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Archive for August, 2008
Car-haulers on strike at local Ford plants
Monday, August 25th, 2008Teamsters who load vehicles onto railcars at the local Ford plants went on strike today after contract negotiations broke down between the union and a contractor, Auto Port.
The strike, which involves about 435 workers, is not affecting production at the plants, said Ford spokeswoman Angie Kozleski. The auto company had contingency plans in place, Kozleski said, but declined to describe the measures.
UPDATE: Teamsters reach deal with Ford, end strike
Auto industry seeks $50B in loans from Congress
Sunday, August 24th, 2008Low interest loans would be used to help them modernize the industry’s assembly plants and develop next-generation fuel-efficient vehicles.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — – Automakers plan to urge Congress to support funding up to $50 billion in low-interest loans over three years to help them modernize their assembly plants and develop next-generation fuel-efficient vehicles.
Industry officials said the loans, which are twice the amount authorized in last year’s energy bill, are a top priority when Congress returns next month because of the declining fortunes of Detroit’s automakers and tightening credit markets.
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2008over 1000 PTS carriers, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
Thursday, August 21st, 2008More than 2,000 transportation equipment items will sell to highest
bidders around the world.
VANCOUVER, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
(NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world’s largest truck and industrial equipment
auctioneer, announced today that it will be selling approximately 1,000
specialized car carriers on behalf of the Trustee for Performance
Transportation Services, Inc. (PTS), as well as approximately 350 truck
Union Asks Carhaul Members For Feedback on Contract
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008August 19, 2008
Dear Carhaul Teamster:
As you know, Teamster carhaul members voted to reject the proposed 2008-2011 National Master
Automobile Transporters Agreement (NMATA) and all of its supplements.
Petition Circulating: Carhaulers Want Change
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008August 18, 2008: Teamster carhaulers who rejected the proposed national contract want a change in the union’s negotiating committee.
That committee unanimously endorsed what would have been the most concessionary carhaul contract in Teamster history.
One Teamster posted on thecarhauler.com, “There will be no Gold, Silver or Bronze medals awarded to each of those who tried to sell the sorry concessionary proposals to the members…but the employers are hoping to use them again.”
Teamsters to Mail Carhaul Contract Information Next Week
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Negotiations Will Resume Soon
August 15, 2008 TEAMSTERS.ORG 
Information will be mailed to carhaul Teamsters next week about the next steps in the contract campaign.
After ballots were counted August 12, it was learned that carhaul members voted to reject the proposed 2008-2011 National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement and all of its supplements.
“We will begin negotiations in the near future and we are hopeful we can resolve this contract without going on strike,” said Fred Zuckerman, Director of the Teamsters Carhaul Division.
Contract Was Concessionary: TDU
Friday, August 15th, 2008
Discussion continued in Forum
BNA Daily Labor Report: Deal Covering 9,500 Carhaul Members Rejected
The Teamsters for a Democratic Union, which worked to defeat the proposed agreement, said it was rejected because it contained a “massive list of concessions, which would have gutted decades of hard-won contract protections.”
According to TDU Organizer Ken Paff, the biggest single objection by members to the proposed contract was the elimination of language that called for equalization of loads, which spread work among drivers from different locations. With the elimination of this provision, he said, locals will be played against one another for work.
According to a TDU flyer, the agreement would have required that when work is slow, drivers could be relocated to any other terminal with no option to take a layoff instead. If the driver were to decline, he would be out of work but not laid off.
Another provision would allow locals to negotiate lower mileage rates than provided in the contract, Paff said, allowing one local to negotiate a lower rate to gain work at one terminal at the expense of the other local
Another concession would have required drivers to be on five “tours” before returning home, Paff said. Proposed language would have provided that when an employee is dispatched from his home terminal he may be required to pull trips away from his home terminal but will be dispatched so he returns to his home terminal no later than the completion of a fifth tour. Paff said a driver who picked up a load in Michigan and took it to Missouri could then be routed to Dallas before going back to Missouri and then to Michigan, putting that driver on the road for at least a week.
By Michelle Amber
Members Voted-Concessions Defeated!
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008The carhaul referendum ballot count concluded Tuesday evening. The concession package was defeated by members across the nation. The unofficial count for the Master is Yes- 2076 & No- 2939. The Central-Southern Supplement is Yes- 1500 & No- 2555. The Eastern Supplement is Yes- 304 & No- 316. Members at most Local Unions made it clear, they are very unhappy with the proposals. See how each local voted in this referendum. (www.tdu.org)
Thanks to each member who cast their No votes and to those who participated as “Observers” at the Washington, DC area counting site!
