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TRUCK-MAKERS STRIKE * USA
* Oregon - Daimler AG workers in Portland are out on strike
Portland,ORE,USA -NWLaborpress.org, by BY MIKE ELK -July 19, 2013: -- No trucks have been produced at the plant since 520 Machinists and 68 painters struck July 1... The Swan Island plant is the only site manufacturing Western Star trucks, which are specialized for use in logging, mining, and other industries... Members of Machinists Lodge 1005 and Sign Painters and Painter Makers Local 1094 walked out after rejecting a company offer that included raises of $1.30 an hour over three years. They’ve had no raises for four years, during which time productivity increased 25 percent. The company’s proposed raises would have been partially offset by increased health insurance co-pays. The company proposal also would eliminate supplemental health coverage after retirees turn 65...
* Michigan - Hino Trucks begins preventive service care program
Novi,MICH,USA -Transport Topics -22 July 2013: -- Hino Motor Sales USA, said it has begun a preventive service care program for its diesel trucks... The new service program covers standard checks and replacements in the first two years, or 60,000 miles, including engine oil, fuel filter, air filter replacements as well as transmission fluid, the company said... The company said the program, called HinoCare, is available for all 2013 and 2014 model year 195 double cab trucks delivered between July 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014...
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