IBT's Contract Ballot Screw-ups Undermine our Union
June 18, 2013: The vote counts on the UPS, UPS Freight and ABF contracts have been screwed up in too many ways to count.
Freight
Rebuilding Teamster Power in Freight
“Let’s use this crisis as an opportunity to fight for what we deserve. It’s time to stop belly aching and get organized. Call TDU and set up a meeting in your area. That’s what I plan to do.”
Frank Rogers, Yellow, Local 41, Kansas City
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Freight News
Your Eyes and Ears at the Contract Vote Counts
June 18, 2013: The vote count is set to begin soon for three national contracts: UPS, UPS Freight and ABF. Rank and file observers will be present at the vote counts thanks to Teamsters for a Democratic Union.
As union votes, ABF-pact critics arise
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
06/12/2013
Teamsters union leaders are urging more than 7,000 of their members to approve a new, five-year contract with ABF Freight System Inc. in Fort Smith, one of the nation’s largest trucking firms.
ABF Teamsters Discuss Contract
June 10, 2013: ABF Teamsters have their ballots and are voting. Just as importantly, they are discussing the proposed concessions and the future of Teamsters at ABF.
New Jersey Truck Driver Bill Moves to Governor
BNA Daily Labor Report
06/03/2013
A work arrangement in New Jersey's short-distance and parcel delivery trucking industry would be legally presumed to be an employer-employee relationship, under a bill that received final legislative approval in the New Jersey Senate May 30.
Teamster Future in Trucking
May 24, 2013: For the first time in 49 years, there is no national master freight agreement.
ABF Teamsters to Vote on Concessions
May 24, 2013: Ballots will be mailed to members in early June. The union's brochure makes the case that concessions are needed for the health of the company.
YRC Pays Hoffa Board Appointee $250,000 Monthly Fee
May 24, 2013: Was Wilson consulting on ABF purchase? YRCW board member Harry Wilson is getting paid $250,000 per month, since February 2013, and may get a lot more. Wilson was appointed to the YRCW Board by the Teamsters Union leadership.
Make YRC Pay Their Fair Share
May 24, 2013: When the YRC, Zollars and Hoffa bank heist is finally completed in 2015, I will be out an estimated $57K in wages alone.
Tentative ABF, Teamster contract calls for subcontracting of driver work, pension freeze
DC Velocity
05/22/2013
A tentative contract between less-than-truckload (LTL) provider ABF Freight System Inc. and the Teamsters Union, unanimously approved late yesterday by leaders of Teamster locals, would for the first time allow ABF to subcontract driver work, according to language in the agreement.
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