The Teamsters have 1.2 Million active members nationwide, what the Teamsters need is 1.2 Million Active members that are registered voters and that get to the polls. Are you registered to vote?
From the Desk of Secretary Treasurer Tom Quackenbush
I hope this message finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe! Our Local has had a lot of challenges this past year and one thing I have learned is that Local 294 Teamsters know how to fight the good fight! I was fortunate to be witness to these “fighters”… members who keep our union strong by stepping out of their daily routine to support their coworkers… many times this year. I am talking about our shop stewards and member leaders who understand that our strength is in our unity and solidarity. These are the members who choose to lead, learn, and stand up for fairness at work. They sit through contract negotiations, dispel anti-union misinformation, and constantly organize their peers for strength. They just seem to inherently know that the next generation of workers depend on today’s Teamsters to keep our union strong … just as we depended on the Teamsters that came before us. Think about it for a moment, every place of employment, at one point, had no union. Workers had to fight to change how things were. They risked their jobs and their families' livelihoods to stand together as one. They demanded that their right to negotiate with the employer for wages, working conditions, and benefits be recognized, and they won their fight. We cannot forget these fights. It is important that we all recognize the hard work and dedication of members who step up and become advocates of our union. This keeps us strong and moves us forward. We cannot forget that we stand on the shoulders of our predecessors and it is our duty to preserve, protect and build upon their efforts.
Organizing is the life blood of a strong Local Union. Building the strength of the Labor movement by organizing new members into our Union equates to better contracts and worker protections for our members' and their families.
In the private sector, Teamsters Local 294 is actively looking to organize the American worker in the industries we represent, in addition to anywhere else workers' hard labor is being exploited. Our density in the public sector is beinning to grow stronger as well therough newly organized highway departments and DPW's.
Here's how to help. Talk to your friends and family about the benefits of being an American Worker represented by Teamsters Local 294 and how collective bargaining, strength and solidarity improves working conditions.
Looking to organize? Call Local 294 at (518)489-5436 or email us at organizing@teamsterslocal294.org so we can discuss how to organize and protect the rights of the American Worker.
