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About Me

The Teamsters Union is one of America’s largest and most diverse unions.
Founded in 1903, the Teamsters Union represents 1.4 million members in virtually every occupation imaginable, both professional and non-professional, private sector and public sector, from airline pilots to zookeepers.
In 2006 we began an International organizing campaign to help School Bus and Transit Workers. Since then we have organized more than 5,000 new members and have many more to go.
We started this MYSPACE page to reach out to our current and future members, but also to folks who stand in solidarity with us moving forward.
Our primary website is at School Bus Workers United and we welcome you to come by the site to keep up with this very exciting campaign.
Spend a few minutes with us and soon you will realize: The Wheels of the Bus Go UNION!

My Interests

Organizing, mobilizing and acquiring the deserved justice for school and transit bus workers worldwide.

I'd like to meet:

Smart working men and women on school and transit buses interested in being Teamsters.
We are also interested in meeting friends of the Teamsters who are ready to stand in solidarity with us as we move forward organizing every bus yard from NY to Miami and LA to London!

My Blog

Victories All Over the United States

The Teamsters Union is organizing School Bus and Transit Workers throughout the United States. (us) Since the campaign began, more than 6,600 workers voted for unionization with the Teamsters, and mor...
Posted by IBT Drives Up Standards on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:09:00 PST

Just back from Jacksonville, and We are Ready!

Have you been to our campaign site recently? We just got back from a spirited event in Jacksonville, Florida where more than 300 of us gathered to discuss our plans in organizing at First Student and ...
Posted by IBT Drives Up Standards on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:18:00 PST

Postcard and Diary Entry from Jacksonville, Florida

I didn’t think I would be back to Florida so soon but alas ... I am here. This time, however, I won’t stay for 10 years! I am with the union to support school bus and transit workers org...
Posted by IBT Drives Up Standards on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:39:00 PST

Get to know your UK partners!

  T&G     Unite the Union...
Posted by IBT Drives Up Standards on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:44:00 PST

Our Website Got A Facelift

If you haven’t been over to School Bus Workers United in a while, you should. We have been giving the site a bit of a facelift to reflect the growth of this campaign. Our site is our way of keep...
Posted by IBT Drives Up Standards on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:15:00 PST

Why Every Union Worker Should Support Obama

As most people probably heard by now, the Teamsters Union has endorsed Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States. This entry is a cross-post from TeamsterPower.com.Two words: Replacement...
Posted by IBT Drives Up Standards on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 01:11:00 PST

President Hoffa Tells Reporters We Are 5,000-Strong and Growing!

Over at a Transportation World Roundtable luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington Teamster General President Jim Hoffa told reporters about a number of campaigns we are working on. When he ...
Posted by IBT Drives Up Standards on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:55:00 PST

Internal Monitor at First Student

This entry is a cross-post from our campaign site. FirstStudent has hired an internal monitor to watch over the workers' unionization effort, and they did so with no consultation from the Teamsters. ...
Posted by IBT Drives Up Standards on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:37:00 PST