Dear Brothers and Sister,

Due to a conflict with this year's Teamster Unity Conference, the General Membership Meeting of May 7th, 2012 has been rescheduled for:

Monday, May 14th 2012, at the same time and location.

Please mark your calendars accordingly. At this meeting a vote will be taken to suspend the meetings for the summer.

Thank you.

Fraternally,

George L. Miranda

Secretary-Treasurer

Principal Officer

On February 1, 2011 a nomination meeting was held to elect Delegates and Alternates to the 2011 International Convention.

The results are of the  nominated candidates elected are on the attached document.

Congratulations to Our Leader!

George Miranda, Secretary-Treasurer of Teamsters Local 210 and President of Joint Council 16 in New York City, N.Y. was sworn in on Friday, May 7, as Eastern Region International Vice President, Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced.

Miranda has been a Teamster for more than 40 years, working tirelessly and with distinction in a number of roles over the years. In addition to his elected positions Miranda serves as the Executive Director of the Teamster National Hispanic Caucus and chairman of the Board of Directors for the Teamsters Airline Division.

"George Miranda has dedicated his life to this union and has excelled in every position our union has asked him to take on," Hoffa said. " I know he will continue to contribute to the success of the Union as Eastern Region Vice President, and I look forward to working with him far in the future."

Healthcare Reform Now!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish each of you a healthy, happy 2009/2010 holiday season. Being a part of IBT Local 210, we work hard to fight for contracts that provide good wages, benefits and working conditions for our members.

That’s why we need to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). Although it has been eclipsed by the debate over healthcare legislation, protecting the basic right to join a union by passing EFCA remains a high priority for Local 210 and the entire labor movement.

We strongly believe that, like a fair wage, good healthcare is a right, not a privilege. It is something that everyone should have, which is one reason we continue to encourage others to unionize. Unfortunately, millions of Americans are experiencing a grim holiday season and an uncertain future. The fact remains that 10.2 percent of the nation is currently unemployed. That’s the official figure, but we know unemployment is really much higher.

In February 2009 the IBT conducted a successful organizing campaign for the Dispatchers of Atlas-Polar, Inc. (AAI).

AAI is a unique carrier that, at the time the Dispatchers were organized was an all-747, all-cargo operation. Another aspect that distinguishes AAI from other carriers is the fact that AAI maintains two separate certificates, one for Atlas Air and one for Polar Air. As a result, the AAI Dispatches and their duties are maintained by the Company as separate units and there is no cross-utilization between the two groups.

Board Nears Rule Change on Unionizing

Teamsters President James Hoffa urged Continental Airlines to respect workers’ rights to unionize during a Local 210 rally in October at Newark Liberty Airport. Hoffa also announced that the IBT has filed for an election.

“The time is right to organize ramp, cargo and customer services workers,” Hoffa said. “There’s a backlash taking place in this country because workers have gone backward. People are outraged by excessive corporate profits and executive salaries and they’re fighting back.”

IBT Local 210 represents approximately 500 Flight Attendants employed by World Airways, Inc., an air carrier whose parent company is Global Aero Logistics, Inc. (GAL). GAL is also the parent Company of North American Airways, Inc.

World Airways is primarily a charter carrier and the majority of their business consists of the movement of military personnel and supplies. World has also operated a scheduled civilian flight for the past eight years, but that service is scheduled to cease in May of 2010.