PROCEEDINGS 28th Convention International Brotherhood of Teamsters SECOND DAY Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Paris, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada SECOND DAY TUESDAY MORNING SESSION June 28, 2011 The Convention was called to order at 9:00 (Cheers and applause) a.m., General President Hoffa presiding. INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCER: Please welcome the General POTTER: Thank you. President of the International Brotherhood of GENERAL PRESIDENT HOFFA: Please Teamsters, James P. Hoffa. remain standing. (Applause) I’m proud to introduce a Canadian sister from GENERAL PRESIDENT HOFFA: Let’s take Teamsters Local 979 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, our seats. Debbie Dowhan. All right. What I want to do is reconvene our (Applause) meeting. We had a great day yesterday. I ...Sister Debbie Dowhan, Local 979, sang the enjoyed it, I know everybody here did. We’re Canadian national anthem. going to have equally a great day today in the (Cheers and applause) history of our union. So I want to reconvene GENERAL PRESIDENT HOFFA: Please this. remain standing for the singing of the Puerto So please rise for the singing of our national Rican national anthem. With us again today is anthem. We’re going to welcome Vice President Local 901 member Millie Orsorio. Fred Potter, from Teamsters Local 469 in New (Applause) Jersey, to sing the United States national ...Sister Milianci Orsorio, Local 901, sang anthem. the Puerto Rican national anthem. (Applause) (Cheers and applause) ...International Vice President Potter sang the GENERAL PRESIDENT HOFFA: Thank United States national anthem. you, Fred, Debbie and Millie. 1 SECOND DAY—MORNING SESSION Please remain standing for our invocation. followed by the nominations for International This morning’s invocation will be given by Trustee. Reverend Pedro Cardi, Jr., of Teamsters Local I call on the Election Supervisor Richard 210 in New York City. Mark to come forward to preside over these Reverend. nominations. (Applause) NOMINATION OF INTERNATIONAL INVOCATION VICE PRESIDENTS AT-LARGE REVEREND PEDRO CARDI, JR. ELECTION SUPERVISOR MARK: Good Local 210, New York morning. The business of the convention under Good morning. I heard yesterday said that Rule 6 of the 2011 Convention Rules is now on they have the money, we have the boots and we the floor for nomination of candidates for Vice have the votes. And I want you to know today President At-Large for the International Bro- that we also have prayer in this battle that we therhood of Teamsters. fight. There are seven Vice President At-Large posi- I’m reading from Second Chronicles, Chapter tions to be filled. The IBT Constitution and the 7, Verse 14. “If my people, which are called by 2011 Convention Rules provide that only elect- my name, will humble themselves, and pray, ed delegates accredited by the Election and seek my face, and turn from their wicked Supervisor can participate in the floor nomina- ways, then I will hear from heaven and will for- tion process. All others should leave the con- give their sin and heal their land.” vention floor, and I ask the Sergeants-at-arms to Let us bow our heads. O Heavenly Father, in assist in this process. We’ll take a couple of the name of Jesus, O Father God, we just come minutes to allow the unelected delegates or before You this day, O Lord. And though we guests to leave the floor. repent of our sins, O Father God, before any- Now, if anyone among you leaving is or thing, O Lord, and we give You all honor and expects to be a nominee, you may accept in per- glory, O Father, as we come, O Lord, to ask for son from the convention floor. If you are in that Your blessing, O Father God, we pray, O Lord, position, you should go to the forward door to that You will bless and continue to bless this your right — it says Vendome on the outside, organization, O Father God, from our principal near the Joint Council 87 flag — and an officer, James Hoffa, O Lord, to the newest, Election Office representative will escort you to youngest shop steward, O Father God; that we microphone No. 2 to make an acceptance in that may continue to go forward, O Lord, to stand case. for truth, O Father God, to stand for justice, O Elected delegates. In advance of the conven- Father God, and, most of all, to feed our fami- tion, 10 members advised the Election Super- lies, O Father. visor’s Office of their intent to seek nomination In this we pray, O Lord, in Jesus’ name. as International Vice President At-Large. And Amen. on Sunday night my office held a lottery to (Applause) determine the order in which the announced GENERAL PRESIDENT HOFFA: Thank candidates would be nominated. They have all you, Pedro. You may be seated. been informed of that order. And after all nomi- Our first order of business today is a nomina- nations of the announced candidates I will hold tion of International Vice Presidents At Large, the microphone open and call for any other 2 SECOND DAY—MORNING SESSION nominations from the floor. But it is not neces- DELEGATE FRED ZUCKERMAN, Local sary to have been an announced candidate in 89: Yes, we do. Thank you. I’m from Local order to be nominated today from the floor for 89 in Louisville, Kentucky. We have 18 dele- International Vice President. gates from our local union. It’s my honor to be The Convention Rules allow each candidate here to nominate a man who is a current one nominator and one seconder. A nomination International Trustee. He received more votes speech is allowed two minutes, and a seconding from the membership in the 2006 election than speech is allowed one minute. You will be timed anyone else that ran for election. He is above and we will expect you to keep the time so we reproach. He will not take a bribe. I’d like to will keep the proceedings moving ahead. nominate Henry Perry from Local 667 in Nominators and seconders can refer to their Memphis, Tennessee. candidates expected slate affiliation, if any. The (Chorus of boos) candidate may make an acceptance statement, ELECTION SUPERVISOR MARK: Order, and I emphasize statement — name, union affil- order. iation, slate affiliation. There will be no policy ELECTION SUPERVIOR MARK: Order. or campaign speeches as part of the acceptance. Order. And by agreement actually among candidates, Do we — there will be no demonstrations of support. DELEGATE ZUCKERMAN: Yeah, I nomi- Nominations will be made from microphone nate Henry Perry from Local 667, Memphis, No. 1. Could we illuminate mike 1 now just as Tennessee. an example? Mike 1 is where the nominators ELECTION SUPERVIOR MARK: Do we will be. That’s to your right on the convention have a second at microphone No. 3? hall, nominators. Seconders will be at micro- DELEGATE KEVIN EVANS, Local 89: Yes. phone No. 3, which is to your left on the con- Thank you, Chairman. Proud member at Local vention floor. And acceptances will be at the 89. It’s a honor and privilege to stand here today center aisle mike, microphone No. 2. That’s illu- to second the nomination of Henry Perry for minated now. Vice President At Large. Nominated candidates must accept in person ELECTION SUPERVIOR MARK: Thank at the time of nomination or have submitted a you. written acceptance. If I have a written accept- Microphone No. 2. Do we have an accept- ance and there is no nominee to accept in per- ance? son, I will announce that from the podium. DELEGATE HENRY PERRY, Local 667: Will the nominators and seconders proceed to Local 667, Memphis, Tennessee. I accept the the microphones and line up in the order that nomination of Vice President At-Large for the was determined by lot? If there are any other International Brotherhood of Teamsters on the members who intend to seek floor nomination Gegare/Sheard Fighting for the Members slate. who didn’t participate in the drawing, you can (Chorus of boos) line up at the microphones now behind those ELECTION SUPERVIOR MARK: Micro- who have already secured an order. phone No. 1. Do we have a nomination? All right. Nominations for the office of Vice DELEGATE THOMAS L. MILLONZI, President At-Large are now in order, and I call Local 200: Mr. Chairman, I’m Secretary- on microphone No. 1. Do we have a nomina- Treasurer of Local 200 in Milwaukee, tion? Wisconsin, which has five delegate. I nominate 3 SECOND DAY—MORNING SESSION Sister Kelly Cassidy of the BLET Local 269 for My name is Marc Dreves, Secretary-Treasurer Vice President At-Large. of Teamsters Local 926, for Gegare/Sheard ELECTION SUPERVIOR MARK: Do we Fight. have a second at microphone No. 3? (Chorus of boos) DELEGATE TIMOTHY PINTER, Local ELECTION SUPERVIOR MARK: Micro- 200: Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman. I am Local 200 phone No. 1, do we have a nomination? Vice President. We have five delegates here at DELEGATE DAVID REARDON, Local 662: the election. We do. (Chorus of boos) ELECTION SUPERVIOR MARK: Proceed. I second the nomination of Sister Cassidy of DELEGATE REARDON: Good morning, the BLET Local 269 for Vice President At Mr. Chairman. I’m Secretary-Treasurer, Teams- Large. ters Local 662, proud home of the World (Chorus of boos) Champion Green Bay Packers. ELECTION SUPERVIOR MARK: Order. (Chorus of boos) My understanding is that microphone No. 2 UNIDENTIFIED DELEGATE: Hit the road! — Ms. Cassidy is not here. I have a written DELEGATE REARDON: I’d like to thank acceptance from Ms.