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

UPDATE

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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Performance Transportation Services (PTS) is the latest Teamster employer to ask a bankruptcy court to impose concessions on its workers–and 1,300 carhaulers are facing cuts.

The company has not specified the details, but the wage cut request will be at least 10 percent and could be as high as 17.5 percent, which would match the concession that the International gave to Allied Automotive Group a year ago.

The move comes at a terrible time, on the eve of the contract expiration on May 31. PTS is also attempting to pull out of the employers’ joint bargaining group to bargain separately with the union.

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The International Union issued a statement calling on PTS to return to joint employer bargaining, and is conducting strike votes at PTS terminals this weekend.

Unfortunately, just six months ago, the International Union negotiated and supported a proposal that would have stuck the PTS Teamsters with a 17.5 percent wage cut. That was when the IBT signed a deal with Allied to acquire PTS, and cut PTS Teamster wages without PTS Teamsters being allowed to vote on it. Instead, the International Union conducted a vote of Allied Teamsters to modify their concessionary contract, and promised each voter a $2,000 bonus if the deal went through.

That deal fell apart, but IBT Carhaul Director Fred Zuckerman continues to act as if he works for Ron Burkle, the billionaire who owns Allied.

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