Workers Frustrated Amid Ford Crackdown On Union Workers

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"Jack Cooper Transport, founded in 1928, originally helped transport vehicles for General Motors at its Leeds Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Missouri.

"In the years since, the company fostered a relationship with Ford to provide transportation services at several assembly plants across the country, including Ford's Claycomo Assembly Plant.

"Industry trade outlet Freightwaves first reported Tuesday that a source close to Jack Cooper said the company is frustrated that Ford would throw away a 40-year relationship in order to get rid of union workers and replace them with mostly nonunion carriers."

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Kansas City-based Jack Cooper Transport dealt possible blow by Ford Motor Company

A decades-old Kansas City-based company could soon bear the brunt of a decision by Ford Motor Company.