Alexis Viera

International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)a. Supported Issues

i. Decent wages, fair promotion, health coverage, job security, paid time-off and retirement income

ii. Pension management, safety and health, community outreach, governmental affairs and communications

b. Tend to support Democratsi. Democrats—76%

ii. Republicans—5%iii. Other—19%

c. Institutions Targetedi. Congress

1. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure-Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials—Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008: Amends title 49 of the United States to avert railroad fatality, injury, and hazardous materials releases, to ratify the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and other purposes

2. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure- Highways and Transits—Transportation Equity Act- A Legacy for Users Bill: Allows financing for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, transit programs, and for other purposes

3. Senate/House Committees on Appropriations—Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006: For the purpose of providing emergency supplement for the conclusion of the economic year of 2006 on September 30, 2006, and other purposes.

ii. Bureaucracy1. Department of Labor

I. Labor Research Advisory Council to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

II. Labor Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations and Trade Policy

III. Advisory Committee on ApprenticeshipIV. National Advisory Committee for the North American

Agreement on Labor CooperationV. President’s Council on the 21st Century Workforce

2. Department of TransportationI. Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee

II. Commercial Driver Physical Qualifications Negotiations Rulemaking Advisory Committee

III. Electronic Transmission and Storage of Drug Testing Results Advisory Committee

IV. Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee3. Environmental Protection Agency

I. Clean Air Act Advisory CommitteeII. National Environmental Justice Advisory Council

4. Department of TreasuryI. Advisory Committee on International Child Labor

Enforcementd. Resources of the Group

i. Congress:1. Financial resources used to contribute to the campaigns of those

politicians who support higher wages and better overall working conditions.

a. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)b. Gray Davis (D-CA)

2. Hire lobbyists to support Democratic Congressmen in elections.3. Financial resources are used to form PACs that support the

Democratic party, insurance of working families, job opportunities, unions, working training programs, disaster relief, and other causes.

ii. Bureaucracy:1. Lobby the Department of Labor to set regulations for safety and

health regulations in working environments.iii. Accumulate financial resources to:

1. provide scholarships for the children of members and financial dependents of IBT.

2. aid members who have suffered long-term from natural disasters.3. provide members, spouses, children, and friends with access to

opportunities working at union jobs with good contracts and benefits.

4. provide selective benefits for members beyond the common good, such as special credit cards, vacation time, health discounts, retiree health insurance, and mortgage.