A message from the Anyone But Hoffa Slate

Dear Local 320 members,

On Februaury 12th, ballots will be mailed to Local 320 members' homes to elect 13 delegates and four alternates to send to the International Teamster Convention that will be held in the last week of June in Las Vegas. The convention will nominate candidates to run for International Teamster President. That election is held in October of this year. The convention can also make changes to the International Constitution.

I am proud to running with the "Anyone But Hoffa" slate, www.anyonebuthoffa.com We are a slate that truly represents the diverse jobs across public employment in the state of Minnesota, and we have wealth of experience representing members. We are committed to representing the interests of the members, not leaders who want to continute their lavish lifestyles and disconnection from the membership. Sue Mauren received $200,000 in total compenstaion in 2009, Jimmy Hoffa, who she backs for re-election, received $ 368,000. Mauren's brother-in-law, Jeff Farmer, who works as Hoffa's organizing director, received $149,071 in salary and $173,672 total compensation in 2009. All of these overpaid unon leaders will receive very generous retirements as well.

Our slate will fight to ban multiple salaries, and have income limits for union leaders, as well stop the junkets that many officers and BAs attend that provide no value to the members. We will work to re-direct these funds to better representation, organizing new members, and better education workshops for stewards and activist members. We are also fighting to get a yearly dues break for members who have experienced furloughs and wage freezes. We will support a change to the Teamster Constitution that would allow locals to change their by-laws to allow for elected Business Agents. Currently, the constitution bans locals from making this change. We think this should be decided at the local level. We will support the nomination of alternative candidates to Hoffa, some on our slate support Sandy Pope, President of Local 805 in New York, and some support Fred Gegare, a current International Vice President. Pope is a longtime member of Teamsters for a Democratic Union, Gegare was formerly part of Hoffa's slate and has now broken away and is challenging Hoffa.

The members of our slate are listed below. We need your support in this upcoming election. You can help us by spreading the word in your workplace, and urge your co-workers to vote for our slate in this important election. It's time for a new direction in the Teamsters Union, and you can help us make it happen.

Solidarity,

Erik Jensen

Mike Golen, Business Agent and past President, Local 320
Erik Jensen, Steward and Negotiating Cmte, Senior Building and Grounds Worker
Dave Deal, Chief Steward, Washington County Corrections and Dispatchers. Corrections sargent.
Wade Laszlo, Chief Steward, Hennpepin County Detention Deputies. Detention Deputy.
Laverna Wharam, Steward, Paraprofessional Unit, Inver Grove Heights Schools District.
Pam Solem, Seventh District Judicial Support Unit
Marjie Weinberger, Steward and Negotiator. Bus Driver, Minneapolis Public Schools.
Carol Orcutt, Hennepin County Detention Deputy.
Margaret (Peggy) Sik, Grant County Social Services
Shawn Vosejpka, Probation Officer and Steward, Rice County
Neal Gale, Steward and Driver, University of Minnesota
Marv Stutz, Commander, Washington County Sheriff's Department. Past Steward.
David Kremer, Farm Eqent Operator, University of Minnesota.

Alternates:

Vicki Kloos, Grant County Social Services
Mike Mastrian, Steward and Probation Officer, Washington County.
Thomas "Odin" Brenden, Bus Driver, Minneapolis Public Schools
Dave Kosciolek, Probation Officer, Ramsey County