WASHINGTON — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has filed suit to block Mexican trucks from operating in the U.S.
In papers filed Nov. 23 in federal appeals court in Washington, the union said the government must first assess the environmental impact of a pilot project before letting it continue. The first Mexican truck in the pilot program crossed the border last month.
Teamsters President James P. Hoffa said opening the border to the trucks is an attack on the environment, on highway safety and on American truckers and warehouse workers.
"It's outrageous enough that we've outsourced millions of. . .
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