I want to say that you guys are true men among-st want to be Teamsters. You guys did what Allied should of done months ago. The only obstacle in your way was the Union and their pre-planned deal. The Union took your signs away and negotiated your freight away, because they knew Toyota would cancel your contract. The free-trade agreement with the imports was the issue. Toyota told them way in advance, and that is our Ace if we turn this contract down. They wont allow a strike, and will give us a good contract. It’s a gamble that I could live with, and walk with my head up.

This contract is the the deal breaker for our wonderful union leaders. I have said it in the past in all my post, that this was in the works.The cost of living is sky high, not including gas prices and expenses that we all have to maintain our families. These rich punks that run our Union are selling us out, if they are proposing a half rate pay cut. The running mile will do just that, and you will never see our current rate, and the poor Allied guys will get another pay cut on top of the the most recent cut. The PTS freight has been divided by the big boys on the block, and they are going to make more money than ever. They know July is the dog days of the the car hauler, so what a good time to propose a contract and give a BS bonus to help ratify it. The guys on the bottom of all the boards, who are currently lay-ed-off are the missing link, because they are in need of some serious cash. If that is the case, then those drivers will be paid to give up there jobs forever. Don’t forget the Article 48 issue, that is attached to this BS contract. You will never be called back to work, because they got other terminals covering your freight. Do you all know that it cost the companies $2000 to maintain your benefits and pensions a month. Ten guys lay-ed off at one terminal is $20,000 a month they save. That is just one terminal, imagine 100 men lay-ed off, that equals $200,000 in a month. This is  it and you better know, that they will do what ever it takes to limit the work force. Article 48 will save them a ton of money, so VOTE: NO WAY HOFFA

 This Article 48 was established to maintain some type of company accountability, because they treated drivers like freight haulers who bounce from terminal to terminal. It also limits the amount of outside terminal drivers that can pick up freight from your terminal. If this is gone, the bottom of the boards from each one of your terminals will be lay-ed off. The ones that are lay-ed off now will never return, because  they wont be needed. Your freight is not protected and you better believe that you will be picking up back hauls, all the time. The back hauls that have been missing all this time will appear, and you will haul it for 1/2 rate. Those who say: My terminal don’t back haul!!! You better rethink that notion, because that terminal will be doing many back hauls.

Carhaul Local Union Leaders to Review Tentative Agreement on July 2

Leaders from local unions that represent carhaul members will meet July 2 in Detroit to review the tentative national agreement that was reached June 19.

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