To the tune of "YMCA," dozens of Teamsters who deliver new cars for a living and consumer activists went to the Washington, D.C. Auto Show to give attendees a
song and dance routine they soon won’t forget about why Fiat/Chrysler is a bailout bandit.
The song starts out like this:
"Chrysler, you take all of our cash, I said, Chrysler, you dump jobs like they’re trash. I said, Chrysler, the buyers worry their cars will be damaged when delivered."
The Teamster tune’s message was to tell attendees how Fiat/Chrysler, which received $14 billion in the taxpayer-funded auto bailout, is now moving work away from the professional carhaul companies that have delivered their vehicles to dealerships for many years. By using cut-rate carriers, Chrysler risks new cars being damaged when delivered.
The loss of this work could put these carriers out of business, leaving up to 5,000 people without jobs and health care.
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