Jul 01, 2008 Most of New York City’s largest projects were hobbled by a strike by hundreds of cement-truck drivers. More than a quarter of King County, Washington’s concrete delivery-truck drivers have gone on strike, and the rest could soon join them — threatening to delay.

Union ready-mix concrete truck drivers in Seattle voted to strike when their contract expired July 31. Ample Sound Agg V1.1.0 Incl Keygen With Library on this page. As of Wednesday, more than a quarter of them have walked off the job, according to the Negotiations with five sand and gravel companies broke down several weeks ago after the companies and union representatives could not come to terms. Calling it the Unfair Labor Practice strike, Teamsters Local 174 Director of Negotiations Patty Warren said, 'As we have said again and again, you cannot reach a deal with someone who isn't willing to actually negotiate with you.' Drivers for CalPortland, one of five area companies, walked last Friday and a Teamsters Local 174 spokesperson said yesterday the is a 'pretty high likelihood' that drivers will strike the other four companies involved.

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The average union driver now makes about $31 per hour. In a statement on its website, CalPortland said some of its mixer trucks loaded with perishable concrete were simply abandoned by drivers at plants, setting in motion the potential for damage to company property that required additional handling and safety measures to extract the concrete while it could still be managed. In 2008 the drivers accepted a contract with no wage increase for three years, understanding the industry was being hard hit by the recession.

Now that the city is in the midst of a massive contruction boom, the union feels the time has arrived to make up for those lost wages.