September 5, 2008: Teamster negotiators will meet with the national carhaul employers on September 16-19 at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, following the decisive rejection of the concessionary first offer last month. Since that rejection, a national network of concerned members and stewards has been busy building unity around the demand of “No Givebacks.” The first offer was loaded with major concessions. Carhaulers at many terminals have also petitioned to change the negotiating committee, asking...

August 25, 2008: Carhaulers rejected the contract because of the massive givebacks. For one group of Teamsters, the biggest giveback was the proposed loss of their entire supplemental agreement. The Michigan Office Supplement has covered union dispatchers and office workers for decades. In the proposed deal that was rejected, the supplement was completely eliminated. This steals the affected Teamsters’ right to vote on their own supplement covering their area of work. We demand the Michigan...