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Employers Deny Job Rights to PTS Teamsters

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

June 17, 2008: TDU NEWS, READ THE REST

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In the wake of PTS’s closure, carhaul employers are trying to violate the national contract and deny the right of PTS Teamsters to follow their work.

This attack on our contract, our solidarity, and on Teamsters who struck when they were called out by the International Union cannot be tolerated. All these Teamsters ask is that Article 5 of the contract be honored by Jack Cooper, Allied, Cassens and Active Transportation.

At the national grievance hearing today, the employers refused to abide by the contract, and deadlocked initial cases, including Kentucky Local 651 vs. Cassens, and Dallas Local 745 vs. Jack Cooper. Those hearings will continue tomorrow, but the initial cases show that a stronger stand will be needed to protect our jobs and seniority rights.

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One Carhauler’s Opinion

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

TDU - Teamsters for a Democratic Union

July 1, 2008:Tomorrow union officials will meet in Detroit to discuss the details of the national carhaul contract.

Carhaulers have been calling and emailing Teamsters for a Democratic Union with their opinions and concerns on the new contract.

Here’s what one brother had to say:

“In my view, if Article 48 is amended in such a way that we lose…………………….

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Carhaul: What You Don’t Know May Hurt You

Friday, June 27th, 2008

TDU - Teamsters for a Democratic Union

June 27, 2008: The International Union is being even more secretive than usual about what is in the proposed tentative carhaul contract.

As reports of concessions leak out, members are ready to demand some answers.

We know that it’s a three-year deal, which very likely means that Allied Teamsters would get stuck with an extra year of wage cuts: their concession deal expires in two years, but has no “snap back” clause to automatically bring them back to union scale. A two-year contract would put all carhaulers back on the same page.

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What is No Article 48??????

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

 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.

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Ballots Scheduled to Be Mailed to Members July 10

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

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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Carhaul Contract Poll

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Soon we will be voting on this Contract, what ever it is, and I will be running some polls if you are interested. This particular poll is open to all including guests. It can only be so accurate as we can not verify the Participants

WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN POLLS, SUCH AS CONTRACT VOTING?

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Teamster Carhaul Negotiators Reach Tentative National Agreement

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Despite Tough Economic Conditions, Leaders Address Members’ Concerns

June 19, 2008

Teamster.org

Faced with a very tough economic environment, Teamster carhaul negotiators reached a tentative national agreement today with the National Automobile Transporters Labor Division in Detroit, Michigan that protects members’ job security and maintains their benefits over the contract’s three-year duration.

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PTS Strike Over—National Bargaining Continues This Week

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

June 17, 2008: TDU NEWS

Today there is a hearing in Romulus, Mich. on seniority issues at some 15 locations. Teamsters from many terminals are attending the hearing.

PTS Teamsters in many areas are nervous because they have seen nonunion operators like United Road Service, Sierra Mountain and Accurate Auto Carriers hauling PTS’s former traffic. Mechanics, yard and office Teamsters are also concerned for their jobs. They were as much a part of the strike as the drivers.

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PTS Calls it Quits?

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Letter from Jeff Cornish President and CEO

To All PTS Employees

I’m sorry to Report that PTS has commenced the winding down of it’s operations

Read it here

http://www.pts-inc.biz

Thanks to one of our members on bringing it to my attention

From  Unemployed
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Quote from Jeff Cornish correspondence dated June 13, 2008:

“We are ceasing all operations and commencing to close PTS and its related companies effective today June 13, 2008″  For more see the PTS website.  All correspondence has been publically posted on the web site.

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Union Waits to Hear Back From Company

Thursday, June 12th, 2008


June 12, 2008

Teamster carhaul negotiators met with PTS officials this morning in Cleveland with both sides exchanging proposals in an effort to end a four-day strike.

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