Teamsters oppose using the budget surplus for piecemeal tax cuts before an overall budget plan is formulated. We support tax reform that provides lower tax rates and targeted tax cuts for working families and closes tax loopholes for big business and the wealthy. Protecting Labor Standards. We oppose legislation that denies prevailing wage protections to workers involved in transportation and infrastructure projects and programs . Teamsters support legislation that eliminates the ability of the Postal Service to subsidize its other products and services with profits from its first-class mail monopoly, thereby protecting Teamster jobs from unfair competition.
Teamsters support legislation to protect the right of workers to join a union.
We oppose proposals that would limit the ability of unions to spend money on political action, but not restrict corporations.