Teamsters Hold Rally to Protest Dangerous Cross-Border Trucking Plan

Trucks from Mexico Are Unsafe, Uninspected

(Washington, D.C.) – The Teamsters Union will hold a rally in San Francisco on February 12 outside the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to protest the Bush administration’s illegal cross-border trucking pilot program. The court will be hearing arguments from the Teamsters and other allies about stopping the illegal program. Download rally flier.

After raising numerous safety concerns about unsafe trucks from Mexico traveling freely throughout the United States, the U.S. Senate voted 75 to 23 and the U.S. House voted 411 to 3 to keep the border closed until standards are met. The legislation became law on December 26, 2007 as part of the omnibus budget bill. The Department of Transportation has refused to comply with the law.

WHO:	Teamsters Vice President Chuck Mack, Bruce Hamilton, Deputy Director of the Sierra Club, Teamster members and local area labor leaders and politicians.
WHAT:	Rally Against the Bush Administration's Illegal Cross-Border Trucking Program
WHERE:	9th Circuit Court of Appeals Building 95 Seventh Street San Francisco, California
WHEN:	Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:00 a.m.
VISUALS:	Teamster Trucks Teamsters and allies with rally signs, banners