WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement from Al Hobart, Teamsters International Vice President and President of Joint Council 28:

"It has come to our attention that some Oak Harbor representatives are telling their customers the Freight Lines strike is over. It is not. The Teamsters continue picketing Oak Harbor Freight Lines' trucks in California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Oak Harbor employees in the Northwest walked off the job Sept. 22 in response to hostile efforts by company representatives to bully and intimidate workers, which are unfair labor practices in violation of federal law.

Oak Harbor Freight Lines, one of the largest trucking companies on the West Coast, provide time sensitive delivery services to some of the largest companies in the country including The Gap, Safeway, JC Penney, Sylvania, Graybar Electric, HD Waterworks, Honda, McKesson, Cardinal Health, Tec Equipment, Siemens, Georgia Pacific, Owens & Minor, GM & Chrysler Parts, Urban Outfitters and Maytag.

The National Labor Relations Board is investigating several labor law violations committed by the company including coercing and threatening employees, as well as making unlawful changes to working conditions."

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters