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. In some areas they have, but at a few terminals they practically have one supervisor for every driver working. Before they blame Teamsters and demand more concessions, how about controlling the overhead costs?
The Teamsters are backing the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), a new bill introduced by Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) that would require employers to start contract negotiations with newly organized workers within 10 days of voting to form their union.
NLRB Board member Gwynne Wilcox has been reinstated, restoring the Board's quorum and enabling it to resume issuing decisions about violations of workers' rights to organize.
