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Jul
01
2008
 
Employers Deny Job Rights to PTS TeamstersPosted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, Contract, PTS, TDU, Teamsters, tags: m, topJune 17, 2008: TDU NEWS, READ THE REST UPDATE
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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.
Jun
17
2008
PTS Strike Over—National Bargaining Continues This WeekPosted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, Contract, PTS, TDU, TeamstersJune 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.
Jun
16
2008
No. 2 vehicle hauler will go out of businessPosted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, PTS, TeamstersAndrew Grossman DETROIT — The nation’s second-largest vehicle hauler says it will stop all operations and go out of business. Decreasing volume and rising fuel prices had driven Performance Transportation Services Inc. into bankruptcy twice in the past 2½ years. Last week, a Teamsters union strike against the company dealt the final blow.
Jun
14
2008
Teamsters Set Record Straight About PTS ShutdownPosted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, PTS, Teamsters, unionLenders Pull Plug on CompanyJune 10, 2008 PTS announced today that it was shutting down, effective today, and Teamster carhaul negotiators are setting the record straight about the company’s demise. “In its announcement, PTS suggested that our failure to accept its most recent proposal led to the closure, but nothing could be further from the truth,” said Fred Zuckerman, Teamsters Carhaul Director. “We learned this afternoon that PTS permanently closed its doors after its primary lenders, Black Diamond Capital Management, cut off access to its credit facility earlier this week. “PTS employees should contact their local union for additional information regarding work opportunities and other assistance that may help them,” Zuckerman said. “The union will send additional information to the local unions as we learn more about which carriers may be serving the auto manufacturers in your area the future.”
Jun
13
2008
PTS Calls it Quits?Posted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, Contract, PTS, Teamsters, tags: topLetter from Jeff Cornish President and CEOTo All PTS EmployeesI’m sorry to Report that PTS has commenced the winding down of it’s operationsRead it here http://www.pts-inc.bizThanks to one of our members on bringing it to my attention From Unemployed “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.
Jun
13
2008
News and HeadLines Of Carhaul 6/13Posted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, PTS, Teamsters, tags: PTS, topCar hauler drops motion to stop Teamsters strikeAndrew Grossman Performance Transportation Services Inc. today dropped its motion for an injunction to stop the Teamsters strike against the car hauler. A spokeswoman for Performance Transportation Services said the move was related to negotiations with the Teamsters but declined to elaborate. A hearing on the motion had been scheduled for 2 p.m. today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Buffalo, N.Y.
Jun
10
2008
Teamsters Continue PTS Strike, Respond to Company’s Request to MeetPosted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, Contract, PTS, TeamstersZuckerman Says Union Negotiators Are Available Thursday June 10, 2008 PTS President/CEO Jeffrey Cornish has asked Teamsters Carhaul Division Director Fred Zuckerman to sit down for contract talks, and Zuckerman said the union is willing to meet on Thursday, June 12 in Cleveland. However, the union will continue the strike against PTS in the meantime. Cornish, in his letter dated today, had also asked that the union end the strike until the meeting takes place, although Cornish stated that ending the strike was not a condition to having the meeting.
Jun
09
2008
Performance Transport’s Workers Strike Over Pay Cut 6/9Posted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, Contract, PTS, union
By Alex Lange June 9 (Bloomberg) — Performance Transportation Services Inc. workers represented by the Teamsters went on strike today after the new-vehicle hauler won bankruptcy court approval to cut their pay, the union said. The walkout involved 1,250 workers at 24 U.S. sites, Teamsters spokeswoman Leigh Strope said in an interview. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan last week allowed a 15 percent pay reduction for union employees of the Allen Park, Michigan- based trucking company. Performance Transportation’s lawyers on June 7 asked for an injunction against a Teamsters strike in U.S. bankruptcy court in Buffalo, New York. “Such action will cause irreparable harm from which the debtors will never recover,” the closely held company’s attorneys said in a court filing. |
