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Union drivers working for %25?

This is something I thought I would never see, but times are changing! Below is an article off of TDU.org. Carhaul Contract: Hauling Cars for 25% Revenue August 24, 2012: For some time now, various locals have taken votes to … Continue reading

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Does Hoffa represent truck drivers well?

Do you feel like Mr Hoffa usually expresses a typical drivers views well?

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Teamsters carhaul approves national contract to 2015

The teamsters have issued a press release: (WASHINGTON) – Teamster carhaulers have ratified a new National Master Automobile Transporters Agreement (NMATA), which addresses members’ top priorities of health and pension benefits. Three regional supplemental agreements were also ratified. Ballots were … Continue reading

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UAW builds the Sonic for $14 per hour?

This may be old news but I just saw it on Yahoo finance. Although it may be a bit extreme I suppose they have to do what they have to do to keep jobs in the U.S. Idle plants with … Continue reading

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Teamsters Strike Allied

This is off of TDU.org Allied Automotive Group Illegally Slashes Pay March 10, 2011: Allied Automotive Group management informed the International Union yesterday morning that they would unilaterally break the Teamster national carhaul contract by cutting pay 20% across the … Continue reading

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Can Teamsters regain credibility?

Teamsters has released a press release announcing their alliance with Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS) to jointly go after non-union carriers. It appears to be an effort to regain some of the credibility they lost when the “Damaged … Continue reading

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Zuckerman on Union vs Non-union

Are the teamsters taking the right approach?

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Important info or propaganda?

The teamsters have released a report entitled “Damaged when Delivered“. I have started through it and They seem to have found some poor transport practices that need to be improved but some of them don’t look like a problem to … Continue reading

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Teamsters take on Fiat/Chrysler

This is off of PR Newswire: “Fiat management is seeking to transform the auto transport industry from one that provides stable jobs that support drivers and their families into a cut-throat, low-cost, low-quality segment of its supply chain,” Hoffa wrote. … Continue reading

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Teamsters Commend White House Efforts to Reopen Delaware GM Plant

This is off of Rueters: WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today commended the Obama administration for its efforts to reopen the GM plant in Wilmington, Del. Hoffa also urged the White House … Continue reading

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