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Unions Asks Carhaul Members For Feedback on Contract
Before carhaul contract negotiations resume, the union’s negotiating committee is asking members to provide feedback. The committee wants to know members’ concerns as it prepares for the contract talks. The following letter was mailed to carhaul members this week, and members are being asked to relay their concerns to their stewards and local union leaders.


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OTHER NEWS
Teamsters Broker Deal to Save Interstate Bakeries
Representatives from the Teamsters Union worked through the night to successfully negotiate a deal between investor Ripplewood Holdings and creditors to save Interstate Bakeries Corporation (IBC) from liquidation and protect Teamster jobs.

Teamsters, Protesters Call for an End to Daimler’s Predatory Lending Scheme
Teamsters rallied in front of the German embassy on Wednesday to protest Daimler AG’s plan to make risky loans to low-wage truck drivers.

UPS Freight Workers Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract
A first contract covering more than 1,700 UPS Freight drivers and dockworkers nationwide has been ratified overwhelmingly by a margin of 94 percent. The agreement improves wages, benefits and working conditions, announced Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Important Information About the Women's Conference
Due to renovations at the conference site, the 2008 Teamsters Women’s Conference will no longer be held at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, Florida.