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IN THIS ISSUE8 War On WorkersMoves To Michigan28Conservatives Ram Right To WorkThrough Legislature10 Teamsters HelpRe-Elect ObamaUnion’s Largest GOTV EffortLeads To Victories12 Teamsters ElectedTo OfficeMembers Who Won Their Elections14 State Legislative VictoriesCalifornia And Colorado Teamsters Win16 School Bus MovementTeamster School Bus WorkersMake History22 After The StormTeamsters Key In HurricaneSandy Recovery26 A New StandardMore Than 300 ParkingWorkers Join Local 2528 Teamsters CelebrateJames R. Hoffa CentennialVisionary Labor Leader Born100 Years Ago810162 TEAMSTER NEWS• UPS, UPS FreightNegotiations• James R. Hoffa MemorialScholarship Winners• Local 100 Victories• Remembering TommyO’Donnell• “Tomatoland” Book Review• Raising Spirits At Local 17420 ORGANIZING• Genesys Workers JoinTeamsters• Local 777 WelcomesBus Drivers• Allegiant Air WorkersJoin Local 986• Teamsters WelcomeRoesel-Heck Workers• Clean Harbors WorkersJoin Teamsters• Local 170 WelcomesFirst Student Workers• New Hampshire CorrectionsWorkers Join Union30 COURT MATERIALTEAMSTERwww.teamster.orgInternational Brotherhoodof Teamsters25 Louisiana Avenue, NWWashington DC 20001-2198202-624-6800The Teamster (ISSN 1083-2394) is the official publicationof the International Brotherhood of Teamsters,25 Louisiana Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20001-2198. Itis published four times a year. Periodical postage paid atWashington, DC and at additional mailing offices.WINTER 2013 / VOLUME 110, NO. 1© 2013 International Brotherhood of Teamsters. All rightsreserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without writtenpermission is prohibited. Postmaster: Send addresschanges to The Teamster, Affiliates Records Department,25 Louisiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-2198.Subscription rates: $12 per year. Single copies, $2.(All orders payable in advance.) Members should sendaddress changes to their local union.Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/teamstersand Follow @Teamsters on Twitter.SIGN UP FOR UPDATES—Text “IBT” to 86466(message and data rates may apply)

Sore Losers’ Vendetta of Political PaybackA M E S S A G E F R O M G E N E R A L P R E S I D E N T J A M E S P. H O F F AThe war on workers is alive and well. The reelectionof President Barack Obama was a blow to thosewaging the war, but as we watched the events inMichigan recently unfold, it is clear that anti-workerfactions will stop at nothing until all the power is in thehand of CEOs.Extremist billionaires have achieved what seemedunthinkable only a few years ago. They rapidly forcedthrough union-busting laws in Michigan, the birthplaceof the modern American labor movement. The passageof right-to-work-for-less in Michigan wasn’t driven bythe desire to grow jobs or boost the state’s economy. Itwill do neither. The record on these laws in other states isclear. Right to work leads to lower wages, fewer benefits,increased poverty, more dangerous workplaces and haveno credible effect on job growth.The forces that rammed the union-busting lawthrough the Michigan Legislature had one thing inmind: political payback. Since 2008, $18 million wasspent in Michigan on propaganda deriding collectivebargaining by the Koch brothers through their phonyfront group, Americans for Prosperity, and by Amwayheir Dick DeVos through the Mackinac Center. KarlRove’s American Crossroads SuperPAC and casinomogul Sheldon Adelson joined the attack on Michigan’smiddle class by pouring money into the state on behalfof Mitt Romney.While Republicans spent millions in Michigan alone,their money was no match for labor’s massive get-outthe-votedrive. Republicans lost by 10 points in Michigan,Romney’s childhood home.After suffering a humiliating defeat in a presidentialelection they thought was all but theirs, extremistRepublicans decided to take out their frustration onMichigan labor. This was not a random target. It wasorganized labor that made the difference in Ohio, Wisconsinand Michigan, decisively winning those statesfor President Obama.The right-wing elite know they cannot win withoutdestroying unions. That’s why they are willing to spendso much money funding the war on workers.But Teamsters aren’t fooled. We know the value of acontract and organizing new members and we recognizewhen they are trying to take our rights away from us.They can cloak it in a deceitful name, but we aren’tfooled. Right-to-work laws mean fewer benefits and lessmoney. A Teamster contract means better benefits, wagesand job security. It always has.February 14, 2013, is the 100th anniversary of thebirth of my father, James R. “Jimmy” Hoffa. Throughhis hard work and Teamster contracts, hundreds ofthousands of Americans joined the middle class. He wasn’tduped by right to work. As Teamsters, we shouldn’tbe duped, either.

UPS, UPS FREIGHT NEGOTIATIONS FOCUSTEAMSTERPOWERAT THE TABLEON PROTECTING HEALTH CARE, PENSIONSGENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDJames P. HoffaGeneral President25 Louisiana Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20001Ken HallGeneral Secretary-Treasurer25 Louisiana Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20001VICE PRESIDENTSAT-LARGERome Aloise2100 Merced St.,Suite BSan Leandro, CA 94577Ferline Buie2120 BladensburgRd. N.E.Washington, D.C. 20018George Miranda110 Wall St., 3rd FloorNew York, N.Y. 10005Al Mixon5425 Warner Rd., Unit 7Cleveland, OH 44125Fredrick Potter3400 Highway 35Executive Plaza, Suite 7Hazlet, N.J 07730Fred Simpson41475 Gardenbrook RoadNovi, Michigan 48375George Tedeschi25 Louisiana Ave. N.W.Washington, D.C. 20001TEAMSTERSCANADARobert Bouvier,PresidentTeamsters Canada2540 Daniel Johnson,Suite 804Laval, QuebecCanada H7T 2S3Stan Hennessy1 Grosvenor SquareDelta, B.C.Canada V3M 5S1Craig McInnes275 Matheson Blvd. E.Mississauga, OntarioCanada L4Z 1X8CENTRAL REGIONBrian Buhle1233 Shelby St.Indianapolis, IN 46203John Coli1300 W. Higgins #220Park Ridge, IL 60068Becky Strzechowski1300 W. Higgins,Suite 301Park Ridge, IL 60068Gordon SweetonP.O. Box 99Saginaw, MO 64864EASTERN REGIONWilliam Hamilton2845 Southampton Rd.Philadelphia, PA 19154Dan Kane Sr.1308 Pierce St.Rahway, N.J. 07065John Murphy348 D St.Boston, MA 02127Sean M. O’Brien544 Main St.Boston, MA 02129SOUTHERN REGIONTyson Johnson1007 Jonelle St.Dallas, TX 75217Ken Wood5818 E. MLK Jr. Blvd.Tampa, FL 33619WESTERN REGIONRandy Cammack845 Oak Park Rd.Covina, CA 91724Rick Middleton460 Carson Plaza Dr.Carson, CA 90746Steve Vairma10 Lakeside Lane,Suite 3-ADenver, CO 80212TRUSTEESRon Herrera880 Oak Park Rd.,Suite 200Covina, CA 91724Jim Kabell1850 E. DivisionSpringfield, MO 65803Kevin Moore2741 Trumbull Ave.Detroit, MI 482162 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

Protecting health care and pensions,preventing subcontracting andending supervisor harassment arepriorities that the UPS and UPS FreightNational Negotiating Committees arefighting for as negotiations resume.“UPS and UPS Freight are successfulcompanies which, thanks to the hard workof Teamsters, have weathered the recessionin good shape,” said General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall, Package DivisionDirector, Co-Chair of the negotiatingcommittees and lead negotiator. “Teamstersshould share in that success.”The UPS contract is the largest collectivebargaining agreement in the country, and alleyes are watching developments, includingWall Street analysts, CEOs, politicians andothers. The contracts cover about 250,000Teamsters. The current five-year agreementsexpire July 31. Preparations for negotiationstook place for much of last year and includedsurveys to UPS and UPS Freightmembers and member focus groups.The first meeting held to prepare for negotiationsinvolved both UPS and UPSFreight Teamsters from all over the countrywho perform various jobs at both companies,including package delivery drivers,feeder drivers, loaders, unloaders and sortersat UPS, as well as road drivers, city drivers,dockworkers and clerks at UPS Freight.Both Hall and General President JimHoffa attended the meetings, as did otherGeneral Executive Board members andunion staff to make sure that members’ prioritieswere understood and recognized.“We’ve assembled a great team and youcan expect that all of the strength, powerand resources of the Teamsters Union arefocused on winning strong new contractsfor our members at UPS and UPS Freight,”said Hoffa, Co-Chair of the negotiatingcommittees.“We know from listening closely to ourmembers that that protecting pensions andhealth care are top concerns, along withstrong wages and more full-time jobs,” saidInternational Vice President Ken Wood, whosits on the negotiating committee.Supplemental negotiations also are occurringand progress is being made at the table,said International Vice President SeanO’Brien, who is on the negotiating committeeand heading up supplemental negotiations.“We are fighting hard at the table so ourmembers get their fair share,” O’Brien said.But Teamster negotiators cautioned thatwhile negotiations are progressing, they willbecome more difficult as they continue totalk about the serious priority issues for UPSand UPS Freight Teamsters.“There is a lot at stake with these contracts,”said International Trustee Ron Herrera,also on the negotiating committee.“Everything hinges on member solidarity.”UPS has continually complained abouthealth care costs at the bargaining table andthe company has notified retirees participatingin company plans that their share will riseby as much as 10 times beginning in August.“This is unacceptable,” Hall said. “We willnot let the company put the entire burdenon the backs of retirees.”Unfortunately, negotiators also expectUPS to propose that Teamsters pay a substantialportion of their monthly premiumsfor health insurance. Hall said negotiatorswill also fight any attempt by the companyto raise the cost of health care for actives.Hall and Hoffa also put the company onnotice that no tentative agreement would bereached with UPS until supervisor harassmentis addressed and there is consensus onrestrictions on the use of the U.S. PostalService. And at UPS Freight, there will be noagreement without addressing subcontracting,they said.“We will not tolerate UPS Freight subcontractingour work,” Hall said. “Until thisissue is resolved, this contract will not be resolvedeither.”An arbitrator recently denied a grievancefiled by Local 745 when UPS Freight usedsubcontractors between Dallas-area terminalsand other cities when there was returnfreight to the Dallas area. The grievance haddeadlocked at the National Panel, and theunion filed for arbitration. The arbitratorheld three full days of hearings. The unionput on a strong case and is extremely disappointedin the arbitrator’s decision.“We disagree with much of the reasoningin the decision and feel strongly that the companyviolated the collective bargaining agreement,”Hall said. “Fortunately, we received thedecision during negotiations and we will addressthe issue at the bargaining table.”International Vice President Brian Buhlesaid UPS Freight negotiations have focusedso far on non-economic issues, whereprogress is being made.“We look forward to concluding these issuesand moving onto the economic-relatedproposals that are most important to ourmembers, including the issue of subcontracting,”said Buhle, who sits on the negotiatingcommittee.NEGOTIATIONSRAMP UPGoal To Reach TentativeAgreements By March 31Negotiations for UPS and UPSFreight contracts have been takingplace since last September,with a goal for tentative agreementsto be reached by March 31. The currentfive-year contracts both expireon July 31.Negotiations opened early, triggeredby the company’s strong financialperformance and record profits.Early negotiations should mean tentativeagreements will be reached earlyas well, with a goal set for March 31by the UPS and UPS Freight NationalNegotiating Committees.“Early negotiations last timeallowed us to reach early tentativeagreements,” General Secretary-TreasurerKen Hall said. “That allowed ourmembers to be protected from the severefinancial recession that followed.”Below are the dates and locationsfor the National UPS Negotiationscurrently scheduled through March.Additional locations and dates will beadded as needed.February 25-28: Clearwater Beach, Fla.March 4-7: Clearwater Beach, Fla.March 11-14, 18-21 and 25-28: ChicagoFor more information, visitwww.teamster.org/ups.www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 3

TEAMSTER NEWS“TomaToland”In MemoriamTeamsters Mourn Loss ofThomas O’DonnellTeamsters recently lost one of their topretired leaders when Thomas R. O’Donnellpassed away. His career spanned morethan 60 years and his impact is still beingfelt today.O’Donnell is considered one of the mostinfluential men to ever work in the televisionand motion picture industry. However, histrue legacy may lay with the scholarship programhe launched in 1965 that pays for thecollege tuition and board of every child ofLocal 817 members.“When it came to the members, my fatheralways believed in reaching for the stars,” saidson Thomas J. O’Donnell, President of Local817 in Lake Success, N.Y., during an event lastyear honoring O’Donnell. “And it was somewhereamongst the stars that he came up withthe novel concept of sending the members’kids to college for free.”“Teamsters everywhere, especially those in theMotion Picture and Theatrical Trade Division,mourn the passing of a great Teamster leader,”said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President.Over his 62-year career as a Teamster,O’Donnell spent 50 years as the head of TheatricalTeamsters Local 817, served as Director ofthe Teamsters Motion Picture and TheatricalTrade Division and was elected to two terms asan International Vice President At-Large.6 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.orgBarry Estabrook, Tomatoland: How ModernIndustrial Agriculture Destroyed Our MostAlluring Fruit (Kansas City: Andrews McMeelPublishing, LLC, 2011, 2012)Food writer Barry Estabrook began hisresearch with a simple question: Why do somany tomatoes lack taste and nutrition?Some $5 billion worth of “perfectly round,perfectly red, and, in the opinion of manyconsumers, perfectly tasteless” tomatoesfound their way into Americans’ sandwiches,salads and other dishes in 2009. Why “can’twe walk into a supermarket in Decemberand buy the tomato of our dreams?” he asks.The answer, he learns, lies in the world of corporate agriculture inFlorida. The Florida Tomato Committee, an influential trade group, regulatesthe size and shape of the tomatoes produced in that state. While Estabrookattends at length to the genetics, breeding and history of tomatoes,a central thrust of his book centers on industrial and labor relations in theagribusiness sector. The picture he paints can only be described as disturbingand depressing.Florida, as Estabrook shows, is hardly a natural place to grow tomatoes,with sandy soil without nutrients, unpredictable and damaging weather, andan overabundance of fungal diseases and threatening insects. To make mattersworse, Mexican competition exerts heavy pressure on profit margins.Growers also protect profit margins by squeezing their work force,composed largely of Hispanic migrants. The hiring and management oflabor has long been subcontracted to crew bosses, allowing corporatefarmers “to avoid direct responsibility for day-to-day abuses.”Those abuses, Estabrook shows, can be horrific. Crew bosses oftenhouse their migrant workers in substandard and even subhuman facilities.“Day in and day out,” farmworkers enter “poisoned fields and exposethemselves to a witch’s brew of toxic chemicals.” And the subcontractingsystem has resurrected a particular heinous form of labor—slavery—inwhich migrants are beaten, imprisoned and essentially enslaved, forciblyprevented from fleeing through sheer violence. Wage rates for up to 12hours of backbreaking labor allow migrant fieldworkers to bring homeless than $12,000 a year.Given this state of affairs, it’s not hard to guess that migrant farm workersconstitute a nonunion labor force. The landmark National Labor RelationsAct of 1935, which affirmed workers’ right to organize and affordedlegal protections of that right, specifically exempted agricultural workersfrom its coverage (a condition of its passage imposed by Southern congressmeninvested in cheap farm labor and the Jim Crow racial system).Answering his question about why contemporary tomatoes lack tasterequired Estabrook to enter the world of industrial agriculture, wherehe discovered the “tremendous human cost” of tomato production. Amoving, unsettling and, at times, uplifting book, “Tomatoland” is a highlyengaging, fast-paced and informative exposé in the best muckrakingjournalistic tradition.By Eric Arnesen, who teaches labor history at The George Washington University and serves as a member of theTeamsters Labor History Research Center Advisory Board. For the complete review, visit www.teamster.org.

Raising spiRitsLocal 174 Racks Up Organizing and Contract WinsLocal 174 is on a winning streak, scoringorganizing victories andnegotiating solid contracts atwarehouse and sanitation companies inWashington state. The local organizedmore than 150 workers at Southern Wineand Spirits back in August and had twomore victories at CleanScapes/StreetScapesand Waste Management in Seattle.At Southern Wine and Spirits, Local 174negotiated a card-check neutrality agreementwith the help of International VicePresident and President of Joint Council 7,Rome Aloise. A third-party arbitrator certifiedthat a majority of warehouse workerssigned cards, making Local 174 the officialbargaining agent of the workers.“This was an important organizing victoryfor us and it shows why we have beenpursuing this model,” said Rick Hicks, Secretary-Treasurerof Local 174. “Everyone winswhen management steps back and lets theworkers decide for themselves. Now theseworkers will have the strength of Teamsterrepresentation that Southern Wine andSpirits employees in other states enjoy.”Hicks credited Aloise and his skilled negotiatingfor winning the neutrality agreementat the company’s warehouse facilityin Tacoma, Wash.“I am excited to be a Teamster. It feelsgreat knowing that we have the strengthand power of the Teamsters Union lookingout for us. And the fact that we were ableto do it without going through an electionfight makes me even prouder as a Teamster,”said Jean Casseus, a Southern Wineand Spirits worker who was active in thecard-signing effort.The Teamsters represent more than2,000 warehouse workers at SouthernWine and Spirits of America, the nation’slargest liquor distributor.Other VictoriesAnother victory for Local 174 came lastsummer when a newly organized groupof janitorial workers ratified their firstcontract with CleanScapes/ StreetScapes,a company that provides solid waste collectionand other cleaning services in Seattle.The 17 workers joined roughly 150 otherCleanScapes/StreetScapes collectionworkers who have been members of thelocal since 2009 and won a strong contractlast year.“The workers were emotional whenthey ratified the agreement,” said KenMarshall, Local 174 Vice President. “Theycouldn’t believe that they no longer haveto choose which of their children to coverwith health insurance—now they have theopportunity for all of their family membersto enjoy coverage.”The new contract for CleanScapes/StreetScapes workers includes significanthealth and welfare improvements, wageincreases and other added benefits over thethree years of the contract.Local 174 also organized 11 Waste Managementdispatchers and is in the process ofscheduling negotiations for a first agreement.Despite the company’s anti-unioncampaign which included mandatory meetingsand film screenings, the workers voted9-2 in favor of Teamster representation.“We knew what to expect from the companyand our organizers were one stepahead of them at all times,” Marshall said.“We welcome Waste Management dispatchersof Seattle and look forward to representingthem at the bargaining table.”www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 7

WAR ONWORKERSMOVES TOMICHIGANConservatives Ram Right-to-WorkThrough Legislature8 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

Unions aren’t mourning rightto-workin Michigan. They’reorganizing.A wave of shock and anger washedover Michigan’s working families whenGov. Rick Snyder suddenly rammed aright-to-work-for-less bill through theLegislature in December. That soon gaveway to resolve to overturn the anti-workerlaw and to punish the politicians whovoted for it.“We will fight this in the courts, in thelegislature and at the ballot box,” saidTeamsters General President Jim Hoffa.“This is not the end; it’s just the beginning.”The passage of the law in Michigan haslong been the goal of CEOs and billionaireswho want more of workers’ incomefor themselves. These laws weaken workers’rights, lower wages and make workplacesmore dangerous.It’s part of a much bigger offensiveagainst working people, according to GeneralSecretary-Treasurer Ken Hall. “This ispart of a well-funded, coordinated attackon workers nationwide,” Hall said. “Theyare trying to throw middle-class jobs andpensions out like yesterday’s trash.”Sneak AttackMichigan’s billionaires wanted paybackafter their candidate, Mitt Romney, lostthe state and the campaign for president.It was now or never. Enough anti-workerlawmakers had lost or retired in Novemberthat right-to-work-for-less probablywouldn’t pass in 2013. But there was stillenough support to pass it in the 2012lame-duck session.Unions knew the attack was coming.They tried to prevent it by putting a constitutionalamendment on the Novemberballot. Millions, though, were spent todefeat it.On Thursday, Dec. 6, Snyder announcedhe was reversing his position.Two bills were railroaded through theLegislature over the angry protests ofunion supporters outside the chamber.One bill applied to private-sector workers,the other to public-sector workers,excluding police and firefighters. Theypassed in 11 hours, with no committeehearings, no public input and, duringpart of the proceedings, behind lockedStatehouse doors despite a court orderthat they be opened.Open Meetings Law Violated?Unions and supporters quickly mobilized,organizing what would turn out to be thelargest Capitol protest in history. It wasscheduled for the day the bill would pass.Two lawsuits had already been filedchallenging the laws’ legality. Detroitactivist Robert Davis and the MichiganEducation Association claimed Michigan’sOpen Meetings Act was violated becauseboth chambers took action on the billswhile the Capitol was locked down. Otherlegal challenges are likely.The bills include $1 million in appropriations,which means they cannot berepealed by referendum. But they can beoverturned by a citizens’ initiative, whichwill require signatures equal to eightpercent of the vote total for governor in2010 in order to get on the ballot.Anti-worker extremists want to passmore right-to-work-for-less laws in a bidto turn the Midwest into Mexico forCanada. Other conservative governorshave said such laws are not on theiragenda, but that’s what Snyder said. Andan effort to collect enough signatures toput right-to-work-for-less on the Novemberballot is already underway in Ohio.Hoffa predicted right-to-work-for-lesswould tear Michigan apart. A historic dayof action in Lansing proved him right, asdid the rallies and marches and flash mobsthat broke out all over the state. Hundredsof Michigan Teamsters marched to theCapitol behind Hoffa on Dec. 11, the daythe bills passed. They were joined bybrothers and sisters from Ohio, Illinois,Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Pennsylvania.In the days before and after the passageof right-to-work-for-less, Teamstersjoined silent protests in Grand Rapids,hand-billed in Marquette, marched inDetroit and rallied in Troy.Teamsters at all times remained peaceful,knowing that any disruption or violencewould be used by billionaire-fundednetworks to smear union members.A History of Racismand DishonestyThose smear tactics go back to the roots ofthe right-to-work movement in the early1940s. It started with a racist lobbyist fromTexas named Vance Muse, who lobbiedagainst women’s right to vote, the eighthour-workdayand child labor laws. Muse,along with extremist millionaires fromthe North, also started a network of antiworkerfront groups, which the Kochbrothers ultimately took over. One ofthose groups was the Christian AmericanAssociation in Houston, which spearheadedanti-labor bills in state Legislatureswhile distributing anti-Semitic and anti-Catholic literature.Union membership was increasingfast in Texas after the Wagner Act passedin 1935. That stopped in 1947, when awell-funded campaign led by the ChristianAmerican Association persuaded thelegislature to enact right-to-work-for-less.The racists and business leaders whoengineered the anti-union law in Texasset a precedent. They relied on smeartactics and misleading propaganda,beginning with the name “right to work.”“Right to work” confers no rights andprovides no work.ALEC, which brings together corporationsand state lawmakers, drafted amodel right-to-work-for-less bill 32 yearsago. That’s the bill Michigan lawmakerspassed in December. There are now 24right-to-work-for-less states. Indianapassed the legislation in January 2012,after Gov. Mitch Daniels had spent years,like Snyder, pledging that he wouldn’tpush it because it’s “too divisive.”Proponents of right-to-work are neverhonest about its impact. They claim itwill bring business to states, but that hasbeen disproven over and over. The truthabout right-to-work is that it is a minor ifnonexistent factor in attracting business,according to the Economic Policy Institute.EPI reports there is no relationshipbetween right-to-work laws and a state’sunemployment rate, per capita income orjob growth.Right-to-work does, however, lowerwages for both union and nonunionworkers by an average of $1,500 less peryear. It threatens employment benefits andworkplace safety while increasing povertyand undermining education.That’s pretty much what Hoffa told thethousands of union supporters at the Dec.7 Day of Action in Lansing. He had adirect message for Gov. Rick Snyder: “Wefound out that Snyder is for sale. Michigan’snot for sale! Governor, we’re goingto win this fight.”www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 9

What Teamsters DidTens of thousands of Teamsters volunteeredfor the union’s massive membermobilization efforts. Hoffa and GeneralSecretary-Treasurer Ken Hall barnstormedkey battleground states acrossthe country, motivating Teamsters to volunteerand go to the polls for Obama.The Teamster Power 2012 programbuilt on the strengths of previous campaignsand used new technologies tocommunicate with even more Teamstersat work and at home.TEAMSTERS MAKEA DIFFERENCEUnion’s Largest GOTV Effort Helps Re-Elect President ObamaMassive Program Leads toVictories on Ballot Initiatives,States and Federal RacesLocal 71 Teamster Michelle Little wasgiven a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…achance to help in the reelectionof President Barack Obama.Living in North Carolina, Little knewboth presidential campaigns would be makingan aggressive push to win the state. Sherealized what was on the line so, as a proudTeamster who cares about other workingfamilies, she signed on to drive the ObamaRV around the state. The RV was emblazonedwith campaign logos and informationon how to vote early.Little is one of thousands of Teamstersacross the country who volunteered theirtime and energy to re-elect the candidate bestfor the middle class, and best for the country.President Barack Obama’s re-electionwas aided by the International Brotherhoodof Teamsters’ largest political effortever. The Teamster Power 2012 programnot only helped the president to victory,but was instrumental in ballot initiativevictories in several states and the electionof pro-worker candidates at the state andfederal level.“Working people proved somethinglast night: When they fight, they can winagainst a corporate, anti-middle-classcandidate, even after the Citizens’ Uniteddecision,” said Jim Hoffa, General President.“President Obama stood up forworking families during one of our nation’smost difficult economic times. That’swhy he won wherever unions put theirresources. I congratulate President Obamaand Vice President Biden on their welldeservedvictory, and our Teamster memberswho worked tirelessly on their behalf.”Teamster efforts included:• 400 Teamsters participated in theprogram full time• More than 500,000 worksite contacts;• 100,000 Teamster contacts throughthe national Teamsters phone bank;• 124 direct mail pieces developed andmore than 3 million pieces of mailsent to Teamster members;• Hundreds of thousands of Teamsterscontacted through additional phoneprograms; including state specificteleforums with General PresidentHoffa and a national leadership callwith Vice President Biden; and• Social media outreach including textmessaging notifications for volunteeropportunities, early vote programsand voting reminders.Additionally, Teamsters registeredtens of thousands of new voters, conductedprecinct walks, canvassed neighborhoods,drove voters to the polls andcountless other activities.Teamsters in the FieldLittle was one of thousands of rank-andfilemembers and Teamster leaders whodid all they could to re-elect Obama.She’s a proud, motivated Teamster.From the middle of September right upto Election Day, Little drove the ObamaRV around the state. She said the RV wasintended to get people hyped up aboutearly voting and was also a reminder thatpeople could register to vote and early voteat the same time. “It’s a big yard sign,” Littlesaid.10 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

Unfortunately, we live in an era wherethose who oppose President Obama willdo all manner of crass behavior to voicetheir opposition, so the bus had to beparked at pre-determined “safe houses”in neighborhoods where supporters live.“We protect this RV as if it were ourhome,” Little said.The excitement factor when Little pulledthe RV into a town or event was palpable.“Everyone comes up to the RV, they’reclapping their hands, taking pictures. Somepeople even think they can vote on the RV.At stoplights, people roll down the windowsand give us a thumbs up. I pull up tothe gas station and people run up to takepictures. We keep a computer with earlyvote information and plenty of literatureon board so that we can always tell peoplewhere to go vote early,” she said.The highlight of the campaign waswhen First Lady Michelle Obama personallyboarded the bus in Raleigh andgave it her stamp of approval. “Everyonewas chanting, ‘Four more years, fourmore years,’” Little said.As the campaign came to a close, Littlesaid she enjoyed her front-row view tohistory. “This is how progress happens,”she said. “People get involved in theprocess and vote. I’m just glad I could bea part of it.”Ending GridlockTeamsters fought successfully againstProp 32 in California, which would restrictunion money in politics but exemptedbillionaires. They also defeated the votersuppression amendment in Minnesota.In states such as Massachusetts, NewHampshire, Missouri and Indiana theyworked extremely hard to defeat antiworkerextremists.“We didn’t win every election, but wemade progress on behalf of the middleclass with a renewed energy, focus andorganization,” Hoffa said. “In Wisconsinand in Ohio especially, we helped putObama over the top and won Senatevictories because of our experience inpast battles.“Now let us all come together andsupport the president in order to continueto create good-paying jobs in America,”Hoffa continued. “The gridlock in Washingtonmust end. I call on the Republicanleadership to stop opposing efforts tocreate jobs. Instead of trying to thwartthe president, I hope they will work tofind common ground.”www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 11

TEAMSTERSELECTED TOOFFICETEAMSTERS GOT PLENTY OF GOOD NEWS ON Election Day, butone of the bright spots was the six Teamsters elected to office aroundthe country. In the war on workers, it has become increasingly clearthat many politicians, particularly conservatives, don’t understandwhat unions do. The Teamsters Union has been encouraging membersto run for office to get some pro-worker voices in positions of power.The following Teamsters won their elections for state and national office.STEVE BULLOCK,MONTANAGOVERNORSteve Bullock, previously theMontana Attorney General,won his election to becomegovernor of Montana. Theformer labor attorney forLocal 190, who was raised inHelena, defeated former RepublicanCongressman RickHill in the race.Bullock led a bi-partisangroup of state attorneysgeneral in cracking downon FedEx Ground’s illegalmisclassification of 13,000drivers, in addition to takingon the Supreme Court’scontroversial Citizen’sUnited decision.As governor, Bullock saidhe is committed to rebuildingMontana’s manufacturingbase and creating good,middle-class jobs.RICK NOLAN,U.S. HOUSE OFREPRESENTA-TIVES FROMMINNESOTAIn one of the most hotlycontested Congressionalraces in the U.S., formerTeamster Rick Nolan defeatedincumbent Republican(and Tea Partier) ChipCravaack.“My commitment to [theTeamsters], and to all workingfamilies, is to return toWashington and lead thefight for the Employee FreeChoice Act, for pension protection,for single-payeruniversal health care, andfor an end to the right wingwar on workers that includes‘right to work forless,’” Nolan said. “I workedmy way through college as aTeamster at UPS. This is myunion.”Nolan is now the representativefor Minnesota’s8th District. He is a formerthree-term congressmanrecognized for his battles onbehalf of working families,farmers, small businessesand rural communities.12 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

CLINT ZWEIFEL,MISSOURI STATETREASURERClint Zweifel, who served as theEducation and Research Directorat Local 688 in St. Louis,won reelection as Missouri’streasurer.He was first elected to this officein 2008 when he was 35, becomingthe state’s youngesttreasurer in more than a century.Zwifel, now 39, spent his firstterm expanding Missouri’ssmall-business loan program,managing the state’s investmentsand getting a rating of“excellent” from the state auditor,a Republican. In his secondterm, he plans to continue investingin small business andimproving the Missouri entrepreneurialenvironment.BOB BURNS, MISSOURISTATE REPRESENTATIVERetired Teamster Bob Burns won his race to representMissouri’s 93rd District in the state’s House ofRepresentatives. Burns was a beer truck driver andmember of Local 600 in St. Louis for 34 years.Burns defeated his Republican opposition with65 percent of the vote and he was sworn into officeon January 9, 2013, in Jefferson City, Mo.“My Teamster brothers and sisters in our state gaveme a great deal of support,” Burns said after the election.“Everything I have I owe to the Teamsters.”DAVE HANSEN,WISCONSINSTATE SENATORDave Hansen has been a tirelessadvocate for workers’ rights fordecades and was just reelectedas a state senator in Wisconsin.Hansen was one of the famous“Fab 14” state senatorswho left Wisconsin in 2011 ina show of solidarity againstGov. Scott Walker’s attackson collective bargaining andworking families. He is also aformer Green Bay Departmentof Public Works employee and20-year member of Wisconsin’sLocal 662.“We’re going to work realhard in the next four years. It’snot going to be easy, but it’s aspecial time. The president gettingelected, my election, andfor all the people that didn’tvote for me, I’m going to keepworking for you too,” Hansensaid during his victory speech.STEVE SODDERS, IOWASTATE SENATORSteve Sodders was reelected to his position as statesenator for Iowa’s District 22. Since then, he waschosen to be the Senate president pro-tem.Sodders is a deputy sheriff in Marshall County whohas been working in law enforcement for 20 years.He’s actively involved in the Teamsters Law EnforcementLeague. He is a DARE instructor and hasserved as a detective on the Mid-Iowa Drug TaskForce. He has also worked as a volunteer fire fighterand is active with the Iowa Rivers Red Cross.“It’s been a great experience working with theTeamsters Law Enforcement League,” Sodders said.“It’s given me leadership skills that helped me inthe Iowa Senate.”He and his wife, Carrie, have been married for 18 years.They live in State Center, Iowa with their two children.www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 13

Southern California held a huge kick-offevent in April which drew more than1,400 Teamsters from across Los Angeles,Orange and San Diego counties. Julysaw Joint Council 7 in Northern Californiarally more than 1,000 membersabout the dangers of Proposition 32.Teamsters General President Jim Hoffabarnstormed the state in October. Startingoff in Los Angeles, Hoffa brought the crowdto a roar with his proclamation that Proposition32 had to fail.“Proposition 32 is an attack on unionworkers by the same anti-union, corporatespecial interests that have waged waragainst organized labor across the countrysince the beginning of 2011,” Hoffa said.“Everything that Prop. 32 represents mustbe defeated here and now. California is thefront line of this battle.”VICTORY INCALIFORNIA!TEAMSTER MEMBERS FROM all overCalifornia volunteered thousands ofhours of their time to defeat anti-unionlegislation—and won. Proposition 32, abill prohibiting unions from a voice inpolitics while creating exemptions thatwould give more power to corporate interests,had a bulls-eye on it ever since itwas introduced in the state legislature.Measures similar to Prop. 32 had beenbrought up in the legislature twice before.Both times, they failed to pass.“We fought back against Prop. 32,”said Sam Rosas, Secretary-Treasurer ofLocal 439 in Stockton. “It was written tolimit the voice of union workers.”Rosas brought together Teamsterbrothers and sisters from the five countieshis local union represents in the CentralValley and Stockton for a huge outdoorrally the night before the election. RapperHobo entertained the crowd and speakersincluded politicians running for local office.Eighteen-wheelers flanked the podiumand hot dogs and hamburgers were servedto the hungry crowd.Pushed under the guise of campaign financereform to “stop special interests,”Proposition 32 was specifically aimed atcrippling unions while allowing corporatespecial interests to continue their freewheelingspending through supers PACs.Locals Step Up to the PlateFrom the beginning of the election season,local unions across California had ralliedsupport to defeat this anti-union legislationand re-elect President Barack Obama. Themost successful voter registration drive intheir history, locals registered more than23,000 new voters at numerous events.For example, Joint Council 42 inThwarting an Attack onWorking Families“Prop. 32, at its core, was an attack onworkers, plain and simple,” said RandyCammack, International Vice Presidentand President of Joint Council 42. “Prop.32 supporters disguised their legislationas a ‘reform’ measure, but everyonefrom newspaper editorial boards togood-government groups all agreedthat Prop. 32 was not what it seemed,”said Rome Aloise, International VicePresident and President of California’sJoint Council 7.With the support of Joint Council 7in San Francisco, Teamsters and otherlabor unions did numerous precinct walksthroughout Stockton and the surroundingarea for months in order to educate peopleabout Prop. 32. Similar walks were undertakenby local unions in Joint Council 42’sarea of Southern California.Geraldine Coseip, a member of Local439 and an employee of LePrino Foodsagreed, saying, “Prop. 32 would haveparalyzed our ability to fight for workplacesafety. I count on the union torepresent our interests in the state legislatureand defeating Prop. 32 will helpensure that the union has the power itneeds to get things done.”14 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

SERVING THE COMMUNITYDenver Teamsters Help Pass Measure Supporting Public Services, JobsVOTERS IN DENVERrecently approved aballot measure thatfrees up $68 million forthe city to spend oninfrastructure, removing mandatoryfurlough days affecting nearly 1,000Teamster city workers.Called Measure 2A, this lets Denverspend tax money collected under the currentrates, allowing the city to improve policeand fire protection, repair roads, andrestore public library hours. The additionalpublic funds will end Denver’sbudget deficit and put furloughed cityworkers back to work.As part of “Yes on 2A,” a coalition ofcity residents and groups in support ofthe initiative, Denver’s Local 17 played ahuge role in the measure’s passage.Local 17 Secretary-Treasurer MikeSimeone said Teamster members willnow get back 5 unpaid furlough days.And he said the support from the InternationalUnion was crucial.“We couldn’t have done it withoutDRIVE,” the union’s political action fund.“With the help of Joint Council 3 andDRIVE, we were one of the largest contributorsto the ‘Yes on 2A’ effort. Now wehave a big seat at the table with the cityto represent our members.”This victory by Local 17 shows whyso many city workers have chosen to berepresented by the Teamsters. While thelocal does not have a formal collective bargainingagreement with the city of Denver,more than 800 city workers voluntarilypay dues because they see the power ofTeamster representation.And the benefits of 2A will also be feltwell beyond the ranks of Local 17. Accordingto the Denver Post, “Denver has struggledthe past several years with an out-ofbalanceledger, forcing cuts, furloughs andservice reductions. The city has had to slice$540 million over the past five years becauseexpenses exceed revenues from salesand property taxes…The extra $68 millionthat the city will be allowed to keep will goto hire 100 more police officers and firefighters,repave 300 lane miles of roads andrestore library hours that had been reducedas a cost-cutting move.”If it seems sensible that the city ofDenver should be able to spend taxrevenue on public services, that’s becauseit is. But since 1992, local governmentsin the state have had to abide by a statemandatedspending cap under the TaxpayerBill of Rights, or TABOR.The conservative-backed TABOR lawprohibits spending revenues that exceedthe rate of inflation and populationgrowth. Thanks to Measure 2A, Denvercan spend its “TABOR surplus” on publicjobs and community needs includingreplacing 1,000 public service vehiclesand providing $7 million for childservices. An additional $1 million willalso go toward property tax credits forlow-income senior citizens.As Local 17 wrote on Facebook, “Nowall city employees can join Teamsters Local17 and say in a loud voice, IT PAYS TOBE UNION AND IT IS THE TEAMSTERS,WE BELIEVE, THAT MAKE OURWORKPLACE BETTER!”www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 15

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ENT2012 TeamstersSchool BusWorkers CongressMakes HistoryAZURÉ HILLS-WILSON FELT a part of a community recentlywhen she and more than 200 Teamsters from around the countrygathered in Chicago for the 2012 Teamsters School Bus WorkersCongress.“Since we’ve become Teamsters, we’ve been able to stop favoritismand the morale at work has changed. We are happier, feelsafer and we are not afraid to speak up,” said Hills-Wilson, a FirstStudent driver in Glen Ellyn, Ill., and a member of Local 777 inLyons, Ill. “I’ve gained so much knowledge here from other Teamstersto take back to my location and share with my fellow drivers.”Hills-Wilson is one of the more than 35,000 school bus workerswho have organized with the Teamsters since the union’s Drive UpStandards campaign to improve safety, service and working conditionsin the school bus industry began in 2006. Her employer, FirstStudent, is the nation’s largest student transportation company, andnow the third-largest Teamster employer.The two-day Teamsters School Bus Workers Congress providedthe opportunity for school bus drivers, monitors and Teamster localunion representatives from around the country to participate in anational dialogue, learn more about the school bus industry and theTeamsters’ role in driving up standards, all in preparation for a yearof increased activity. The event also featured the opportunity forwww.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 17

TEAMSTERS E A M S T E RLETTIE NASH has given a gift to all40 of the elementary school studentswho ride her bus. “They get excitedand say, ‘Thank you, Miss Lettie.’ Itmakes me real happy that they lovethem,” said Nash, a member of Local191 in Bridgeport, Conn.Nash, who has been a school busdriver for more than 30 years, madeeach of the students who ride her busa handmade hat to keep their headswarm this winter. Blue, orange, pinkand purple, she’s made one in almostevery color.The project began when one ofthe Cranbury Elementary Schoolstudents saw Nash crocheting andasked for a hat.“I made a hat here and there, thenstarted making three or four hats a day.I made hats for all 40 kids, and for theirsiblings, too,” Nash said. “Last year, Imade a hat and a blanket and donatedit to a homeless shelter.”Nash is humble and never expectedall the attention over her project.A parent told a reporter aboutNash’s gifts and she was featured inthe local newspaper. Donations ofyarn and needles promptly arrivedat Nash’s school bus yard in Norwalk.“She didn’t think about the cost.She’s very giving and generous, a reallygreat person,” said Theresa Taylor,Nash’s manager at First Student.“She’s a wonderful lady and a greatTeamster,” said Bobby Flynn, Presidentof Local 191.When asked what new projectsNash might take on in the future, shereplied, “I haven’t thought about it. Icrochet wherever I go.”education through dozens of workshops,as well as an impressive lineup of speakersfrom around the globe.“There is a war on workers being wagedby anti-worker politicians and employers,but Teamsters are fighting back. While wehave a lot more work to do, we’ve built amovement of school bus workers acrossNorth America who are gaining the respect,dignity and working conditions thatthey deserve,” said Jim Hoffa, TeamstersGeneral President.Rick Middleton, International VicePresident and chair of the union’s nationalschool bus campaign, pointed to theunion’s success in protecting workers’rights at First Student as having laid thegroundwork at other private, multinationalschool bus companies, noting thatwhat started in local bus yards became aglobal movement of school bus workers,an unstoppable force for change.John T. Coli, International Vice Presidentand President of Joint Council 25,welcomed the participants to Chicago andgave a warm welcome to the 268 AlphaSchool Bus drivers and attendants inCrestwood, Ill., who joined Local 777during the event. Alpha is a subsidiary ofthe Cook-Illinois Corporation, the nation’ssixth-largest private provider of studenttransportation. Cook-Illinois workers haveformed the Cook Action Network andengaged in a long-term campaign to bringworkers’ rights and school bus safety tothe company.The national gathering also looked atworkers’ rights abuses and safety issues atthe United Kingdom-based National ExpressGroup, parent company to DurhamSchool Services in the U.S. and StockTransportation in Canada.The event hosted global partners fromTeamsters sister union Unite the Union inthe U.K. and the International TransportWorkers’ Federation, and even included avideo teleconference with trade unionistsin Australia.Speaking UpTeamster school bus workers know firsthandthe difference a union makes. Schoolbus workers are required to have professionallicensing and training in order toskillfully and safely transport children toand from school. If you ask a nonunionschool bus worker what he or she needsmost, the likely answer is respect, fairnessand safe buses to transport the kids. Meanwhile,many bus workers barely scrape by,working split shifts, receiving paychecksthat oftentimes do not accurately reflect allof the hours that they’ve worked.At the Congress, many workers sharedstories of unsafe buses, poverty-level wages,unaffordable health insurance, even homelessness.The Teamster drivers talked abouthow their lives and working conditionshave vastly improved since they becameTeamsters, and how they are helping othersachieve the same improvements.Speakers included school bus workersfrom a number of companies, includingFirst Student, Durham, STA, LatinoExpress, Illinois Central, Cook-Illinois,Baumann Bus and more.18 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

“If it wasn’t for the union, I don’t knowwhat we would have done,” said MarthaSwiatkowski, a driver with Baumann Buson Long Island, and a member of Local1205 in Farmingdale, N.Y. “We’ve gotten20-percent increases in wages, we haveseniority and we get paid for all our timeworked. You have to really stand strong,and show the company you’re not going tolet them push you over or mow you down.Those days are over.”“Being a school bus driver is not simplydriving around; it’s getting involvedin a child’s life, getting to know the parentsand becoming an important part ofthat child’s day,” said Cindy Knittig, amember of Local 610 in St. Louis and a20-year Teamster driver with the SpecialSchool District of St. Louis County. “I’velearned so many things here, enjoyed theworkshops, and am motivated to be moreactive in my union.”“The wonderful thing this Congress hasshown me is the diversity of the union andhow far reaching this international brotherhoodis,” said Tom White, a member ofLocal 777 in Lyons, Ill., who drives for IllinoisCentral School Bus in Mt. Prospect,Ill. “Whether you’ve been a Teamster for awhile, or working on your first contract,like me, we can all learn from and encourageeach other.”School Bus SweepWhile workers at companies around thecountry are organizing with the Teamsters,Joint Council 25 local unions 179 and 777in Illinois are organizing school bus workersat a record pace. Since late April, morethan 580 workers have joined the Teamstersat six Illinois Central School Bus locations,and 268 workers have joined Local777 at Alpha School Bus. The workersunited seeking respect and fairness fromtheir employer.At Alpha School Bus in Crestwood andIllinois Central in Waukegan, workersfaced uphill battles against anti-union,anti-worker management, but they perseveredin forming their union, and stand asan example for what workers can achievewhen they vow to never give up.Drivers and attendants at Alpha hadbeen working to organize since 2010. Thecompany resisted their efforts, setting up afake “union” called the Executive Committee,and despite an internal vote by theworkers in 2011 to affiliate with Local 777,the company did not respect the workers’decision and refused to recognize Local777 as their union. The workers weredetermined to have a real union, reorganizingand filing for an NLRB election inJune 2012.“I am excited. I am just so excited,” saidOlivia Morris, an Alpha driver. “A Teamstercontract will give the Alpha drivers and attendantsan equal voice and the confidenceto speak up without fear of discipline.”Recently, in Waukegan, 220 drivers andmonitors joined Local 777 in a re-run election.The company’s conduct during theinitial organizing campaign led the localto file more than 20 unfair labor practicecharges and seven objections to theelection. The NLRB found merit in thecharges and advised the company that itwould pursue a bargaining order.The company came to a settlementagreement to have a re-run election, reinstatetwo workers who had been firedduring the campaign with full back payand compensate seven other workers withback pay owed to them.“These are great victories for theseworkers, who had the courage and dedicationto fight for what is right,” said JimGlimco, Local 777 President.“School bus workers in Illinois andaround the country are building powerand driving up standards in the school busindustry by joining the Teamsters. We lookforward to representing these hardworkingschool bus members,” said John T. Coli,International Vice President and Presidentof Joint Council 25.Teamster School Bus Workers:STAY IN THE LOOP!Text BUS to 86466Your carrier’s standard message and data rates may apply.BILL OF RIGHTSROBERTO RODRIGUEZ, an IllinoisCentral school bus driver, was terminatedsuddenly. Not coincidentally, hehad just stepped up as an outspokensupporter of joining the Teamsters.Rodriguez said he was persecuted fororganizing, and he knew that hisrights had been violated.“All of this happened because I waswilling to do whatever it takes becausewe needed a union,” Rodriguez said.“We have rights as workers and theycan’t violate our rights. I am thankfulthere is justice.”Rodriguez and his co-workers atIllinois Central in Waukegan, Ill., nowfinally have their union. They’re membersof Local 777 in Lyons, Ill. For manyworkers around the country who do nothave but want union representation, itis a constant struggle to maintain theirrights in the work environment.Recognizing this, hundreds ofTeamster school bus drivers and monitorsrecently unanimously ratified a“School Bus Workers’ Bill of Rights.”The document was announced at therecent School Bus Workers Congress.Among those rights are the rightto good faith collective bargaining,freedom of association, due process toresolve workplace issues, dignity andrespect on the job, freedom of speech,a safe workplace, fair and honest treatment,protection from discriminationand more.www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 19

ORGANIZING ROUNDUP142 GENESYS CONVALESCENT CENTER WORKERS JOIN LOCAL 332 IN MICHIGANPICTURE OF HEALTHWhen it comes to patient care,Tonya Chin-Kee-Fatt wantsthe very best for her residentsat Genesys Convalescent Center, whereshe works as a certified nursing assistant.That’s why she and her fellowhealth care professionals at Genesys recentlyvoted overwhelmingly to joinLocal 332 in Flint, Mich.“We want to truly be able to takecare of our residents and be able tospend quality time with them,” Chin-Kee-Fatt said. “We all stood together sowe can have a voice.”The 142 new Teamster memberswork as registered nurses, licensedpractical nurses, certified nursing assistants,and in the dietary, housekeepingand maintenance departments.In two votes held the same day, registerednurses and licensed practicalnurses voted 22-3 in favor of representationby Local 332, while certifiednursing assistants, dietary, housekeepingand maintenance workers voted87-18 in favor of joining Local 332.“Many of us have been talkingabout needed changes for a long time.We decided it was time for us to takethe ball and run with it,” said AnnetteBurman, a 10-year registered nurse.“The level of care which all nursinghome residents need has skyrocketed.We need to address our working conditionsin order to protect our patientsand community residents.”The workers at Genesys Convalescentcenter join the 1,400 Teamsterswho already work in the GenesysHealth System at the Medical Centerand Hospice. The Genesys Health Systemis owned by Ascension Health, thesecond largest not-for-profit healthcare system in the U.S.“Ascension may be a massive forcein the health care industry, but wefight for our members every day, andour members fight for their patientsevery day. Our union is a powerfulvoice for patient care, nursing standardsand fair conditions for all workersin health care settings,” said NinaBugbee, President of Local 332.Chrissy Cates, business agent withLocal 332 and a former registered nurseat Genesys Regional Medical Center,notes that half of Local 332’s membershipis made up of health care workers,covering nearly every position in the industry.Often, the only person standingbetween a patient, their families and thehealth system is a Teamster. By fightingfor their members’ rights, Local 332fights for patient rights.With the addition of the GenesysConvalescent Center workers, Catessaid, “We feel like the family has grown.”Chin-Kee-Fatt feels the same way.“The same care I would give a familymember of my own, I give to mypatients, and as Teamsters we will beable to continue to do that,” she said.20 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

L O C A L 7 7 7Illinois Central School BusSchool bus drivers and monitors atIllinois Central School Bus in Aurora andMontgomery, Ill., have voted by an overwhelming4-1 margin to join Local 777 inLyons, Ill. The 92 workers joined togetherseeking improved safety and workingconditions at the nation’s fifth-largestprovider of school bus transportation.“It’s great that we won our union andI’m looking forward to a better life for allof us. We need fair pay, sick time and safetyissues to be resolved,” said BelarminoSagols, a driver.This is the seventh Illinois Centrallocation to join the Teamsters in recentmonths. Since April, 673 workers at sevenIllinois Central school bus yards havebecome Teamsters.“We welcome these hardworkingdrivers and monitors to the Teamsters andlook forward to negotiating a strong contractthat honors their service,” said JimGlimco, President of Local 777.L O C A L 9 8 6Allegiant AirFlight dispatchers at Allegiant Air havevoted to join Local 986. There are 21 dispatchersin the bargaining unit and thevote was 15-5.The flight dispatchers at Allegiant, asubsidiary of Las Vegas-based AllegiantTravel Company, are joining approximately350 Allegiant pilots who voted to join theTeamsters in August 2012.“We are excited to have the Teamsterswith us to negotiate a strong, fair contractand to make Allegiant more of a career airlinefor dispatchers,” said Brian Moyer, anAllegiant dispatcher who was active in theorganizing effort.“The Airline Division and TeamstersLocal 986 welcome our new brothers andsisters to the Teamster family,” said ClacyGriswold, Airline Division Coordinator ofLocal 986 and International Representativeof the Airline Division.L O C A L 5 7 0Roesel-HeckDrivers and warehouse workers withRoesel-Heck Company, Inc. have votedto join Local 570 in Baltimore. The 11workers united for dignity, respect andbetter safety on the job. They voted 10-1in favor of Teamster representation.“I wanted to join the Teamsters becausewe have poor treatment and no job security,”said Leonard Bridgeforth, a warehouseworker.“The employees have shown that theytrust Local 570 to get them the dignity, respect,wages and benefits that a union contractcan provide,” said Sean Cedenio,Secretary-Treasurer of Local 570.Roesel-Heck is a regional wholesale distributorof floor coverings for commercialand residential properties.L O C A L 3 6 2Clean HarborsApproximately 540 workers of CleanHarbors Industrial Services in FortMcMurray have chosen the TeamstersUnion to represent them.The organizing campaign launchedin May by Local 362 had a happy endingwhen the Alberta Labour Relations Boardcertified Teamsters following a majorityvote in favor of the union.“The workers made it very clear thatthey had had enough of their employer’sarbitrary decisions,” said Richard Eichel,President of Teamsters Local 362 in Calgary,Alberta. “They want respect and anend to favoritism. I think that’s a perfectlylegitimate request.”Clean Harbors provides hazardous andnon-hazardous waste disposal services forrefineries and other industrial companies.L O C A L 1 7 0First StudentSchool bus drivers with First Student inWayland, Mass., have voted overwhelmingly,13-2, in favor of joining Local 170in Worchester, Mass. There are 17 driversin the bargaining unit.“I’m so excited. There’s a lot of favoritism,and we want to be treated equallyand with respect. I can’t tell you how excitedwe are,” said Maria Abreu, a driver.“The drivers banded together for all theright things. Collective bargaining with theTeamsters at this company is the wave ofthe future,” said Michael P. Hogan, Local170 Secretary-Treasurer. “They wanted anational contract to protect their rights onthe job, which is so vital in this economy.”L O C A L 6 3 3New Hampshire Departmentof CorrectionsCorrections officers and corporals at theNew Hampshire Department of Correctionshave voted overwhelmingly to joinLocal 633 in Manchester.The new Teamster members, seekinga strong voice on the job, work ascorrections officers and corporals at stateprisons, correctional facilities and transitionalunits throughout New Hampshire.The 331 officers were previously representedby the New England Police BenevolentAssociation.“We welcome these brave men andwomen into the Teamsters,” said DavidLaughton, Secretary-Treasurer of Local633.“From the beginning, these stateemployees were motivated to have amore powerful voice in the workplaceand the Teamsters will provide thatpower,” said Roger Travers, Joint Council10 organizer.www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 21

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A NEWSTAN-DARDIN CONSECUTIVE VICTORIES, MORE THAN 300 PARKING WORKERS JOIN LOCAL 25In consecutive victories two weeks apart,more than 300 workers at Standard Parkingin the Boston area joined Local 25.With these latest victories, Local 25 nowrepresents about one-quarter of the workersin the Boston parking industry and aims toorganize more workers.In late October, 270 attendants, cashiersand valet workers employed by Standard at42 locations joined the union. Workersvoted by a more than 2-1 margin to formtheir union.Two weeks later, 35 bus and shuttledrivers employed by Standard voted to joinLocal 25. The drivers work at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT)and the Cambridge Health Alliance, whichserves three hospitals.“These latest victories at Standard illustratehow parking workers in Greater Bostonwant a strong voice on the job and want tobe treated with the r espect and dignity theydeserve,” said Sean M. O’Brien, Presidentand principal officer of Local 25.The Standard workers want job security,respect, fair pay, full-time work andmore vacation time. Many of the workersare immigrants, particularly from countriesin East Africa.“During the past year, we have organizednearly 650 parking workers and wewill continue to organize so that thesehardworking men and women, who workunder challenging conditions, are treatedfairly,” O’Brien said.Unity, Strength“We worked hard on this campaign and weremained strong and united. We are happy tobe Teamsters and we look forward to negotiatinga strong first contract with StandardParking,” said Mohamed Ibrahim, a StandardParking worker originally from Somalia whoworks at a parking lot in Boston’s Back Bayneighborhood.“We go to work every day and workhard for the company and all we want isto be treated fairly,” said Tarik Farhat, aworker at Standard Parking at CambridgeHealth Alliance who is originally fromMorocco. “Right now, we don’t have thejob security and fair treatment that wedeserve. We look forward to fairness andrespect as Teamsters.”“As Teamsters, we have a brighter futureand soon we will have our rights andprotections in writing with a union contract,”said Biniam Meshesha, a native ofEthiopia, who works at Standard Parkingat Boston University. “We know that withthe power of the Teamsters, we will getmanagement to listen to us. In the past,we didn’t have any say in our jobs. I amproud to be a Teamster.”Strong MomentumIn February 2012, 334 workers at CentralParking in the Boston area joined Local 25.The latest victories build even more momentumfor the Boston campaign.“It is great to have the parking workerspart of our Local 25 family and we lookforward to winning them a more securefuture,” O’Brien said.Local 25 is part of the Teamsters NationalParking Council, an organizationof local unions that represent Teamstermen and women employed in the parkingindustry and related fields. The council ispart of the Industrial Trades Division andit helps local unions take on the dominanceof several national parking companiesin the industry.The council has identified nearly 30,000Teamsters employed in the parking industry,while estimating another 60,000 workerswho are unorganized.www.teamster.org | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 27

“While working men and womenhave long known the value of adollar—it is a lesson well taught toone who labors for a living—it hastaken a long, long time to teachemployers the value of a humanbeing, and in many cases has notyet been successfully taught. Fewgive thought to what happens todisplaced workers, but they cananalyze to the penny what theprofits will be.”–JAMES R. HOFFA28 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

VISIONARY LABOR LEADER BORN 100 YEARS AGOTeamstersCelebrateJames R. HoffaCentennialJames R. Hoffa, born February 14, 1913, servedas General President of the Teamsters Union from1957 to 1971. In that time, he inspired thousandsto stand up and let their voices be heard.As General President, Hoffa honed his well-earnedreputation as a tough and effective bargainer, and gainedthe respect of labor and business leaders alike across thecountry. He worked hard to expand the number ofworking men and women who were protected by unioncontracts and, under his leadership, the union’s membershiprose to include more than 2 million workers.Hoffa’s crowning achievement was the 1964 NationalMaster Freight Agreement, which united more than400,000 over-the-road drivers under one contract. Thiscontract, a feat that had been declared virtually impossibleby many, lifted more workers out of poverty and into themiddle class than any other single event in labor history.“My father’s devotion to the Teamsters and their familieswas—and remains—legendary. His whole life wasdedicated to bettering the lives of America’s workingfamilies,” said James P. Hoffa, General President of theTeamsters Union and son of James R. Hoffa. “I can thinkof no better way to honor his legacy than to continuefighting on behalf of working people everywhere.”One of the most important and long-lasting aspectsof Hoffa’s legacy is to education. He strongly believed thata good education is the birthright of every American. In1999, the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund(JRHMSF) was established in his memory.The 2013/2014 scholarship application deadlinefor high school seniors is on March 31, 2013. For moreinformation, visit www.teamster.org.WWW.TEAMSTER.ORG | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 29

IRB REPORT 1REPORT TO ALL MEMBERSOF THE INTERNATIONALBROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSFROM: Independent Review BoardBenjamin R. CivilettiJoseph E. diGenovaWilliam H. WebsterDATED: December 1, 2012I. INTRODUCTIONThis is Report Number 1 of the Independent ReviewBoard (IRB) for 2013 regarding activities conducted pursuantto the Consent Order. In this Report we will discuss a recentlyissued report on the recommendation of a Trusteeship. In somedetail, you were previously informed of prior charges against IBTofficers and members and recommended Trusteeships by IRB.This report will provide the status of those prior charges andTrusteeships.II. NEW REPORTA. TRUSTEESHIP – LOCAL 120, BLAINE,MINNESOTALocal 120, which is located in Blaine, Minesota, hasapproximately 11,600 members employed as drivers, helpers,and truck terminal employees, over the road, city transfer, coldstorage, grocery and market drivers. In addition to its location inBlaine, Local 120 has offices in Fargo, North Dakota; Des Moines,and Dubuque, Iowa; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Mankato,Minnesota.Trusteeship RecommendationIn a report dated November 9, 2012 to James P. Hoffa,IBT General President, the IRB recommended that Local 120 beplaced in Trusteeship. As detailed in the report, there is evidencethat the Secretary-Treasurer and President are corrupt and incompetent,the Local is engaged in financial malpractice and isnot being conducted in the best interest of its members.Brad D. Slawson, Sr. Secretary-Treasurer, and principalofficer of the Local, and his son Brad A. Slawson, Jr. President,have violated the Local’s Bylaws on numerous occasions, withoutthe required membership and Executive Board approval, by notmaintaining required records at the Local and paying themselvesout of Local funds without Executive Board approval.The following are examples where this has occurred:Buying Land and Constructing a New BuildingIn 2007 and 2008, the Local spent over $4,000,000 tobuy land and construct a new building. The Secretary-Treasurer,Brad D. Slawson, Sr. with the assistance of his son, Brad A. Slawson,the President, and another son, who was then an employeeof the Local, together controlled the process within the Local.The Local entered into a contract which provided thatthe Local would pay actual and defined contract costs plus a fixedfee to the contractor, Stone Construction. The contract provideda guaranteed maximum price of $3,091,524 for the building constructionand could not be exceeded. If the fixed fee plus actualcosts were less, the Local would pay less. There were two changeorders to the Stone contract which increased it to $3,185,429. Toprotect the Local from being charged for improper costs, the contractprovided the Local with the right to audit the actual coststhat the general contractor incurred in constructing the building.Although the Local paid the maximum price under the contract,the Secretary-Treasurer chose not to exercise the Local’s rights toaudit costs.As a result, this could allow the contractor to make improperpayments made from funds the Local caused to be sent tothe contractor. For example, one of the costs the general contractorcharged to the contract was a $90,000 fee to Todd Chester, aclose family friend of the Secretary-Treasurer and the President,for speaking to the Local’s Secretary-Treasurer about using theStone contractor. This allowed the contractor to make an improperpayment to Mr. Chester. The Secretary-Treasurer admittedhe assumed Mr Chester would receive some payment fromthe general contractor. Under the contract the contractor’s ownfee for acting as general contractor was $135,282 under the contractas opposed to Mr. Chester’s $90,000 for the introduction tothe Local’s principal officer.In addition to that questionable cost, over $30,000which the contractor owed the Local was not paid. It was notclear from the records to whom or to what entity this moneywent, or whether the contractor kept it improperly. By failing totake necessary steps to protect the members’ money, the Secretary-Treasurer,at a minimum, breached his fiduciary duties tothe members.Operating a For-Profit BarSince 2007 Local 120 has operated a for-profit Bar anda charitable gaming operation in Fargo, North Dakota. The financialresults of these operations as a subsidiary of the Localwere included on the Local’s Form LM-2 ( U.S. Department ofLabor Annual Report) and the Bar and Gaming employees werelisted as Local employees. During the years Local 120 controlledthe operations, incorporated as “Teamsters,” it lost money and theLocal subsidized this open-to-the-public for profit bar.The Local’s Bar and Gaming employees were non-unionworkers. The only benefit they received was that after one yearemployment, they were entitled to one week’s paid vacation.The President and Secretary-Treasurer have told othersthat these employees cannot receive benefits and their wages mustbe kept low in order for the union-owned Bar to be profitable.A self-appointed Local 120 Bar and Gaming Board,separate from Local 120 Executive Board, purports to controlthe Local-owned Bar and the funds it generated. 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voted stipends, totaling $335,832 to its members paid fromoperations. The Local’s President and Secretary-Treasurer havereceived $72,700 and $68,100, respectively since 2007.The Bar and Gaming operations are a subsidiary of theLocal. However, the Local Executive Board did not approve thediversion of these Local funds to the officers as required by theBylaws. These payments were a breach of their fiduciary duties.Partly because of these stipends, the Local over the years has beenforced to pay Bar and Gaming operations related expenses fromthe general fund because the Bar had insufficient revenues tocover costs.Appointing a Family Friend as ConsultantIn 2010 and 2011, the Secretary-Treasurer appointed thefamily friend and father of his grandchild, Todd Chester, as a consultantto the Bar. The principal officer made Mr. Chester a parttimeLocal employee at $26,000 a year plus health insurance, abenefit denied the full time non-union Local Bar employees. Heplaced Mr. Chester in charge of the Bar, including its inventory.Mr. Chester, shortly after the Secretary-Treasurer appointed him,filed for bankruptcy. Mr. Chester recently admitted, contrary tohis sworn bankruptcy filing, that he owned a bar in Minnesotaduring this period. Under the stewardship of the bankrupt barowner, there were higher amounts of inventory which the LocalBar records showed was used in comparison to what the Barrecords indicated was sold to customers. This difference was unexplained.During this period, Mr. Chester misrepresented toseveral individuals that he was returning inventory to wholesalers.The records of the wholesalers who supplied the Bar liquordid not indicate any returns or credit received for any returns.Entering Into Sham ContractsThe Local currently has a sham contract with a groupof companies under the umbrella of American Pride HomeServices. This current contract is in effect from 2009 to 2013.The prior contract, which was identical, but for duration, wasentered into between the employer and the Local with the currentSecretary-Treasurer and principal officer as sole signatory. Thesecontracts explicitly stated that there was no collective bargainingrelationship between the Local and the employer. They permittedthe employer to impose discipline on member-employees inits sole discretion, including termination of employees. The economicarrangements between the employees and the companywere also excluded from the contract. The employer neededthe contract to represent itself as a union employer in sellingproducts to union members, its target market. The Secertary-Treasurer himself actively hawked the company’s products tothe Local members, including sending solicitation letters on Localletterhead to use its services.Distribution of Tickets to Sporting EventsFrom 2007 to 2012, the Local has spent at least $214,755for tickets to sporting events. The President has been in chargeof the distribution of these tickets. The record keeping for whoused the tickets, and for what union purpose the tickets wereused was deficient. This was the case despite being aware thatsporting tickets, as the Secretaryi-Treasurer testified, were a “hotbutton” issue.Diverting Strike FundsIn a letter dated October 11, 2012 after his sworn examination,Mr. Brad D. Slawson, Sr. acknowledged that strike fundmoney totaling $189,130 was used for building construction.The use of strike fund money for the building constructionviolated the Bylaws of Local 120, which states that the strike fundmoney shall be used exclusively for the payment of strike benefitsand strike expenses, as the Local Executive Board shall determine.Other Inappropriate ActivitiesOther expenses at the Local appeared to be inappropriate.For example, the President has submitted false expense receipts.The Local has also paid for food and alcoholic drinks forthe officers and business agents without a stated union purpose.The President also has used the promise of future Local Businessin an attempt to have Local vendors not press him to pay personaldebts.Trustee AppointedOn November 9, 2012, James P. Hoffa, based on IRB’srecommendation, determined that an immediate Trusteeship ofLocal 120 was necessary and on the same date appointed WilliamMoore to serve as Temporary Trustee of Local 120.III. PROGRESS OF EXISTING CHARGESA. LOCAL 82, STATUS OF REMAINING CASESMr. James P. Hoffa, IBT President, released Local 82from Trusteeship effective December 31, 2011.Based on the results of a hearing held on October 11,2011, the IRB has rendered decisions and opinions on the thenremaining unresolved cases for Local 82. These cases were discussedin some detail in prior issues of this report.The current status of these cases is as follows:James Deamicis and Thomas FlahertyOn January 24, 2012, the IRB issued its opinion and decisionregarding charges against Messrs. Deamicis and Flahertyand, on this same date, submitted Application 156 on this matterto Chief Judge Preska for review; and if affirmed, to be entered asan order of the Court.Mr. Deamicis has filed an appeal with Chief Judge Preska.The IRB takes note that a grand jury of the District ofMassachusetts returned a 30 Count indictment against JamesDeamicis, Thomas Flaherty as well as John Perry former Secretary-Treasurerof Local 82 and Joseph Burhoe, a former memberof Local 82. The indictment charges these individuals with actsof racketeering based upon the same conduct at issue in Application156, to wit, interfering with the right of certain members ofLocal 82 to vote on proposed collective bargaining agreements in2009 as well as other charges.Leif Thornton, Cheryl Milisi, Francis Dizoglio,John Logan and Nicholas MurphyOn January 25, 2012, the IRB issued its opinion andWWW.TEAMSTER.ORG | WINTER 2013 | TEAMSTER 31

decision on charges against members of the Executive Board and,on this same date, submitted Application 155 on this matter toChief Judge Preska for review; and if affirmed, to be entered as anorder of the Court.Mr. Murphy has filed an appeal with Chief Judge Preska.Lawrence MaguireOn February 22, 2010 the IRB issued its opinion anddecision on the charges against Mr. Maguire, and on this samedate, submitted Application 158 on this matter to Chief JudgePreska for review, and if affirmed, to be entered as an order ofthe Court.Bernard PiscopoOn February 2, 2012, the IRB issued its opinion and decisionon the charges against Mr. Piscopo, and on this same date,submitted Application 157 on this matter to Chief Judge Preskafor review; and if affirmed, to be entered as an order of the Court.B. PAUL KENNY, ABRAHAM MORENO, GARYGUILLORY- LOCAL 630 – LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIAOn September 21, 2011, the IRB found General PresidentHoffa’s decision concerning charges and penalties to be notinadequate. On August, 3 2012, letters from the Attorneys forKenny, Moreno and Guillory were sent to the IRB requestingreconsideration of its non-inadequate decision. On August 21,2012, the IRB responded, denying the request.In order to provide the proper avenue for Messrs.Kenny, Moreno, and Guillory to submit their appeals to theCourt, the IRB on August 23, 2012, submitted Application 162 toChief Judge Preska, United States District Court, S.D.N.Y.C. TRUSTEESHIP- LOCAL 630, LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIAIn a letter dated September 27, 2011 from James P.Hoffa, IBT General President, to the Co-Trustees of Local 630,Mr. Hoffa, decided to continue the Trusteeship.IBT was to release Local 630 from Trusteeship after officerelections were conducted in September 2012. However, soonafter the election was held, an election protest was submitted tothe IBT. On November 16, 2012 the IRB was advised that PresidentJames P. Hoffa has appointed IBT International Trustee RonHerrera, as Trustee over Local 630.IV. TOLL-FREE HOTLINESince our last report to you, the hotline has receivedapproximately 90 calls reporting alleged improprieties. As in thepast, all calls appearing to fall within IRB jurisdiction were referredfor investigation.Activities which should be reported for investigationinclude, but are not limited to, association with organized crime,corruption, racketeering, embezzlement, extortion, assault, orfailure to investigate any of these.To assure that all calls are treated confidentially, thesystem recording hotline calls is located in a cipher-locked IRBroom on a dedicated line and accessed only by an IRB staff member.The recorded information, if complete and within IRBjurisdiction, is forwarded directly to the Investigations Office inNew York City. Please continue to use the toll-free hotline toreport improprieties which fall within IRB jurisdiction by calling1-800-CALL-IRB (800-225-5472). If you are calling from withinWashington, DC, dial 202-434-8085.V. CONCLUSIONAs always, our task is to ensure that the goals of theConsent Order are fulfilled. In doing so, it is our desire tokeep the IBT membership fully informed about our activitiesthrough these reports and also through use of the website atwww.irbcases.org. The website also makes available a copy ofthe Consent Decree.If you have any information concerning allegationsof wrongdoing or corruption, you may call the toll-free hotlinenumber noted above, use the IRB facsimile number 202-434-8084,or write to either the IRB Chief Investigator or the IRB office:Charles M. Carberry, Chief Investigator17 Battery Place, Suite 331New York, NY 10004Independent Review Board444 North Capitol Street, N.W.Suite 528Washington, DC 20001D. NICHOLAS BERNHARD, LOCAL 917,FLORAL PARK, NEW YORKAn agreement was reached between the IRB and Mr.Bernhard and on July 31, 2012, the IRB submitted the Agreementby way of Application of 161 to Chief Judge Preska, for approval.32 TEAMSTER | WINTER 2013 | www.teamster.org

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is proud to announce an openenrollment period for the TEAMStar Retiree Health Program from December15, 2012 to February 28, 2013.During this period, all Medicare-eligible Teamster retirees, their spouses orsurviving spouses are GUARANTEED ACCEPTANCE with no waiting periodsregardless of preexisting health conditions!Here are some additional service features made available to all Teamsters andtheir spouses under the TEAMStar Retiree Health Program:TEAMStar rates are not available to thegeneral public.S ® — Eliminate paperwork hasslesassociated with Medicare Part B claims filing and maximize eligiblebenefits.There are no provider lists or referral process.We believe it is important for you to choose your own doctors andhospitals.TEAMStar is recognized and accepted byproviders nationwide.Choose a plan that fits your needs. TEAMStaroffers various plans to supplement your Medicare. In some states, weoffer plans with a deductible, designed to help save premium dollarsfor Teamsters.“I have never had a problem with thecare and service I have received. It givesme peace of mind.”- Mario, Local 617 Member“I rate your program and health service asone of the highest standards. Thank youfor being my provider over the years.”- Thomas, Local 315 Member“It is the best program, in all aspects.I recommend it to anyone.”- Vincent, Local 584 Member“Our needs are always taken care of, ingood time and accurately. We appreciateit more as we grow older.”- Maxine, Spouse of Local 962 MemberTo receive an enrollment packet or enroll immediately overthe phone, call 1-800-808-3239. You may also visitwww.teamstar.com for more information.RAEA1A56GRP0925D 1212

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