A United Road Independent Contractor told us about a friend of his who leased his equipment to Moore Transportation.  Because Moore was a signatory to the Teamsters National Master Car Haulers Agreement, this truck owner first had to become an employee of Moore Transportation.  And because he was an owner-operator he was also subject to the owner-operator language in the contract which states that all owner-operators must opt in to the Teamsters health and welfare plan as well as the pension plan.  This IC already had very good healthcare coverage on his wife’s plan, so he didn’t need the additional health plan.  However, under the Teamsters Master Agreement, ICs are forced to pay an estimated $2,200 per month into the plan for health insurance.  He was also forced to pay an estimated $650 per month into the pension plan.  These costs were not paid by Moore Transportation, the owner-operator had to pay them out of his own pocket.  Ultimately, this driver decided to quit because of the additional unnecessary costs imposed by the Teamsters. 

IF the NLRB determines that our ICs are included in the bargaining unit and the union happens to win the election, and IF the Company agreed to join the Teamsters Master Agreement, would this happen to you?