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Top Issues General President James P. Hoffa Reckless Disregard Even as he heads toward the exit, George Bush is sabotaging the safety of American working families. His transportation secretary, Mary Peters, announced August 4 that the border will be kept open to dangerous Mexican trucks for two more years. I'm mad as hell about it, but I’m not surprised. Bush’s decision to keep the border open fits with his pattern of reckless disregard for the safety of the American people. Video Hoffa: Workers Face a Clear Choice in Presidential Race General President Jim Hoffa speaks to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell about working class Americans throwing their support behind Barack Obama. He explains how the general election will be different than the primaries and that unions will work hard to educate members about the differences between the candidates. More Video Blogwatch Unemployment up for Eighth Straight month Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly employment report, and it’s not good: we’ve now seen eight straight months of increasing unemployment. > View All Posts News Press Release9/6 Teamster Leaders Meet In Chicago To Support Striking Workers At Waste ManagementTeamsters Union representatives unanimously passed a resolution of support for the 240 striking workers at WMI in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, promising ... Press Release9/6 Teamsters Applaud California Attorney General Brown's Crackdown On Misclassification Of Port DriversThe Teamsters Union applauds California Attorney General Jerry Brown for filing of lawsuits today against trucking companies that service the ... HeadLine News9/5 Waste Management Strike Update for September 4Teamsters at Local 200 in Milwaukee who went on strike August 26 against Waste Management (WMI) remain united and strong ... HeadLine News9/5 TLA on Immigration Issues Scheduled for October 7-8The IBT Training and Development Department will conduct a TLA for local union leaders October 7-8, 2008 at the Sheraton Gateway ... HeadLine News9/5 BASIS TLA Scheduled September 22-26The International Union will conduct a Teamsters Leadership Academy for new local union business agents, September 22-26 in Washington, ... View All 2008 News and Press Releases Get teamster.org via RSS What is RSS? Be One in a Million Voices Calling for Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act! SIGN THE PETITION Join the Teamsters Who we are Our 1.4 million members fill virtually every job, from airline pilots to zookeepers. Learn more about who we represent. Why The Teamsters With North America's Most Powerful Union behind you, you'll have the strength to negotiate better wages, health and retirement benefits. Get Started Contacting a Teamster organizer is your first step in forming a union with your co-workers. Complete our online form.

Top Issues

General President James P. Hoffa

Reckless Disregard

Even as he heads toward the exit, George Bush is sabotaging the safety of American working families. His transportation secretary, Mary Peters, announced August 4 that the border will be kept open to dangerous Mexican trucks for two more years.

I'm mad as hell about it, but I’m not surprised.

Bush’s decision to keep the border open fits with his pattern of reckless disregard for the safety of the American people.

Video

Hoffa: Workers Face a Clear Choice in Presidential Race

General President Jim Hoffa speaks to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell about working class Americans throwing their support behind Barack Obama. He explains how the general election will be different than the primaries and that unions will work hard to educate members about the differences between the candidates.

Blogwatch

Unemployment up for Eighth Straight month

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly employment report, and it’s not good: we’ve now seen eight straight months of increasing unemployment.

> View All Posts

News

Press Release9/6 Teamster Leaders Meet In Chicago To Support Striking Workers At Waste ManagementTeamsters Union representatives unanimously passed a resolution of support for the 240 striking workers at WMI in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, promising ...
Press Release9/6 Teamsters Applaud California Attorney General Brown's Crackdown On Misclassification Of Port DriversThe Teamsters Union applauds California Attorney General Jerry Brown for filing of lawsuits today against trucking companies that service the ...
HeadLine News9/5 Waste Management Strike Update for September 4Teamsters at Local 200 in Milwaukee who went on strike August 26 against Waste Management (WMI) remain united and strong ...
HeadLine News9/5 TLA on Immigration Issues Scheduled for October 7-8The IBT Training and Development Department will conduct a TLA for local union leaders October 7-8, 2008 at the Sheraton Gateway ...
HeadLine News9/5 BASIS TLA Scheduled September 22-26The International Union will conduct a Teamsters Leadership Academy for new local union business agents, September 22-26 in Washington, ...

View All 2008 News and Press Releases

Be One in a Million Voices Calling for Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act!

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Who we are Our 1.4 million members fill virtually every job, from airline pilots to zookeepers. Learn more about who we represent.
Why The Teamsters With North America's Most Powerful Union behind you, you'll have the strength to negotiate better wages, health and retirement benefits.
Get Started Contacting a Teamster organizer is your first step in forming a union with your co-workers. Complete our online form.

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