Calling on All Teamsters to Lend a Hand to the Midwest Flood Victims
Your Teamster brothers and sisters affected by the flooding in the Midwest need your help. Thousands of them have lost their homes and many local unions have been destroyed or remain shut down.


OTHER NEWS
Hoffa Urges Air Force to Terminate Foreign Contract, Keep Military Jobs in U.S.
The Teamsters Union called on the U.S. Air Force to terminate a $35 billion contract for 179 aerial refueling tankers that it unfairly gave to a European manufacturer, and award it to U.S.-based Boeing Co., keeping important military manufacturing jobs in the United States.

Teamsters Laud NTSB for Addressing Fatigue of Airline Workers
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently issued safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to address the problems with the fatigue of workers in the airline industry.

Hoffa: We are Victims of Highway Robbery
If you have any doubt whether gas prices are seriously hurting working families, you should talk to Denise Renedo. A dispatch clerk at Roadway Express' Detroit facility, Renedo is a single mother, working a solid 40 hours a week.

Hamilton Named Director of New Express Division for DHL Express and Danzas Members
International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced the appointment of Bill Hamilton, International Vice President, as director of the newly established Express Division of the union. The Express Division, under Hamilton's leadership, will represent Teamster members at DHL Express and Danzas.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
TLA on Microsoft Office 2007 - June 30-July 2

TLA on Negotiations - July 15-17

Teamsters National Black Caucus Convention - August 18-24

Teamsters Women's Conference - September 10-14