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Labor, Consumer And Safety Advocates Make Noise At Auto Shows
February 4, 2010At auto shows across the country the weekend of January 29-31 – in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Texas and Washington, D.C. – union carhaul drivers and consumer advocates spoke out about auto makers that are threatening good jobs and auto safety.
In Philadelphia and in Washington, D.C., drivers who deliver new cars to dealerships educated auto show attendees about how Fiat/Chrysler, after taking $14 billion in taxpayer bailout money, is moving to cut-rate car carriers that may create serious hidden damages to tires, rims, axles and the overall frame when they improperly secure and transport vehicles. The report, Damaged When Delivered? documents these practices in detail. Fiat/Chrysler’s moves are also leading to the destruction of thousands of good, middle-class jobs with health care benefits.
At the Washington, D.C. auto show, 75 demonstrators broke out into a song and dance, to rewritten lyrics of the song “YMCA” by the Village People, to spread the message about what Fiat/Chrysler is doing to workers and the car-buying public.
In Secaucus, New Jersey, over 110 Teamster members and their supporters gave auto show attendees leaflets that explained how Honda is also turning away from professional auto transport companies and moving to the same cut-rate carriers that have been shown to transport vehicles incorrectly, Damaged When Delivered. This can threaten your safety and lead to costly repair bills.
And in Houston, Texas, union carhaul drivers and consumer advocates gave auto show attendees information that explained how Toyota, after making many poor management decisions that has led to unsafe throttles, millions of recalls, thousands of accidents and 19 deaths, is now making even more bad decisions. This includes a plan to close the NUMMI manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, which could lead to the destruction of up to 50,000 jobs in California, a state that gave Toyota the most sales in the taxpayer-funded Cash for Clunkers bailout program, and a state that is in dire financial condition. They are also planning to move work away from the longtime professional carhaul company that has transported its new vehicles safely for decades – a move that could lead to the destruction of thousands of good Carhaul jobs.
Carhaul Conference Call Provides Members With Update On Fight To Save Jobs
February 1, 2010On Wednesday, January 27 Carhaul Teamsters called in to get an update on the union’s effort to save carhaul jobs. Listen here to the audio from that call.
Consumers, Teamsters Protest Fiat/Chrysler at Washington, D.C. Auto Show
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Fiat/Chrysler received $14 billion in the taxpayer-funded auto bailout that was meant to help the economy and save jobs. However, the company is now moving work away from the professional carhaul companies that have delivered their vehicles to dealerships for many years. The loss of this work could put these carriers out of business, leaving up to 5,000 people without jobs and health care. And by using cut-rate carriers, Chrysler risks new cars being damaged when delivered.
“Fiat/Chrysler is moving work to less-experienced companies whose drivers are not well-trained,” said Teamsters
Outside the auto show, consumer activists and union members handed out leaflets to attendees that read, “Fiat/Chrysler Buyers Beware: Hidden Damages On New Cars?” while inside, demonstrators broke into a song and dance routine to raise attention of these issues to auto show attendees.
“After Fiat/Chrysler received so much taxpayer money, it’s outrageous that they would outsource good jobs to low-wage contractors,” Zuckerman said. “In this economy,
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January 29, 2010Teamsters, UAW Protest Outside St. Louis Auto Show
January 29, 2010UAW, Teamsters Protest Toyota in Washington
January 28, 2010The UAW and the Teamsters union protested outside the Japanese Embassy in Washington today calling on Toyota to reverse decisions to close a California plant and hire nonunion carhaulers.
Unions To Rally Against Toyota
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January 28, 2010FOX 2 Detroit: Teamsters Ask Italian Consulate to Protect Fiat/Chrysler Carhaul Jobs
January 25, 2010Teamsters gathered outside the Italian Consulate in Detroit last week, and distributed leaflets to passers-by that called Fiat/Chrysler a global “Bailout Bandit.” Overhead an airplane trailed a banner that read, “Fiat/Chrysler: Shame! Vergogna!” Vergogna means “shame on you” in Italian. The workers were protesting Fiat/Chrysler’s plan to move union carhaul work to cut-rate, non-union companies. Watch Fox 2’s coverage of the event here.
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