CLEVELAND, December 3 — In today’s world everyone is extremely busy, but it’s important for all of us to remember, “Teamsters are people helping people.”
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has valuable resources to assist the membership, but many times the needs are not met because there has not been a system in place to field memberships questions or concerns.
The Teamsters’ Human Rights Commission can do that for you, and the BLET is reminding each Division to appoint a local representative (or representatives) to the Teamsters Human Rights Commission.
“Our newly-elected Division leaders who are taking office following the Triennial Elections may are reminded and encouraged to appoint a Division Representative to the Teamsters Human Rights Commission,” said National Secretary-Treasurer Bill Walpert, who serves as Human Rights Director for the BLET. “These volunteer serve as the backbone for several initiatives the Human Rights Commission has planned for 2010.”
The Human Rights Commission Representative will network with the leaders and members in your area on Human Rights issues, making sure they know about Teamster programs that provide assistance to the membership.
For example, the Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund, the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund, IBT Community Service, and the Helmets to Hardhats programs all fall under the umbrella of the Human Rights Commission.
Margo Storsteen, a Locomotive Engineer and member of BLET Division 57 in Boston, serves as the BLET’s National Representative on the Human Rights Commission. Sister Storsteen will network with each local representative appointed by BLET Divisions and will coordinate all BLET programs with those individuals.
Interested members should contact their Division officers.
Anyone with questions should contact Sister Storsteen at (781) 883-3443, or email: Margoblet57@comcast.net.