Teamsters Announce Establishment of Hartford Distributors Memorial Fund

News provided by

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Aug 04, 2010, 04:25 ET

International Union to Donate $50,000 to Families of the Victims

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today announced the establishment of the "Teamsters Local 1035 Hartford Distributors Memorial Fund" to help raise money for the victims of yesterday's tragic killing of eight innocent workers, including seven Teamsters members.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO )

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO )

"The Teamsters Union will donate the first $50,000 to this fund in order to help the families during this difficult time," Hoffa said. "The 1.4 million members of the Teamsters Union stand with our brothers and sisters at Hartford Distributors as they struggle with this horrible, horrible crime."

Donations should be sent to:

Teamsters Local 1035 Hartford Distributors Memorial Fund

c/o Teamsters Local Union 1035

400 Chapel Road, 2-B

South Windsor, Connecticut 06074

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters