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NEW UNION * USA - Truckers meet to plan
Cite grievances against company
Washington,NC,USA -The Washington Daily News, by TED STRONG -January 19, 2009: -- A group of truckers gathered Saturday in Jamesville to plan how to protect drivers in a new union... The truckers, who pull containers and logs for businesses including Weyerhaeuser Company, are pushing for a number of concessions from the company, and they say they’ve been targeted for layoffs... The United Truckers Union is planning to affiliate formally with the Industrial Workers of the World’s Industrial Union 530... The union had considered formal ratification this week, but decided to make the move a lower priority after drivers were fired, said the Industrial Workers of the World’s representative, Bill Randel, in a phone interview after the meeting’s first day wrapped up... Randel attributed a relatively low turnout at Saturday’s move to fear of company retaliation, particularly because there aren’t many jobs in the region...
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