PTS guys go back to work for Cooper in Chicago

IBTshirts · 07-22-2008

Chicago-area Performance Transportation Specialist drivers are headed back to work with Jack Cooper Transport after a month-long picket.

The Teamster Local 710 members went on strike on June 9 to protest the company’s 15 percent wage reduction, but focused their picket on Ford’s non-union replacement after PTS closed on June 13.

After nearly a month of picketing United Road Services, Ford announced it would permanently replace PTS with the union company Jack Cooper Transport. The car hauler intends to hire all of the former Chicago PTS workers.

“We are happy that Ford made the right decision and replaced PTS with a good union company,” said Michael Sweeney, Teamsters Local 710 Vice President and Director of Organizing. “We have been out here for more than 30 days, and it is great to know we have made our point and got what we wanted.”

Full story here Teamsters Joint Council 25

moosesteaks · 07-22-2008

thats some great news .

flip it in a day · 07-26-2008

kudos to the pts drivers in chicago. i am a pts lewiston driver and when pts folded we just melted away. there were no answers available for us or our future so everyone just scrambled to take care of their business, but you people in chicago with the help of an obvious great union leadership at your local, stood long and strong and persevered and now you have won a huge victory for yourselves and for union carhaul. you deserve this great victory for yourselves and your families CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

moosesteaks · 07-27-2008

flip it in a day, welcome to teamster online.

LOAD AND PARK CHARLIE · 07-28-2008

Who might you be flip it in a day?

flip it in a day · 07-28-2008

load and park charlie: here's a hint how many drivers were flipping southhampton long island or dc from lewiston until we got those stupid gps . hint#2 i have the same amount of kids as you were loading on your solid impala loads before we had to a-tie all the cars.

LOAD AND PARK CHARLIE · 07-29-2008

I'm so glad you showed up Mr. Bradley. I am glad you accepted my invitation to join this forum. We can use all the carhaulers that we can get!!! Lets stir up the pot alittle.

flip it in a day · 07-30-2008

load and park charlie: what is the latest on cassens? did ten guys really start on monday and if they did where are they hauling out of witmer road or somewhere else? i've called the hall to talk to neligan but he was not there. have you heard any news on the freight and how many drivers might get called back in the next few months?: as far as joining the forum , how could i turn down an offer to stir the pot with the likes of you.

LOAD AND PARK CHARLIE · 07-30-2008

I heard that ten guys did start on Monday, they are hauling out of west seneca. I heard that if they pick up some toyota freight, they will call more back to work. And if they get all the ford traffic they want, we will all get called back.

I,m not going to hold my breath though. We will see. And they are not looking to haul out of the old lewiston yard. They are looking in the west seneca area.