On behalf of the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters we would like to thank the following PA Democrat and Republican Senators and Legislators for standing with us and the working men and women of the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and voting against PA Senate Bill 166, the “Paycheck Deception Bill”.

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We are asking all affiliates of the PA Conference of Teamsters to scrutinize the listed elected officials and if they are your representatives please thank them and support them for standing with us on such an important issue.

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PA Senators that supported the PA Conference of Teamsters’ position:

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Underlined and bold are Republicans

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 BLAKE, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, HAYWOOD,  HUGHES, LAUGHLIN, LEACH, MCGARRIGLE, RAFFERTY, SABATINA, SCAVELLO, SCHWANK, STREET, TARTAGLIONE,  TOMLINSON, WILLIAMS,  YUDICHAK

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PA Legislators that supported the PA Conference of Teamsters’ position:

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Underlined and bold are Republicans

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BARRAR, BROWN, R, CHARLTON, CORBIN, CORR, DIGIROLAMO, FARRY, GODSHALL, HARPER, LEWIS, MARSHALL, MEHAFFIE, MICCARELLI, MILLARD, MILNE, MURT, O'NEILL, PETRI, QUIGLEY, QUINN, C., SANTORA, STEPHENS, TAYLOR, TOOHIL, WATSON, WHITE, BARBIN, BIZZARRO, BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRIGGS, BROWN, V., BULLOCK, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CEPHAS,  COMITTA, CONKLIN, COSTA, D., COSTA, P., CRUZ, DALEY, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DAWKINS,  DEAN,  DEASY, DELISSIO, DERMODY, DRISCOLL, EVANS, FABRIZIO, FITZGERALD, FLYNN, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GAINEY, GALLOWAY, GOODMAN, HANNA, HARKINS, HARRIS, J., KAVULICH, KIM, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KRUEGER, KULIK, LONGIETTI,  MADDEN, MARKOSEK,  MATZIE, MCCARTER, MCCLINTON, MILLER, D., MULLERY, NEILSON, NEUMAN, O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, PETRARCA, RABB, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROZZI, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SIMS, SNYDER, SOLOMON, STURLA, THOMAS, VAZQUEZ, VITALI, WARREN, WHEATLEY, YOUNGBLOOD

.Affiliates, remember, in addition to being Sisters and Brothers, we are Democrats, Republicans and Independents and we act as one.

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(HARRISBURG, Penn.) – Pennsylvania legislators voted last night against the proposed Senate Bill 166 which was characterized as a “paycheck protection” bill, but was actually a means to silence the voice of working families.

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“’Paycheck protection’ is part of a national effort being pushed by the same big corporations and CEOs who for years boosted their profits by sending American jobs overseas,” said William Hamilton, president of the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters and International Vice President.

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“No worker can be forced to fund a union’s political and legislative activities. As it stands, union members choose whether to join a union, set their own dues, elect their own leaders and vote on where and how their money will be spent.”

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“We applaud the legislators who voted NO on this bill. This bad legislation, part of the whole “right to work” platform, would have only served to hurt working families. With this defeat, working men and women will continue to have a right to voice their political views.”

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The Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters represents 95,000 Teamster members throughout the state and thousands of retirees.

Pennsylvania Teamsters Rally at Capitol in Protest of Anti-Worker Legislation

JUNE 20, 2017

 Galen Munroe

Email: gmunroe@teamster.orgPhone: (202) 439-7427

(HARRISBURG, Pa.) – More than a thousand Teamsters from across Pennsylvania rallied on the steps of the state capitol today to protest legislation designed to weaken worker protections and undercut their ability to bargain for improvements on the job.

Currently, there are a number of bills introduced in the general assembly that are a direct attack on working families in Pennsylvania. These bills are attempting to make harmful policies like right-to-work and paycheck deception law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Gov. Tom Wolf spoke out against the legislation at the rally, denouncing the attack on working Pennsylvanians.

“There is a concerted effort by many at the national and state level to damage working men and women's ability to fight for wages they deserve, benefits they have earned, and protections that are fair,” Gov. Wolf said. “The constant threat of legislation like right to work, like paycheck protection, is an assault on the market and the economy. Any legislation that makes it harder for employees to organize in turn makes it harder for businesses to provide quality products and services to their customers.”

Opposition to these bills crosses party lines as representatives from both sides of the aisle have joined the fight to defeat the legislation. Republican State Rep. John Taylor spoke at the rally, expressing his opposition to the right-to-work and paycheck deception bills.

“I believe the sanctity of the bargaining agreement should stay intact,” Taylor said. “Right to work is something I’ve fought against since I was a college student and a Teamster. Right to work is not an issue worth pursuing. People will be hurt by this legislation.”

Rank-and-file Teamsters visited their elected officials before and after the rally to call on their representatives to vote against these bills. Pennsylvania Conference of Teamster President William Hamilton stressed the importance grassroots activism and the role it will play in defeating these bills.

“We can’t stand by and hope that our representatives to the right thing and vote down these bills,” Hamilton said. “We must keep the pressure on them and let them know that their constituents will not stand for this attack on Pennsylvania’s working families.”   

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and “like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.

At the Tesla’s facility in Hawthornem Cailf., the company showed off a futuristic, battery-powered big rig with a surprising 500-mile range.

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 The Semi comes with impressive acceleration and horsepower. Using four separate electric motors, the Semi will go from 0 to 60 mph in 5 seconds, compared with 15 seconds in a diesel cab. Pulling a full load at 80,000 pounds, it would be 0 to 60 in 20 seconds. Going up a 5-degree-grade hill, the Tesla Semi should maintain a speed of 65 mph, while a conventional diesel truck slows to 45 mph.

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 Tesla would guarantee that the Semi wouldn't break down in the first million miles of operation. Tesla estimates a two-year payback for the added cost of the truck, meaning more than $200,000 in saved fuel. It didn’t release exact pricing information but said operating costs—including power, lease payments, and insurance—would be 20 percent lower for the Semi than a diesel truck.

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To view short video to see the semi click picture to link to youtube.

MAY 18, 2017 (Washington, DC) International Brotherhood of Teamsters .

Mayor-Elect Curtis Antoniak 

Bests Incumbent in Landslide Victory

Curtis Antoniak, a recently retired Teamster with the City of Jeannette, Pa.’s Public Works Department, won an election for Mayor in the a small Pennsylvania city roughly 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

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“The Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters supports and encourages its members to seek local office, and I’m really proud of Brother Curtis Antoniak and everyone on his campaign for scoring such a resounding victory,” said William Hamilton, Eastern Region Vice President and Principal Officer of the Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters. “What’s been done here in Jeannette can serve as a model for not just the rest of the state, but the entire region. When Teamster members get involved in politics, we can fight and we can win.”

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Antoniak, a Teamsters Local 30 member with 32 years of service and 14 years as a shop steward, beat the one-term incumbent Richard Jacobelli with a margin of 74-26 percent. In addition to his service as a Teamster member, Antoniak has been involved in his community for years coaching baseball, and the market in Jeannette that his grandparents started has been in business since the 1920s.

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Jacobelli ran on a platform of renegotiating agreements with the Jeannette’s largely union workforce, and Antoniak decided to get involved in the Mayoral race after Jacobelli unveiled plans to outsource the city’s sanitation operations. The plan could potentially have resulted in lay-offs for the six workers, in spite of the department having a profitable year in 2016.

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Antoniak learned of the results late last night at a party with over 200 supporters at a local American Legion hall, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. This is the first time Antoniak has run for public office.

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“I love our town, I'm very humbled with the results of the election,” Antoniak said. “I really feel that I can work well with the people on council. I am not on any agenda. I will listen.”

The Huffington Post ®

 Republicans Want To Pass A National Right-To-Work Law

Such a law would devastate unions, and it’s closer than ever to becoming a reality.

Dave Jamieson  Labor Reporter, The Huffington Post 02/01/2017

Right-to-Work? It's all wrong for workers: William Hamilton

For those who don't know, Right-to-Work laws, broadly speaking, "govern the extent to which an established union can require employees' membership, payment of union dues, or fees as a condition of employment."

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There are many serious problems pending in the Commonwealth that need to be addressed instead of wasting valuable time and resources on Right-to-Work legislation that will reduce wages.

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Some members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate believe it is more important to pass right-to-work legislation than take care of the most critical problems facing the state, which they were elected to do. 

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It is quite obvious these members have been bought out by billionaires and organizations who are more interested in lining the pockets of Wall Street and big business than helping the hard-working men and women in Pennsylvania maintain good paying jobs.

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