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How many more groups have to get involved before Dave
and Ed realize they were very wrong.
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Contact: Bama Athreya, Executive Director, ILRF
(202) 701-3051, (202) 347-4100, [email protected]
ILRF Reports Numerous Labor Rights Violations Committed by
Oak Harbor Freight Lines
International Labor Rights Forum released a new report finding that Oak Harbor
Freight Lines violated international labor rights standards. Oak Harbor is a trucking firm
headquartered in Auburn, Washington, that provides over-the-road transportation and
delivery services for many commercial clients, including the company’s the Gap, Inc., the
Maytag Corporation and others.
The report found that Oak Harbor’s decision to permanently replace its employees
was a tactic to interfere with a legitimate union’s attempt to bargain a new collective
agreement. The panel of international labor rights experts and social justice leaders
convened by ILRF found these actions to be a violation of the internationally recognized
right to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (ILO Conventions
87 and 98). According to the panel, Oak Harbor had intentionally provoked a strike by
proposing changes to employees’ wages, benefits and working conditions that would be
unacceptable to the union and its members during collective bargaining.
The panel also found that African-American and female employees working for a
labor contracting firm hired by Oak Harbor have suffered discrimination in their work
assignments, a clear violation of international and national laws.
Oak Harbor’s labor relations practices have also come under increased scrutiny by the
company’s customers. Since the strike began, a number of the company’s customers
reportedly have stopped using Oak Harbor for shipping, including REI, Urban Outfitters
inc., and Maytag Corporation.
The International Labor Rights Forum is an advocacy organization dedicated to
achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide. For more information
please visit Home | International Labor Rights Forum.
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and Ed realize they were very wrong.
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Contact: Bama Athreya, Executive Director, ILRF
(202) 701-3051, (202) 347-4100, [email protected]
ILRF Reports Numerous Labor Rights Violations Committed by
Oak Harbor Freight Lines
International Labor Rights Forum released a new report finding that Oak Harbor
Freight Lines violated international labor rights standards. Oak Harbor is a trucking firm
headquartered in Auburn, Washington, that provides over-the-road transportation and
delivery services for many commercial clients, including the company’s the Gap, Inc., the
Maytag Corporation and others.
The report found that Oak Harbor’s decision to permanently replace its employees
was a tactic to interfere with a legitimate union’s attempt to bargain a new collective
agreement. The panel of international labor rights experts and social justice leaders
convened by ILRF found these actions to be a violation of the internationally recognized
right to freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining (ILO Conventions
87 and 98). According to the panel, Oak Harbor had intentionally provoked a strike by
proposing changes to employees’ wages, benefits and working conditions that would be
unacceptable to the union and its members during collective bargaining.
The panel also found that African-American and female employees working for a
labor contracting firm hired by Oak Harbor have suffered discrimination in their work
assignments, a clear violation of international and national laws.
Oak Harbor’s labor relations practices have also come under increased scrutiny by the
company’s customers. Since the strike began, a number of the company’s customers
reportedly have stopped using Oak Harbor for shipping, including REI, Urban Outfitters
inc., and Maytag Corporation.
The International Labor Rights Forum is an advocacy organization dedicated to
achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide. For more information
please visit Home | International Labor Rights Forum.
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