October 2003 - International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Joining Forces
A Message from Teamsters Airline Division Director Don Treichler
The Teamsters Airline Division has
been busy dealing with the myriad
threats to airline workers. Through our
lobbying efforts and our association
with other unions, many of those
threats are being defeated.
One example is baseball-style
arbitration, something we have been
lobbying against for quite some time.
Another is a loophole we are trying to
close that allows maintenance bases
overseas to not be held to the same
standards as maintenance bases within this country.
Our association with other airline mechanic unions
has helped in our lobbying efforts on these issues. In
order to better respond to mounting threats to aviation
security, the AFL-CIO’s three mechanics unions, under the
auspices of the Transportation Trades Department, formed
the Aircraft Mechanics Mobilization Committee.
With us, the Transport Workers and Machinists will
develop strategies to put a stop to management’s efforts
to outsource aircraft maintenance to overseas facilities
and countless other issues.
Back to School
with the Teamsters
James R. Hoffa Scholarship Awards 75 Students
For more information on the
Teamsters Airline Division, contact:
Don Treichler, Director: 202-624-6848
Victoria Gray, International Representative: 800-635-3961
Nancy Garcia, International Representative specializing in
Health and Safety Issues: 800-635-3961
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For those who did not receive this Journal in the mail at
home, please get in touch with your local and make sure
they have the proper information about your address, where
you work and your craft and class.
Airline Journal is the official publication
of the Airline Division of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001-2198. It is published quarterly for
Teamsters working under the Railway Labor Act, including dispatchers,
customer service representatives, flight attendants, aircraft
maintenance technicians and related crafts, stock clerks, customer
service and ramp personnel, pilots and flight engineers, other
groups such as the AIRNC personnel and all crafts and classes in
the railroad industry.
Thousands of students honored the
memory of labor pioneer James R.
Hoffa by applying for a scholarship
that bears his name. The 75 scholarship
winners will use the money to
further their education, as well as
the legacy of the Teamsters.
“The Teamster tradition of assisting
working families lives on through
this scholarship,” said Teamsters
General President James P. Hoffa.
“My father would be proud to have
his name associated with such an
important cause.”
Applicants compete in one of the five geographic
regions where the Teamster parent’s local union is located.
Twenty-five of the awards total $10,000 each. Fifty of
the awards are one-time grants of $1,000. The scholarships
are disbursed to the college or university at the
beginning of the recipient’s freshman year.
Funding for the scholarship program comes from the
James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament,
donations and the sale of merchandise like a scale model
truck, Teamster jeans, t-shirts and denim jackets.
Information on how to support the scholarship can be
found on the Internet at www.teamster.org.
November 2003 / VOLUME 1, NO. 3
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