| (Washington, D.C.) – Election
Supervisor Richard W. Mark announced today the completion of the
certification process for the 2006 Election of International Union
Officers, confirming the re-election of James P. Hoffa and the
America’s Strongest Union Slate.
“I am truly humbled by the support I received
from the members of this union,” said Hoffa who now enters his third
term as Teamsters Union General President. “I will continue
representing each and every rank-and-file member of this union to the
best of my ability with an unwavering commitment to the labor
movement.”
In addition, all members of Hoffa’s
Teamsters-America’s Strongest Union Slate won five-year terms as
officers on the union’s General Executive Board. Hoffa and his slate
have pledged to continue the progress the Teamsters have made in
national bargaining, organizing and political action.
During the next five years, the union will
negotiate all of its national contracts, including UPS, National Master
Freight Agreement (NMFA) and Carhaul. UPS negotiations are currently
underway and the NMFA and Carhaul contracts expire in 2008.
Hoffa took office in December 1998 and won
re-election in 2001. The most recognized leader in the labor movement,
Hoffa has reformed and rebuilt the Teamsters Union. He also is a key
founder of the Change to Win federation, which was formed in 2005 after
the Teamsters and other unions broke from the AFL-CIO to focus resources
on organizing.
“This union has done great things for working
families, and we’ve got more work to do,” Hoffa said. “With the
recent shift of power in Congress the stage is set for a resurgence of
worker strength in the United States. We will not squander this
opportunity.”
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