Congress is currently reconciling the differences in the House-passed Affordable Health Care for American Act and the Senate-passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The Senate bill includes a provision to place an excise tax on certain insurance plans.  It is important that Members of Congress, especially Leadership, understand the damage that the excise tax provision could have on working Americans.  This tax would fall on one-third of Americans in 10 years.  The average affected household will pay $7,600 more in taxes between 2013 and 2019, according to a recent analysis of the proposal.  To view the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, I encourage you to visit http://thomas.loc.gov/ .

I have made numerous contacts to NC Senators and Congress regarding Health Care Reform on behalf of Local 391's membership as have our lobbyists asking that they weight in with leadership on the dangers of the excise tax.  I will continue to communicate with Congress on behalf of our members.

A conference call for carhaul Teamsters is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) Wednesday, January 27, 2010 to update members about the campaign that is under way to save carhaul jobs.

We encourage you to get on this important call and to visit www.teamster.org for more information. 

To access the call, dial (877) 269-7289 and when asked dial the access code, 14111. 

Wednesday, January 27th at 7:30 p.m. please join the conference call.  Members will also have an opportunity to ask questions.

Movement continues...on behalf of working men and women of all ages, races, colors, religions, and national origins.  We celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King's "DREAM" -- of living in a nation where people are judged by "the content of their character". 

Let's honor Dr. King and all who participated in the Civil Rights movement, by continuing to stand up for justice, freedom, and equality; continuing to uphold equal opportunity for all - youth, elderly, and disabled; and continue asking: What am I doing for others?