Power Networking

Join the Teamsters on MySpace, YouTube, Flickr and Blogs


Teamsters are taking their experience in face-to-face organizing to the Internet, connecting members and reaching out to supporters online through some of the most popular sites on the web.

Help our efforts. If you have a MySpace, YouTube or Flickr account, become a “friend” of the Teamsters, or join our Teamster YouTube or Flickr groups.

“We know Teamsters are using the web every day to talk to friends and to each other. And they’re using technology more, too. So we are building an army of e-activists, whose voices are being heard on Capitol Hill and at work sites across the country,” said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa.

By joining Teamsters Take Action and signing on with our social networking sites, members can keep up with the latest union news and actions. And by sharing calls to action with friends and family, members can help amplify our Teamster power.

“Think about it,” Hoffa said. “We have 1.4 million members. Even if a fraction of them sign up, we’d have thousands of members online ready to take action in a moment’s notice. If they ask their friends and family to join us in protecting jobs or taking a stand on a critical issue, we can easily add millions of voices to our own. That’s a lot of power—power that can make things happen.”

There’s another benefit, too. By organizing on public networking sites, we are able to show through words, photos and videos what being a Teamster is all about, educating nonunion workers and the rest of the nation about the benefits of organized labor.

The union also has been posting on two of the largest political blog sites on the Internet—DailyKos and MyDD. Both blog sites welcome union voices, and more voices are needed. By adding union voices to these and other blog sites, Teamsters can have a larger voice on issues that impact our daily lives.

The International Union is also looking for more Teamster bloggers. Teamster.org now features labor bloggers on the home page and is looking for members to write about their union experiences. If you have a blog, email communications@teamster.org.