org last weekend to help educate and
mobilize its members. The web site, available only to Teamsters
members, can be accessed by entering the Password published on
the Contents Page of March/April Teamsters magazine. The
password login is case sensitive and must be entered exactly as
it appears in the magazine.
OTHER
TEAMSTER NEWS
Teamsters Dispute "Three
Amigo" Claims on NAFTA
Teamsters General
President Jim Hoffa expressed outrage that the leaders of
Canada,
Mexico and
the United
States had claimed at a special
summit that the North American Free Trade Agreement has made
their citizens more prosperous.
National Carhaul Talks Resume
April 23
National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement
talks resumed April 23 in Florence, Kentucky. Carhaul members may
call a toll-free hotline, (888) 538-4381, for
updates.
The Campaign to Organize UPS
Freight Workers Continues to Move
Forward
More and more workers at UPS Freight terminals have signed
authorization cards as the total number of drivers and
dockworkers seeking to become Teamster members surges to 10,400
since January 16. Follow this historical campaign to find out
which latest groups of workers have exercised their right to
join the union.
Don't Miss the Teamster
Organizers Conference!
Teamsters Joint Council and local union
organizers: Don’t forget to register for the fifth annual
Teamster Organizers Conference to be held June 26-29, 2008 in
Memphis. The deadline is May
23.
WORKERS’ MEMORIAL
DAY
Mourn for the Dead, Fight for
the Living
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