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"The T+G is an important partner
in fighting for workers' rights.

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Bailey.
In the last eight years alone, the number of state-based non-union
associations has more than doubled from 10 to 22 states nationwide.

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"An outdated labor union approach does not
at all serve America 's teachers, students, or parents well.

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A link to "Use Our Power" is
available at http://www.

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"I want the T+G to play a very positive role with the Teamsters who have a
fantastic history and reputation," Tony Woodley, T+G General Secretary, said
in his opening address.

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The IAM is opposed to proposed 'reforms' that would force smaller unions to
merge with the larger AFL -CIO affiliates.

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transport unions), agreed to work cooperatively and exchange
expertise during a landmark meeting Thursday between the two groups. The
unions, which both represent workers at many multi-national corporations,
agreed that coordination and information-sharing is critical to organizing and
better representing workers in this global economy.
"Our unions have similar challenges," said Tyson Johnson, Teamsters'
Freight Division Director.

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"The unions have essentially left teachers in order to pursue their own
political agendas."

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, In an effort to bolster stagnant
membership and regain lost political influence, the National Education
Association plans to agree today at the AFL-CIO winter conference in San Diego
to allow its local NEA affiliates to sign up with the AFL-CIO, potentially
rolling millions of professional teachers into the same union alliance as
steel workers, plumbers and bricklayers.

The Association of American Educators is the largest national, non-union ,
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Both the NEA and the AFL-CIO have been losing members every year, showing
that labor unions are a failed model, especially for teachers. Nearly 300,000 teachers have forgone the teacher unions in
favor of joining independent, non-union professional associations.

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Additional suggestions in the 11-page strategy document include: expanding
AFL -CIO support for civil rights and women's movements; reevaluate how
disputes are resolved within the AFL-CIO and provide affiliates with far more
information and input over the development of AFL-CIO programs and budgets.

"We can offer mutual assistance that will help our
members on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Both Unions Will Share Information in Fight for Workers' Rights

WASHINGTON, The International Brotherhood of
Teamsters and the Transport and General Workers Union (T+G), (the largest U.

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WASHINGTON, The International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today unveiled "Use Our Power," a
sweeping seven-point strategy document that focuses on labor's core strengths
and is certain to reinvigorate the debate over the future of the AFL-CIO .
"Here at the Machinists Union, we believe the current fight for control of
the AFL-CIO is a waste of time, energy and resources," said the report
commissioned by IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, a vocal
supporter of independence and autonomy for international and local unions . In some
cases -- such as Georgia, Texas, and Missouri -- the non-union associations
have grown much larger than the teacher union affiliates in those states.

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7 billion in assets and 13. "Now, more than ever, teachers will be looking
for professional alternatives to the teacher unions. Bailey.

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"The NEA apparently feels it has more in common with a union coalition
that was too ineffective and even too extreme for even Jimmy Hoffa and the
Teamsters ," said Mr.

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"The Machinists' view is that how we use our power is the acid test of the
labor movement," said the report, which cites 28 million union members who
voted in the 2004 presidential election and the million who joined Working
America as examples of a still vibrant and potentially influential movement.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
represents nearly 700,000 active and retired members and is among the largest
industrial trade unions in North America.

NEA Partnership with AFL-CIO Tarnishes Teaching Profession Says Association of American Educators

"Working with the T+G gives us important insight into the global
operations of common employers," said Ken Hall, Teamsters' Parcel and Small
Package Director.

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Among the key recommendations in "Use Our Power" are: invest $200 million
to create a labor-owned cable network that projects a positive image of union
members and the American labor movement; establish a health care database to
leverage the purchasing power of over 50 million union members and retirees
and expand the number of votes cast by focusing political efforts on states
with heavy concentration of union households .

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3 million members, can better use
its financial and human resources."
There is already a groundswell of frustration among America's teachers,
who are leaving labor unions in record numbers to join non -union professional
associations. Fortunately, teachers have the choice to join a non-union
professional association that better meets their needs and better respects
their values as teachers," said Mr .

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Leaders from the T+G and Teamsters have been in meetings this week in
London in conjunction with the International Transport Workers Federation
(ITF) international meeting on integrators involving transportation unions
from numerous countries.

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"The American Labor Movement may be a lot of things, but it is not
politically impotent, financially bankrupt or lacking in allies ," said the IAM
in "Use Our Power," a report with detailed recommendations about how the labor
movement , with $6. "The T+G is committed to a fighting-back culture to
make a difference for people in the logistics industry as a whole.

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goiam. AAE believes that teacher
labor unions no longer meet the needs of today's educators.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. AAE seeks to increase the respect and
professionalism of teachers, to improve public education through increased
accountability and higher student achievement , and to provide educators with a
professional alternative to teacher labor unions.aaeteachers.

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"This is clearly a step backwards for teachers," said Tracey Bailey, 1993
National Teacher of the Year and Director of National Projects for the
Association of American Educators. Industrial -style
unionism simply is not consistent with professionalism.
"The Teamsters Union is committed to joining forces with unions throughout
the world to confront the pressures facing workers in the global economy,"
said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President. We can only
benefit from the link with our American colleagues as we go forward in
recruiting and organizing drivers, warehouse staff and others throughout the
supply chain.