Teamster Negotiators Call on Company to Return to Multiemployer Talks

May 29, 2008

Performance Transportation Services, Inc. notified Teamster carhaul negotiators late on Thursday, May 29 that it has withdrawn from multiemployer contract talks. Union leaders quickly informed the company that it has no right to withdraw from the multiemployer bargaining negotiations, which have reached a critical stage after several months of intense bargaining.

The deadline for bargaining is midnight Saturday, May 31.

"PTS has no right to withdraw from multiemployer negotiations and we call on PTS to return to the multiemployer talks immediately so that we can reach a tentative agreement by the Saturday, May 31 deadline," said Fred Zuckerman, Teamsters Carhaul Division Director and lead negotiator. "PTS must return to the multiemployer talks immediately."

"PTS' actions are disrupting the negotiations at the 11th hour," Zuckerman said. "Given the state of the auto industry, PTS' irresponsible actions could jeopardize an already weakened auto industry."

PTS and its subsidiaries — E and L Transport, Hadley Auto Transport and Leaseway Motor Transport — employ about 1,200 Teamster members. Combined, PTS' subsidiaries are the second largest Teamster carhaul employer behind Allied Holdings.

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