“There is no better spokesperson for the Teamsters than a Teamster like you,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President.

Millions of Americans want to form a union at work but are thwarted by employer intimidation and archaic election rules. The Employee Free Choice Act would make it easier for workers to form a union while at the same time rebuilding the American middle class.

Once the Employee Free Choice Act passes, the Teamsters Union will be deluged with organizing requests, and that’s where you come in.

“To meet the many organizing challenges our union will face after passage of this commonsense legislation, the Teamsters Union is seeking to recruit and train 1,000 member organizers before the end of 2009,” Hoffa said. “We are engaged in national campaigns that will test the resources of the union. Without a mighty army of Teamster member organizers, we’re not going to get it done.”

“Every worker in this country has the right to organize. Right now, with the economy the way it is, having a job that is protected by a contract is priceless,” said Tom Keegel, General Secretary-Treasurer. “I encourage anyone who would like to help grow and improve the lot of America’s middle class to support this effort."

Members who volunteer will go through a daylong “Organizers Boot Camp” covering the basics of what they’ll be asked to do as member organizers and they will participate in an ongoing campaign.

For more information, or to enlist in the Mighty Army of Teamster Organizers, contact your local union.