No Progress in Overnite, Teamsters Talks

Teamsters and Overnite Transportation officials made no progress after three more days of negotiations last week, but the union was involved in job actions all over the country.

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Some of the noise-making was intended to draw attention to the Teamsters complaints’ of unfair labor practices against the Richmond, Va.-based carrier before the National Labor Relations Board. But the Teamsters also were involved in two other strikes, and in both cases acts of violence were reported.

In the Overnite picketing action, 40 Teamsters marched into the less-than-truckload carrier’s headquarters April 4 to deliver a subpoena to Leo Suggs, chief executive officer of the truckload company.

The Teamsters are hoping Suggs will appear at a May 8 hearing before the NLRB to address allegations that the company unlawfully fired hundreds of union members.

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