Teamsters Protest Honda at NY Auto Show

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Apr 10, 2010, 03:30 ET

Move to Cut-rate Auto Transport Companies Destroys Good Jobs, Can Cause Hidden Damages

NEW YORK, April 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This morning, members of Teamsters Locals 210 and 560 demonstrated at the New York International Auto Show to protest Honda and its move away from longtime professional carhaul companies to cheaper, less-experienced carriers.

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At the Honda exhibit, carhaul drivers dressed as crash test dummies distributed leaflets that read "Tell Honda You're No Dummy" and directed consumers to the web site www.CarBuyersBeware.com.

"Honda's actions to move work away from the professional, experienced companies that have safely delivered its cars for years threaten the jobs of 5,000 carhaul drivers," said Teamster Carhaul Division Director Fred Zuckerman.

The leaflet referred to the report, "Damaged When Delivered?" available at www.CarBuyersBeware.com. The report contains photographic evidence of the shoddy practices being used by alternative carriers to deliver new cars and trucks to auto dealers. The pictures, all taken recently, show the poor practices that can endanger new vehicles' frames, suspensions, tires and more.

"We believe Honda and its cut-rate haulers are circumventing even the most basic requirements for ensuring safe delivery," said Teamsters Local 210 Vice President Bob Bellach.

"To save a few dollars per car, Honda is going to transform a stable industry that provides good jobs and benefits into one that is a race to the bottom in terms of safety, wages, and benefits," Zuckerman said. "Honda is also risking their new cars arriving at dealerships with hidden damages due to these cut-rate carriers hauling their vehicles improperly and unsafely."

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters