Grounds for internal Union charges against GP Sean O'Brien

**TheMilitantTeamster** · 08-01-2024, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by AlJackson1962!

Our IBT Constitution Preamble below, speaks loud and clear on the Teamsters mission.

Sean O'Brien, by standing with the RNC in his speech at their Convention, talked glowingly of Trump, JD Vance, and Josh Hawley, all of whom have engaged in the most vile attacks on struggling worker refugees and their families, describing them as "murderers, rapists, and animals". O'Brien said nothing of the racist and misogynist dogma echoed daily by Trump and his allies. I'm retired and unable to file such charges. But I'm posting the below for consideration by active Teamsters. Engaging in activities that are directly contrary to the IBT Constitution by any officer that must take the IBT Oath of Obligation, seems to clearly violate that oath.

CONSTITUTION of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters PREAMBLE

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters was formed in 1903 by representatives of independent local unions who had the foresight to recognize that the ability of each local to provide assistance to its members could be improved by the formation of a great labor organization which pooled the resources and talents of the individual locals. In creating the foundation for what has become the largest trade union in North America, those local unions agreed to subordinate some of their individual independence in order to obtain services, support, and expertise which none alone could provide but which all could obtain through coordinated action by the International Union. In entering this new relationship, the local unions preserved their autonomy and identity and structured an International based upon the concept that the heart of the local is the membership and that the core of the International must be its locals. As the local unions must reflect the interests of their members, so too must the International Union be responsive to the needs of the locals which brought it into existence. The local unions and the International recognize that the interests of the membership are at the core of their relationship. The local unions and the International commit to serve the interests of the membership by maintaining a Union that is strong, democratic, and free of corruption. It constitutes an agreement among equal partners who are united by and dedicated to the common goal of achieving social and economic justice for workers everywhere. Today, as we are confronted by the challenges of a global economy dominated by multi-national corporations that sweep past national borders and forage the globe in search of new workers and resources to exploit, we recognize that the future of working people and the future of our great Union depend on our ability to organize the unorganized and to build alliances with workers throughout the world. We recognize that the struggle for human rights, including the fundamental right of workers to form and join free trade unions, implicates universal principles which cannot be confined by national borders. The welfare of our members is interrelated with the ability of our fellow workers in the global marketplace to demand and obtain decent wages and working conditions from their employers. We pledge to support the legitimate efforts of our brother and sister workers to achieve the right to organize and obtain fair terms of employment. We reaffirm our belief that only through a strong democratically accountable Union can workers be protected and prosper and only with the allegiance of its members and the mutual support of united labor organizations can the Union survive.

*The bold and underlining of the above wording in our IBT Constitution, are entered here to draw attention to the mission of the Teamsters. We need to adhere to and live by our IBT Constitution; to take it seriously.
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