International Brotherhood of Teamsters

TO UNITE INTO ONE LABOR ORGANIZATION ALL WORKERS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP, REGARDLESS OF RELIGION, RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SEX OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TO ENGAGE IN ORGANIZING WORKERS TO PROVIDE THE BENEFIT OF UNIONISM TO ALL WORKERS AND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE BENEFITS OBTAINED FOR MEMBERS OF THIS ORGAINZATION; TO SECURE IMPROVED WAGES, HOURS, WORKING CONDITIONS AND OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES THROUGH ORGANIZATION, NEGOTIATIONS AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, THROUGH LEGAL AND ECONOMIC MEANS, AND OTHER LAWFUL METHODS; TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS AND OFFICERS; TO SAFEGUARD, ADVANCE, AND PROMOTE THE PRINCIPLE OF FREE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS, FARMERS AND CONSUMERS, AND THE SECURITY AND WELFARE OF ALL THE PEOPLE BY POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITY; TO ENGAGE IN CULTURAL, CIVIC, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, FRATERNAL, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, WELFARE, SOCIAL, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES