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Welcome to the Teamsters eDispatch. Stay tuned for the latest
news from and about Teamster.org.
 Hoffa Urges President to Take Action on
Employee Free Choice, Health Care and
Economy
This week, Teamsters
General President Jim Hoffa met with President Barack Obama and
other labor leaders at the White House to discuss issues
important to Teamsters, including the Employee Free Choice Act,
health care, pensions and the economy.
“We are working closely with President Obama on issues
that are important to Teamsters and all workers,” Hoffa
said. “Each of the issues we discussed today is a key to
turning around the economy and giving workers
hope.”
 Teamsters Airline Division Launches New Web
Site
The Airline Division just launched a new
web site, teamsterair.org, to more
fully inform its members and to provide them with a way to
communicate with each other using the Internet.
The
Teamsters represent 53,000 airline workers in every class and
craft at dozens of airlines, including mechanics, pilots and
flight attendants at Continental Airlines, mechanics at United
Airlines and mechanics at Horizon Air. Most recently, the union
has added Atlas and Polar Air Cargo pilots and dispatchers and
Aloha Air Cargo fleet service
workers.
 Freight Leaders Support Economic Relief Plan
to Protect Jobs
Immediately following the
two-man freight meeting held July 14 to discuss the tentative
agreement that the Teamsters reached with YRCW on July 9, a
freight bulletin, summarizing the meeting and the documents
presented, was sent to the printer and will then be mailed to
all affected members.
Visit the YRCW Freight Update section of the web site
for more details.
 Teamsters Hold Job Fair for Military
Veterans
Joint Council 42 hosted a job
fair in Long Beach, California recently for military veterans as
part of the union's support for Helmets to Hardhats. More than
60 Teamster employers worked at the fair to recruit new
employees. View video from this event.
Find
out more about Helmets to
Hardhats.
 Don't Forget to Register for the Women's
Conference!
Time is running out to sign
up for the 2009 Women’s Conference,
scheduled September 10-12 in Las Vegas. The hotel deadline
is August 14.
Registration can be completed online by
clicking on the Women’s Conference box in the “Top
Issues” section of the teamster.org homepage, or go to www.teamster.org/women. From there,
follow the instructions to access the registration form. Once
registered, attendees will receive a confirmation email and
information regarding hotel reservation information.
 Have
You Checked Out TeamsterMagazine.com
Yet?
TeamsterMagazine.com, a new blog, tells stories
about Teamsters that you won't see anywhere else. From stories
of individual members to labor history to Teamster tattoos, the
blog is an entertaining place to read about Teamster issues.
Always in search of stories about extraordinary Teamsters,
TeamsterMagazine.com welcomes submissions from
members.
TAKE
ACTION
Tell Congress to Oppose the Taxation of Health
Care Benefits
With nearly 47
million Americans without any health insurance coverage, the
time is now for comprehensive health care reform in our country.
Congress has taken up the all-important task of tackling the
health care crisis this nation currently faces and is currently
debating what the reform of our health care system should look
like. Now is the time to make our voices heard on a crucial
issue that will affect us all.
Please take the time today to email your members of
Congress and ask that they not support any proposal for health
care reform that includes the elimination or capping of the tax
exclusion for employer-provided benefits.
OTHER TEAMSTER
NEWS
Local 340 Members Help Feed Hungry
Mainers
Rail Funds Give Chicago Hub a
Lift
Teamsters International Vice President Ken Hall:
Rules Apply to FedEx
Protecting Pennsylvania Health Care
Workers
Street Festival, Program and Walking Tour to
Commemorate Historic 1934 Strike
Pope Issues Wake-Up Call for Business
Community
Bayside Police Teamsters Win Arbitration Ruling in
Insurance Case
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