Teamsters back on Ford jobs | courier-journal | The Courier-Journal
Workers who load railcars with new vehicles are earning slightly less but still receiving the same health and pension benefits at the Louisville Assembly and Kentucky Truck plants.
A deal worked out by Teamsters Local 89 President Fred Zuckerman with Auto Port Ltd. has 435 Teamsters working for $17 and $18 an hour, instead of $20 to $22. Workers retained health and pension benefits worth roughly $500 a week, he said.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Car hauler: Strike may sink company
Car hauler: Strike may sink company: "Car hauler: Strike may sink company
Bankrupt PTS cuts pay 15%; Teamsters walk out
Louis Aguilar and David Shepardson / The Detroit News
A strike against the nation's No. 2 car hauler could force the company quickly out of business, the company's chief executive said Monday, a sentiment some striking Teamsters members said they were prepared to accept rather than take a temporary pay cut."
Bankrupt PTS cuts pay 15%; Teamsters walk out
Louis Aguilar and David Shepardson / The Detroit News
A strike against the nation's No. 2 car hauler could force the company quickly out of business, the company's chief executive said Monday, a sentiment some striking Teamsters members said they were prepared to accept rather than take a temporary pay cut."
Chrysler Asks Contractors to Cut Prices
Light & Medium Truck | Chrysler Asks Contractors to Cut Prices: "Chrysler Asks Contractors to Cut Prices
By Light & Medium Truck
Chrysler LLC told contractors including office-supply vendors and construction companies to accept a 5% price reduction that began June 1, Bloomberg News reported."
I haven't heard from anybody if this request includes auto transport companies hauling Chrysler product.
By Light & Medium Truck
Chrysler LLC told contractors including office-supply vendors and construction companies to accept a 5% price reduction that began June 1, Bloomberg News reported."
I haven't heard from anybody if this request includes auto transport companies hauling Chrysler product.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Union car haulers walk off job in 15 states - Forbes.com
Union car haulers walk off job in 15 states - Forbes.com: "Union car haulers walk off job in 15 states"
Teamsters strike against Allen Park car hauler
Teamsters strike against Allen Park car hauler: "Teamsters strike against Allen Park car hauler
The Detroit News
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters sent its members on strike at 9 this morning against the nation's No. 2 car hauler in the United States in a dispute over court-approved pay cuts and other contract issues.
The union is upset that Performance Transportation Services, which delivers 2.7 million vehicles a year including 10,400 vehicles a day for General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., won federal bankruptcy court approval to immediately impose a 15 percent pay cut on 1,250 Teamster drivers through July 31."
OK-- if you are a secondary hauler for Toyota-- make sure you have some wheel straps. Your phone is about to ring.
The Detroit News
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters sent its members on strike at 9 this morning against the nation's No. 2 car hauler in the United States in a dispute over court-approved pay cuts and other contract issues.
The union is upset that Performance Transportation Services, which delivers 2.7 million vehicles a year including 10,400 vehicles a day for General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., won federal bankruptcy court approval to immediately impose a 15 percent pay cut on 1,250 Teamster drivers through July 31."
OK-- if you are a secondary hauler for Toyota-- make sure you have some wheel straps. Your phone is about to ring.
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