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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Carhaul Newswire
February 10, 2012: Hoffa has replaced Fred Zuckerman as IBT Carhaul Director with Roy Gross, who is a business agent in Detroit Local 299 and former Allied driver.
July 15, 2011: Carhaulers are voting on a new contract. The future of union carhaul is on the line.
June 14, 2011: Yesterday the officers of carhaul local unions unanimously recommended approval of the tentative agreement for the national contact. It will go into the mail to the members for a vote around July 7.
June 3, 2011: The International Union has announced that they reached a tentative national agreement with the carhaul industry. It would be a 51-month contract, expiring August 31, 2015.
June 1, 2011: The International Union has announced that they reached a tentative national agreement with the carhaul industry. It will be presented to local union leaders on June 13 and then be voted on by a mail ballot of all affected members.
May 20, 2011: The national carhaul contract will expire on May 31, but it is apparent that it will be extended.
March 25, 2011: As we go to press in late March, the shake-up in the unionized carhaul industry continues.
March 23, 2011: The shake-up in the unionized carhaul industry continues, with no clear end in sight.
March 18, 2011: Allied’s attempt to leverage higher rates from the auto manufacturers, banking on the higher demand for carhaul services, is continuing.
March 16, 2011: The International Union has called for a strike to shut down the U.S. operations of Allied Automotive Group unless the company agrees before then to pay the full contract wage.