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AIR FREIGHT CHAUFFEURS, HANDLERS, WAREHOUSEMEN,

ALLIED WORKERS, MISCELLANEOUS, PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEES

AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS

V I C T O R Y T H R O U G H U N I T Y

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” -George Orwell, 1984-

President’s View

I would like to start off by congratulating the Executive Board on their new term and welcome Recording Secretary Phil Saccomanno, Trustee Jim McNally and Trustee and Business Agent Gregg Decker. In addition, congratulations to Vinny Bruno on successfully negotiating a first agreement with our newest employer RDS Logistics whose employees are enrolled in a Teamster Medical Plan and in the Local 295 Pension Plan.

I would also like to share my thoughts with all of you, and I know that I will be repeating myself as I have done before. There are things in life that we value such as our family, friends, our principles, and those things are worth working for and fighting for. I truly value my membership in TEAMSTER LOCAL 295 and I have profound respect for the common everyday honest and hard-working American. Then there are the three pillars of American society - GOD, FAMILY AND COUNTRY. The U.S. military’s code is for GOD & COUNTRY, and I believe all are worth living for, working for, fighting for, and even dying for. As union leaders in our shops and at the Local I don’t want or expect any one of you to die for our members or for you to love our union members. What we should all expect and depend on is that we are all seriously committed to being honest, hard workers that serve our members and this Local Union. I have found out on my own that if I respect and tell the truth to you and our members the job I do becomes natural, and my goals are achievable. I don’t take anything in this life for granted nor do I take your commitment, your efforts, your support, and most of all your trust for granted. I do depend on you, and I do trust you. I pledge to all Local 295 members that this Executive Board and I will continue to faithfully carry out our duties to serve the membership, and this Local. We will observe and uphold our Constitution and our Local 295 By-Laws. We will work hard to earn your trust and that you can depend on!

With the Holiday Season upon us and a New Year to begin I plan to serve and protect all the Local 295 members, Stewards, Business Agents, this Executive Board, Val and Local 295. I will also hope and pray for God’s help and his blessings for all of us in the coming year. I wish you and your loved ones a MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

Lou Calemine, President - Local 295