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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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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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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
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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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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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Andrew Grossman
Automotive News
June 16, 2008 - 9:56 am ET
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.
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Lenders Pull Plug on Company
June 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.
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“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.”
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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
Thanks to one of our members on bringing it to my attention
From Unemployed
Comment:
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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Car hauler drops motion to stop Teamsters strike
Andrew Grossman
Automotive News
June 13, 2008 - 3:32 pm ET
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.
Performance Transportation Services’ major creditors have asked a judge to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation from a Chapter 11 reorganization.
A hearing on the motion is scheduled for Tuesday, June 17. At the creditors’ request, the judge in the case moved the hearing forward by almost a month. In court filings, the creditors said the strike has effectively dashed any hopes that Performance Transportation Services might have had of remaining viable.
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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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Union Has Offered to Meet With Company on Thursday, June 12
TEAMSTER.ORG
http://www.teamster.org/08news/hn_080611_3.asp
June 11, 2008
In PTS’s June 10th letter to TNATINC Co-Chairman Fred Zuckerman, PTS’s President Jeffrey Cornish stated that PTS was prepared to meet with the union anytime, anywhere to discuss the present situation.
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Zuckerman 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.
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Jun
05
2008
Posted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, Contract, PTS, Teamsters, tags: bankruptcy, Carhaul, court, Cuts, Fred, negotiator, NMATA, performance transportation Services, PTS, Teamsters, top, wage, Zuckerman
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PTS has posted on their web site
COURT APPROVES 1113e MOTION 6-4-08.pdf
To: ALL PTS Employees
Today, the United States Bankruptcy Judge overseeing PTS’s Chapter 11 case approved a 15% reduction in the wages or our teamster employees. This reduction was approved for an 8 week period ending July 31st, and this is temporary in nature.
Also posted on their site
Interim Relief Questions and Answers 6-5-08.pdf
COURT APPROVES 1113e MOTION 6-4-08.pdf
Letter-To Frederick Perillo-IBT Counsel-May 31 08.pdf
STRIKE CONCERNS!! 5-30-08.pdf
PTS TAKES ACTION TO ASSURE FUTURE!! 5-29-08.pdf
DONT BELIEVE THE FALSE INFORMATION!!! 5-31-08.pdf
Thanks to our member JerseyDevil for the find of this Article
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The Teamsters Respond
Teamsters Weigh Options After PTS Wage Cuts Approved By Court
Union Leaders Urge Company to Return to Talks; Drop Pay Reductions
June 2, 2008
A U.S. bankruptcy court judge has approved Performance Transportation Services, Inc.’s (PTS) request for 15-percent wage cut, and Teamster leaders are weighing all options in order to fight the company’s move.
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Jun
02
2008
Posted by: Chainsdraging in Carhaul News, Contract, Teamsters, tags: , Carhaul, committee, Contract, national, negotiating, PTS, strke, Teamsters
Members’ Job Security, Wages, Benefits Will Be Protected
June 2, 2008
The Teamsters national carhaul negotiating committee is making progress and is on track to reach a tentative carhaul agreement when talks resume next week in Cleveland.
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Teamster Negotiators Call on Company to Return to Multiemployer Talks
May 29, 2008
Performance Transportation Services, Inc. notified Teamster carhaul negotiators late on Thursday, May 29 that it has withdrawn from multiemployer contract talks. Union leaders quickly informed the company that it has no right to withdraw from the multiemployer bargaining negotiations, which have reached a critical stage after several months of intense bargaining.
The deadline for bargaining is midnight Saturday, May 31.
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May 1, 2008
Teamster leaders negotiating the National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement said both sides remain apart on key issues, but they are cautiously optimistic that the issues will be resolved.
National contract talks resume May 18-31 in Arlington, Virginia.
“We remain apart on key issues but we are making progress and we are cautiously optimistic that we will resolve the differences by the end of this month,” said Fred Zuckerman, Director of the Teamsters Carhaul Division.
The agreement, when reached, would be retroactive to May 31, when the current contract expires.
“When we are done, I fully expect that we will have protected our members’ health, welfare and pension benefits, and increased their job security,” Zuckerman said.
The current contract covers about 9,000 workers.
Meanwhile, carhaul Teamsters are invited to attend two of the remaining meetings at local unions to give input on what issues should be the priorities at the bargaining table.
Meetings have already been held in Detroit; Toledo, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Indiana; and in Louisville, Kentucky.
The following meetings are scheduled:
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Dallas, Texas, Local 745, noon Sunday, May 4,
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Buffalo, New York, Local 449, 9 a.m. Saturday, May 10, and
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Lansing, Michigan, Local 580, 7 a.m. Monday, May 12.
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May
03
2008
Posted by: Chainsdraging in Teamsters, union
May 2, 2008
Leaders from Local 89 in Louisville, Kentucky are trying to stop a Canadian company from assisting Ford in eliminating 450 Teamster jobs at a carhaul rail-loading and vehicle-handling company in the city.
Since 1956, Teamsters have been loading Ford vehicles since Ford’s Louisville Assembly plant opened that year. Teamsters have also loaded Ford vehicles since its Kentucky Truck plant opened in 1969.
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Protecting Benefits, Boosting Job Security are Top Priorities
April 23, 2008 ( original Article )
National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement talks resumed today, April 23, in Florence, Kentucky.
“Our goals continue to be protecting our members’ health, welfare and pension benefits, and increasing their job security,” said Fred Zuckerman, Carhaul Division Director.
The current contract, which covers about 9,000 workers, expires on May 31, 2008.
Talks this week are scheduled to run until Friday, April 25. Talks will continue May 18-31 in Arlington, Virginia.
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Members Invited to Offer Ideas
April 17, 2008
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The Teamsters Carhaul Division has scheduled meetings at local unions where members are invited to offer input about the national contract negotiations that are under way.
“Earlier this week about 80 members turned out at Local 299 in Detroit and we received great input from the members, and we hope to get more guidance at the upcoming meetings,” said Fred Zuckerman, Director of the Teamsters Carhaul Division. “We invite all carhaul Teamsters to attend the meetings and help us determine what the contract priorities should be.”
The following meetings have been scheduled at these local unions:
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Toledo, Ohio, Local 20, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26;
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Dayton, Ohio, Local 957, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26;
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, Local 414, 9 a.m. Sunday, April 27;
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Louisville, Kentucky, Local 89, 2 p.m. Monday, April 28;
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Dallas, Texas, Local 745, noon Sunday, May 4, and
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Lansing, Michigan, Local 580, 7 a.m. Monday, May 12.
National contract talks resume April 23 in Florence, Kentucky.
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