Overnite, Union Split on Mediation
In an effort to avoid a Teamsters union strike of Overnite Transportation Co., the federal labor mediation board volunteered Sept. 17 to help the two sides reach an agreement.
Also, as tensions have mounted between the two sides, three Republican senators wrote a letter to Teamsters President James P. Hoffa taking him to task for alleged “recent acts of violence during organizing and economic actions at Overnite Transportation Co.”
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The Teamsters accepted the offer; Overnite declined it.
The overture came a day after the union’s freight director sent a letter to Overnite customers telling them to get ready for an imminent strike of the 21 terminals the Teamsters represent.
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