A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT BULGARO

Last monrh our Local Union held irs Nominarion Meeting for our Election of Officers a nd Business
Agenrs for ~ new three year term which begins on January I , 2004. 1 am pleased to announce rhar our
current Officers and Business i\genrs were successfully nominated without any opposition. This obviously
indicates that our dedication and loyalry ro our members continues with rhe bcsr interests of our members
and their families our number one priority. We will continue ro fighr for OUf members rights and benefits
ill i l l effort ro negotiate the best conrracrs possible . I want co thank every member for your SUPPOH, wirh
solidarity we will prevail.

Organizing is also one of our rop priorities. We now. once again. have a full-rime organizer on rhe
sraflat Local 294. Gary Ryan, our organizer, comes from our ranks a nd was chief shop ste ward at Empire
Ambulance. Gary W :lS very instrumental in organizing all the ambulance services we now represent. His
dedicated commitment to Local 294 and the labor movement in general has earned hi m this position. We
look lorward to working with Gary. A.ny member with any organizing leads please give GaJ'Y a call.

Fo r rhe past few months our Local has incurred the cost of an audit by all outside CPA firm . Teal,
Becker & Chiaram onte. The purpose o f this audir is to formula te and implement a Non-Member Service
Fcc policy for the Local. Although this audit has been time con suming and involved a grear deal of work,
ir is in irs final stages. More will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.

On Labor Day weekend our In rern arional celebrated its lOath Anni versary with several events,
including recognition of O U f LOClI Union with a 100rh Anniversary Plaqu e. Our Local Un ion is the only
one of eighteen in rhe coumry who have been ill existence for 100 years or better. T here is over 500 Local
Unions rhroughom the United Stares and Canada. This was quite an honor for Local 29 4.

I would like to remind ('veryone that ar our General Membership Meeting on Sunday. November 2nd
we will be offering OUf all nual flu shot (at no cosr) to our members and th eir dependents (over 18 year. of
age). And, we will be having our "b reakfast rncering" at [he Sunday, December 7th membership meeting.

Once ag'l in, I would like to thank every member

for your SU P P O Tt and confidence in our representa-
{ion. We will continue to work hard and long for our
members and for rhe best contracts possible. W,;;. will
always have rhe besr interests of our members, [heir
hmilies and commu nities as our number one prioriry.

GOVERNMENT
EXHIBIT
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IBT ENDORSES GEPHARDT GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETINGS 2004
In August. IBT President, J im m y Hol fa , Our Local Union's General Membe rship Meetings,
announced rhe endorsement of Dic k Gcp ha rd r fo r as a rule. arc held the first "rmd:1)' of evtT~' rnonrh , Ae our
President. Next year we have the opporruni ty to elect :l Ju ne meet ing. ever y year, we lake a 1'0((:: amongsr rhe
Presiden t who favors unionization and rhe labor m ov e- mem bers :IS to w het he r or nOI to sus pe nd the meet ings fo r
ment, someone who will be a friend and supporter of all the summer mo nths. ~'l ee ti n g are held at the Labor
working Elin ilics. Templ e. 890 T hird Srreer. Alban y. NY and begin promptly
Dick Geph:nJ r has all the qualities we need , :H 10:00 A.M . All mem bers arc urged to show suppon for
includin g rh e follo wing: their Union by au cnding these monthly meetings. T he
• Dick Gephardr hails fro m a union Eun ily, his f.1ther W ;1S following is [he general me mbership meeting sched uled for
a Teamster milk dr iver in Sf. Lou is, Missouri. rhe remainder of 2003 and the flrsr half of 2004;
o Gep hard r has led rhc figh r ro reate good American jobs.
November 2, 2003 December 7, 2003
10 op pose un fair trade agreements, such as NAFTA.
C hina and Vietnam , ro pn:vcnr un safe Mexican trucks February I, 2004
January 4, 2004
from crossing ou r so u th ern borders.
• Gephardr is rhe o nly cand idate pledging ro create a March 7, 2004 April 4, 2004
national health care plan that will ensure coverage for al!
workin g Americans. May 2,2004 June 6, 2004

LOCAL ENDORSEMENTS FOR 2003-

Jack Rogers, Rensselaer Co unty , hcriff DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO
John Duc hessi. jr., Mayo r C ity of Amsterdam
Ron Barone . ' upervisor City of Amsterdam NEEDS TO JOIN OUR UNION???
Brian St ratron. Mayor C ity of Schenectady O rgani zing th e unorganized remains a rop prioriry
Theresa Egan. Beth lehem Town Supervisor for Local 294. To do rhis effectively, however. we need your
Michael Breslin. Albany Cou nry Executive assistance. You can help by [elling your relatives and friend s
about rhe l)L'ncfi ts :lIld services a lTered by Local 29A.
EXECUTIVE BOARD LOCAL 294 Gary Ryan . our Organizer is always available ro
discuss any organizing Ie:JJs. Please conracr C ary at our
JOHN BULC ARO . PRESID ENT & PEO
ofilce at 48 9.5436.
KEVIN HUNT ER. SEC RETARY-T REASURER
MICHAEL MARRO. VIC E-PRESIDENT
PETER S\X/ATC RECORDI NG SECIU:TARY
CHARLES BENTLEY. TR STEE WELCOME NEW MEMB ERS
PAUL SIRA, TRUST EE
LESTE R MCMUL LEN . TRUSTEE PALLETTE STONE OUTSIDE DR1VERS
O ffice Phone: 518.489 .54.% O ffice Fax: 5 18.4-3.925 1
YELLOW FREIGHT CLERICAL
Voi ce of _94 is publ ished th ree times ann ually ar
890 T hird Streer, Albany, NY 12206 WATERFORD RESCUE
BUSINESS AGENTS OFFI C E STAFF
GREENPOR'T RESCUE
PAUL ENG EL KATHY HARKINS.
OFFIC E MGR
FRAJ'\lK KEARNEY CHRI STINE J AREZ T EAMST ERS LOCAL 294
ROCCO LOSAV10 PH YLLIS BULG ARO \\feb Site: \\'ww.Teamsters294. org
GARY RYAN, ORC ANIZER E-Mail Ad d ress: TC:llllst e rs2 94 @ao Lco m
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RETIREE CLUB
We haw ;1 very active Retirees C lu b in l.o al 294 .
The Club ho lds mont hly meetings on the first Monday of
every mo nt h ar the Labor Te m ple. 89 0 T h i rd Srrcer, Albany,
NY at 10:00 A.M. (with the exception of the slimmer
months and holidays). If" you wish [0 jo in our retirees clu b
please conta ct our Local nion office fiJr an applicatio n.
T he Retirees Club Ann ual Picn i was held th is >'car
on Sat urday, Septem ber 14 th at Lan th ier's G ro ve in
Latham. J Y. T he ret irees picnic always has a large n umber
of members and rhcir wives in attenda nce. It's grea t to sec
old friends :IIl J catch up o n what's new. If yOll check out
Local 2<)4's web sire yo u will sec quirt: a number of pictures
from chis year's picnic.
Pic tured below arc rh rce d ed icated (rw o a re retired )
memb ers who ca n't speak, ec or hear 110 evi l'
HAVE YOU MOVED???
j f yOll have moved recently please nor.ify our oHicc promptly
by using rhe following form:
NAM E:
SOC1AL ECU RITY! 10 .: _
N E\,\I ADDRE S:
Please mail ro:
Teamsters Local 294
890 Th ird Srrecr
Alban y. New York 12206
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TEAMSTERS NEWS
(\\la, hi ngron D ,C.) A Team ster sha rehold er
propos al ro decbssif}' rhc Fed Ex (N YSE:FXJ) ) Board or
Directors garnered overwhelming su ppo rt at rhe Co mpany's
Ann ual I\ lceting o n September 29. 200J . W ith mo re than
tw ice a: many harc ho ldcrs vo ting in (.1Vo r o f the proposal
tha n ag:linSI it. the com pany was SCIll :J strong m ·ss:.lge in
f;wo r o f co rpll rare gu\'t'rn a n e refo r m .
T he propo sal calls filr the Bo ard to adopt annual
elect ion s fo r all d irec tors, replacing rh« co m pany's current
practi ' C of L3 o;ml members serving sraggere I term s a nti
F:lCing electio n h~' shareh old e rs on ly L"w ry three years.
" 1I 's no mo re b usiness as usual at Fcd lix." sa id C .
Tho mas Keegel , Tc a rn stc rs (;t'n ''1'. 1S rcrc rary-T reasurer, "All
overwhelmi ng majo rity of shareholders have vote d fo r
Boa rd acco un rabil iry and arc war hing to sec if th e Board
ado p ts this im po rtant refor m."
Representing the Teams ters G eneral Fund :H rhe
f cd Ex Annual M 'e ti n ~. Louis Malizia, Teamsters Assisra nr
Di recto r of Corpo rate A ff~tirs . question ed whether [he CO I11 -
pany woul d broaden its definition of in d cp ndcncc lo r
d irecto rs servin g o n rhe co m pany's Board . ,\ it stands now.
the Board includes "independ ent" di re to rs who are for me r
executives of Fed Ex. incl ud ing Peter \\lillmo rr, the for mer
Prcsiclenr and CE O of FedEx. who currently serves as the
Chairman or the Board's No m i nating and G overn ance
C ornrni rtec a nd on the Board's Audi t Co mmi rrce. T he
co mpa ny's responsc was. " N o."
" H aving rruc independent dire rors hel ps assure
investors th at co rpo rate pol icies ar made in rhc best
interests of th e co m pany rather than the best interest o r
execu tives." said M alizia.
T h rough irs pensio n and henefl r fu nds. the
lntcrnario nal Brot herhood o r Team sters has roughl y $ 1DO
billio n inv ested in the U.S. equi ty marker.
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TEAMSTERS LOCAL 294 TRAINING SCHOOL

Local 29 4 \ Training School is in t h t~ pro ccs of ap plying fo r add itional gram ma ne)' fO co n tinu e our COL Train ing.
T he refore, we a rc reques ting an)' member s wh o a rt: in terested in ub t'li n i n ~ their Cla ss t\ License to call ou r oHlcc and sign u p
fo r this 'T REE" [raining. 1r anyunc has ever researched an )' o ther trainin g schools yOll know [hat [he tuitio n tor such traini ng
can run anyw here tWill 53,- 00 .00 to ' 4 ,- 00 .00 . \\!e offer [his rrain ing a i no co st. Call and inquire rod ayl!

Lon e rs from rcc ' Il[ Graduares -

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Bulgaro, I have ju [ comp leted the Teamsrcrs 294 Train ing a nd Education Program. J would like to say that I had a great
expericn c and recomm end everyone rake advantage of [his opport u ni ty. I W J S very impressed with my inst ructor. j e rry Romeo.
He made the las, ex iting and interesting. He W :IS very helpful and raughi me JII the tools I needed to get my C O L license and
what to expect . fter I got it.
Thank you . M r. Bulgaro. fo r this op portuuiry, Fraternally yours. David J. Rose

Dear M r. Rulgaro, I JUS t wan ted ro t hank yu u and every one else who made the class A d riving school possible. W irh my new
license I now have rt beu er chance of gett ing a better [ob ar the co m pany I work Fo r. r Found rhe progra m very educationa l and
inter -sring, My instructor [):.lVe C arharn was a lot of fun [0 learn with. He sho wed us the correct and safest way to drive. which
is shown by my excellen t job of passing my road rest. I'm very proud ro be a me mber or an organization like rhe Teamster s. So
o ne again than k you and everyone else who helped make this program possible.
Your Teamster brother. C liffo rd HI dsoll

Dear John Hulgan) , I am writing ro express Ill)' tha nks in lcui nz me part icipate in the Local 294's dr iving scho ol. It was ;l grear
experience fo r me [0 have been able to rake advnnragc o r I had wan ted to get my license for over a yea r now. a nd I did not have
the truck or driver ro go with me, If it wasn't for your school I don't kno w if I wou ld have been able ro ger my license. W irho ur
(he ded i arion and patience of m)' instructo r To ny , ido ri I do n't know if I would have bee n able to co m plete th is driving
p rogram. He was there ready and willing to reacb every weeke nd and always had helpful hin rs to gel me rhrough d ifficu lr siru-
arions on the road . I will rake [he knowledge that he has given me and carry it with me wherever I may be d riving in the future.
I just want to thank everyo ne in [he La al 294 rhar has made th is progr;< m possible. and let you know how much it meant co
111(' to have [his opporruniry. T his d riving program has no t o nly allowed me 1O become licensed to driv e tracto r trailer, I feel jt

h<ls also rnadc me a better d river. Sincerely. Ada m Scott .

CALL TODAY 489.5436 FOR YOUR COL TRAINING!

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TEAMSTERS CARE PROGRAM - LOCAL 294
AGENDA FOR 2003-2004
November 2, 2003 Annual Flu Shot, General Membership Meeting

November 23, 2003 Regional Food Bank Annual Holiday Hunger Appeal,
Crossgates Mall (we need volunteers)

December, 2003 Adopt a Teamster Family in Need (If you know a Teamster
family in need please contact our office)

January 10, 2004 Defensive Driving Course (for members and their dependents)

February 7, 2004 CPR/First Aid Course (for members and their dependents)

June, 2004 Hands on Capitaland Project with the United Way

(we need volunteers)

June, 2004 Tricia A. Hunter Scholarship Awards

August 14, 2004 Annual Charity Golf OutingNan Parten Golf Course,
Clifi:on Park, NY

Pictured above arc photos ofour uolnn teers who pnrticipnted in our Hands OJ} Cflpilrllfllid Project in [un« find our
Annual Charity Golf Outing held ill August. Thank you £0 ttl! OUI" volunteers.
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GET A WlTHDRAWAL CARD 2003 TRICIA A. HUNTER MEMORIAL
WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR JOB! SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Ik . urc you rcq ll <:~ t a wit hd rawal card when h<: ing I 'lS I J U Il t: we presented .~ CVl' 1l $.)00.00 scholarships
laid-off going on 3 leave of absence. lengthy med ical leave to Tara K. Bclisario (Father Torn / Pallerre Sto ne). John D.
or te rm inating your em ploymen t. T he charge lor a wit h- Br:Jdweil (Father C; l.'orge/Callal1:ln ind ustries). Mcaghan M.
d rawal card i~ S l ill on ly .50 ccnrs, however, YOll r mon th Iy Cleary (Father Ken Hoyer/ New Pcun ). j ennifer Harris
d ues must he r aid th rough the dare or rCLJ ue. L Sto p by (Father Kevin/A BF). Andrew jensen (Fathl.' r Denn is/U PS).
Local 29'1's office. or com plete the fo rm below, and mail ir Lesley R. •'tl.'EUl (Farber Doug/Sysco Foods) and Kirnberly A.
to our of1i ce along with YOllr check o r money order for .· 0 Stevens (Father j\'larkJAlbany Cry Sheriffs) who an; pictured
cent s, It i~ ~' o u r respon. ibiliry to obtain a withd rawal card belo w with Presiden t 13ulgaro and Sec. Trcas. Kevin H UIHcr.
afte r leaving the om pJ ny so that you will not be obligated
to pay extra dues. Failure to request a withd rawal card may
Co use you to pay back due s.
M ail to : Team sters Local 29 4, R90 T hird Srrecr. Alba ny.
New York 1:!20G
Doni ,(ol'g('/ 10 enclose .50 crn ts, ,heck. monq order (>1' coin.
\VIT I-!D Ri\\XIA L .t\ RD REQUEST
NAi'vIE: _
soc u i. ' F. ~
ADDRESS:
ElvlPI.OYER:
I' EASON FO R LEAVINC:(quir. laid-oIL crc.) _

IBT, LOCAL 294 NON-PROFIT ORG.

890 Third Street U.S. Postage PAlD
Albany, NY 12206 Albany, NY
Permit No.1 042