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Article: Teamsters Protest Fiat/Chrysler's Attack on American Carhaul Jobs Outside Embassy of Italy.
- Article from:
- Journal of Transportation
- Article date:
- November 21, 2009
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A delegation of labor representatives and consumer protection advocates joined hundreds of protesters outside the Embassy of Italy in Washington today to call on the Italian government to hold Fiat/Chrysler accountable for waging an attack on thousands of good-paying jobs in the U.S. carhaul industry by shifting work to cut-rate, inexperienced companies to transport new vehicles.
Representatives from the Teamsters Union, the Australian Services Union and Consumer Action delivered a letter from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and the presidents of the Italian Senate and Chamber of Deputies. In the letter, Hoffa expressed ...