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TDU in Action–Uniting to Rebuild Teamster Power in Carhaul
Teamster carhaulers showed our power when we voted down a concessionary agreement in 2008. Now carhaulers are getting organized to protect our jobs and our agreement.

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Jack Cooper: Concessions or Your Job

March 2, 2009: Jack Cooper, operating as PMT in the West, has lost GM traffic in Los Angeles and Milpitas, Calif. to a nonunion outfit called Harbor Auto Transport.

Jack Cooper: The Problem Is Management

March 2, 2009: With few carhaulers working, you would think that Jack Cooper would lay off management to bring the number in line with what is needed.

IBT Auditor Wants to Raise Carhaul Dues

March 2, 2009: It’s bad enough that the majority of Teamster carhaulers are not working; now Local 604 reports that an International auditor working for IBT Secretary-Treasurer Tom Keegel has tol

Allied’s Axis: Nonunion Despite the Contract

March 2, 2009: When the International gave Allied the 17.5 percent wage concession, the deal provided that Allied’s Axis subsidiary would become union. Two years later, that hasn’t happened.

Local 917 Carhaulers Swapped to a New Local

November 18, 2008: For more than a year, carhaulers have been treated like pawns in a game where the carriers, Ron Burkle, the bankruptcy court, and Fred Zuckerman call all the shots.

Local 917 Carhaulers Swapped to a New Local

November 14, 2008: For more than a year, carhaulers have been treated like pawns in a game where the carriers, Ron Burkle, the bankruptcy court, and Fred Zuckerman call all the shots.

Allied’s Bonuses: Still Top Secret

November 14, 2008: Two months after it was revealed that Allied paid bonuses to management personnel, in violation of the “equality of sacrifice” clause of the concession agreement, Teamsters a

Allied Lowers Speed and Drivers’ Pay

November 14, 2008: In early November Teamster carhaulers at Allied learned that management will turn the governed speed in all tractors down from 66 mph to 62, and many drivers are not happy about

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