Archive for February 3rd, 2008

Clinton to Leave Yuciapa, 20 Million Dollar Payout

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Clinton to Leave Yuciapa, 20 Million Dollar Payout

Bill Clinton May Get Payout of $20 Million

Original Article

As You may know Bill Clinton is on the board of Yucaipa which owns Allied Systems and PTS (Performance Transportation Services). Clinton is Yucaipa’s chief marketing guy. Burkle pays him $10 million a year

Allied Drivers if you were wondering where your 15% paycut has gone look no further. Most of it is in the Democrat Party.

Former President Clinton stands to reap around $20 million — and will sever a politically sensitive partnership tie to Dubai — by ending his high-profile business relationship with the investment firm of billionaire friend Ron Burkle.

Mr. Clinton is negotiating to end his relationship with Mr. Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos. as part of a broader effort to protect the presidential campaign of his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, from potential conflicts of interest. Details of Mr. Clinton’s involvement in Yucaipa and his efforts to unwind it come from documents and interviews with people familiar with the matter.

 

 

 

Looks like a done deal

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Looks like a done deal

So apparently Allied has voted this in. The bidding should be done about the 3rd week of Feb. We will find out if the Union Jobs have been saved

Concessions for PTS Carhaulers Approved

Concessions for PTS Carhaulers Approved | Teamsters for a Democratic Union

December 19, 2007: The International Union pushed through 17.5% wage concessions for 1500 PTS Teamsters, by giving none of them the right to vote on the pay cut. Allied Teamsters voted by a 3-1 margin to approve the concessions, in balloting tallied today.