Teamsters Joint Council 25 Wants You for Boot Camp

Volunteer to Organize, Help Rebuild America's Middle Class

Teamsters throughout Illinois will have the chance to help grow the union and motivate workers to action with Teamsters Joint Council 25’s Organizers Boot Camp.

On November 7, all Teamster members, retirees, business agents, stewards and staff are encouraged to become volunteer organizers for the union. By knowing the importance of having union contracts, grievance procedures, seniority and other benefits, Boot Camp participants will learn how to help nonunion workers gain Teamster representation.

“There are no better representatives to invite others to join the union than each and every one of our Teamster brothers and sisters throughout Illinois,” said John T. Coli, President of Joint Council 25. “All members should take this opportunity to help the union organize on an even greater level, to rebuild America’s middle class and raise standards for working families.”

Joint Council 25 is hosting the Boot Camp in an effort by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to recruit and train 1,000 new member organizers to meet the challenges ahead. Millions of Americans want to form a union at work but are thwarted by employer intimidation and archaic election rules. While the Employee Free Choice Act will make it easier for workers to unionize, the Teamsters Union will be deluged with organizing requests as soon as new legislation passes.

“To meet the organizing challenges our union will face after passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, the Teamsters will be engaged in national campaigns that will require committed local efforts,” said Coli. “Without a mighty army of Teamster member organizers, we’re not going to get it done.”

Members who volunteer for Boot Camp will cover the basics of what they’ll be asked to do as organizers and will participate in an ongoing campaign. Joint Council 25’s Boot Camp will be held at the Local 705 Auditorium at Teamster City in Chicago.

To register, call your Teamster local today and tell them you’d like to participate in the Organizers Boot Camp on November 7.

Find your local union below:

Local 142 — (773) 721-8800
Local 179 — (815) 741-2200
Local 301 — (847) 623-5430
Local 325 — (815) 874-6307
Local 330 — (847) 695-1516
Local 673 — (630) 231-6660
Local 703 — (312) 738-1350
Local 705 — (312) 738-2800
Local 706 — (773) 763-1191
Local 710 — (773) 254-3200
Local 714 — (773) 242-3215
Local 726 — (847) 827-0001
Local 727 — (773) 685-0340
Local 731 — (730) 887-4100
Local 734 — (773) 594-2820
Local 743 — (773) 254-7460
Local 744 — (312) 829-6500
Local 754 — (630) 833-0754
Local 777 — (708) 485-3200
Local 781 — (847) 298-9999
Local 786 — (312) 666-2750
Local 458M GCC/IBT — (630) 668-4337

Teamsters Joint Council 25 represents more than 100,000 hardworking men and women throughout Illinois.

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