YRC Proposes Big Change of Operations

TDU — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:40:16 -0600

January 30, 2012: YRC has handed the union and Teamster employees a proposed “service restructure”, which – if approved in its present form – would eliminate or move 445 road jobs and 203 dock, mechanic, and yard jobs.

Senate Takes Up Crucial Pension Legislation

TDU — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:14:26 -0500

May 28, 2010: On May 27, the US Senate Committee on Health Education, Labor, and Pensions held hearings on a piece of legislation of vital importance to Teamsters and retirees.

Save Our Pensions

TDU — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:47:04 -0600

February 26, 2010: Teamsters are worried about our pensions.

New legislation could help save our benefits. But it won’t be won without strong union action.

IBT-UPS Pension Plan Keeps You in the Dark

TDU — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:19:40 -0600

March 8, 2010: Have you ever tried to get information from the new “IBT-UPS Pension Plan” that covers all full time UPS Teamsters in the Central and Southern Regions and the Carolinas?

Local 82 Members Will Clean Up Their Union

TDU — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:05:50 -0600

February 26, 2010: On trial for assaulting a member. Caught using thugs to dole out jobs under a sham contract. Under grand jury investigation.

YRC Rolls into 2010

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:58:44 -0600

January 18, 2010: Like a cat with nine lives, YRCW rolled into 2010 with its debt-reduction plan implemented.

Turning Concessions into Positive Change

TDU — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:41:50 -0600

December 7, 2009: Fed up with concessions and declining union power, many Teamsters are looking for a new direction.

Fighting Discipline for Production

TDU — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:10:48 -0600

December 7, 2009: With profits down, management is turning up the pressure on package drivers.

UPS Freight Teamsters Need More from the IBT

TDU — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:23:53 -0600

December 26, 2009: UPS Freight drivers and dockworkers had high hopes when they signed on with the Teamsters.

BLET Officials Move to Take Away the Right to Vote

TDU — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:51:48 -0600

December 4, 2009. Just two months after the national president of the BLET was arrested for taking a $20,000 bribe, some officials have proposed taking away members’ right to vote for their top officers.

Top Teamster Officials Get a Million Dollar Raise

TDU — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:27:24 -0500

September 11, 2009: The highest-paid Teamster officials hiked their pay by more than a million dollars last year.

They’ve got a million reasons to back Hoffa. How about you?

Freight Teamsters: No Time to Give Up

TDU — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:14:26 -0500

September 11, 2009: Freight Teamsters are being hit hard, but thousands of members are ready to work together to Dump Hoffa and turn our union around.

Teamsters in Puerto Rico Unite for Change

TDU — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:24:45 -0500

September 11, 2009: Members are uniting for change in Puerto Rico, as a series of scandals have rocked their local union.

UPS Applies Production Squeeze

TDU — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:09:51 -0500

September 11, 2009: In a tough economy, management is squeezing UPS Teamsters more than ever.

New Technology Tracks Drivers' Every Move

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:56:02 -0500

July 21, 2009: UPS is implementing new technology that allows management to monitor drivers like never before. Telematics amounts to a daily OJS without a manager ever getting in your truck.

Hoffa Appointee's Boston Goon Squad

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:06:50 -0500

May 22, 2009: Hoffa’s Trade Show Director John Perry is in court on charges of assaulting a Teamster member for filing a grievance.

Pension Crisis Calls for Teamster Action

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:27:28 -0500

May 22, 2009: Our union needs to mobilize Teamster members and retirees—in the halls of Congress and in the streets—to save our benefits. It’s time for decisive action.

Turning Up the Heat to Defend a Steward

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:03:05 -0500

May 27, 2009: When UPS management tried to get rid of an assertive Oklahoma steward, they didn’t know what they were in for.

Carhaulers Win Back Lost Jobs

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:23:51 -0500

May 29, 2009: When Ramp Management tried to bust our union, members fought back—and now they’re back at work.

Billions to Bail Out Banks, Time to Protect Our Pensions

TDU — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:01:20 -0500

April 10, 2009: Reckless Wall Street schemes have devastated Teamster pension plans. Can our union help lead the fight for retirement security for working families?

Holland Teamsters Fight for Premium Work

TDU — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:32:19 -0500

April 10, 2009: After Teamsters in suburban Chicago voted down their contract twice, they won new language that protects their overtime and premium work.

Ten Years of Hoffa

TDU — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:34:48 -0600

January 10, 2009: James Hoffa took office ten years ago, promising to Restore Teamster Power.

Instead, we’ve suffered a decade of decline.

New Rules Weaken Overtime Protection at UPS

TDU — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:22:45 -0600

January 10, 2009: Under a contract loophole, UPS and the International Union have agreed to new restrictions that will make it harder for drivers to file grievances against excessive overtime.

Beyond the Freight Concessions Vote

TDU — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:57:02 -0600

January 10, 2009: YRCW Teamsters have spoken and the 10 percent wage cut is now a fact. Its impact will be felt in ways beyond the loss of income for 40,000 Teamsters.

Freight Teamsters Coming Together

TDU — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:51:31 -0600

Freight Teamsters talk about what they are doing to make a difference in our union.

Local 896 Members Fight Merger

TDU — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:08:13 -0600

January 10, 2009: Local 848 Secretary-Treasurer Jim Santangelo is pushing to absorb Local 896, the California brewery and soft drink local.

Drawing the Line to Protect Teamster Jobs

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:18:01 -0600

November 14, 2008: Employers are looking to trim costs and cut Teamster jobs in 2009.

Our union needs an action plan to protect our job security.

Big Changes Coming Soon at Yellow Roadway

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:54:58 -0600

November 14, 2008: Our union needs to protect Teamster jobs and seniority as Yellow and Roadway merge their operations.

Local 917 Carhaulers Swapped to a New Local

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:34:32 -0600

November 18, 2008: For more than a year, carhaulers have been treated like pawns in a game where the carriers, Ron Burkle, the bankruptcy court, and Fred Zuckerman call all the shots.

Billboards Blast UPS Safety Violations

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:47:26 -0500

September 19, 2008: Local 177 has tried for months to get UPS management to address dangerous safety violations in the hub in Edison, N.J. Now the local is going public with its concerns.

Contract Givebacks and How to Stop Them

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:30:46 -0500

August 1, 2008: Over the last year, the Hoffa administration has given employers the most concessionary deals in Teamster history.

Concessions as Union Strategy

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:25:01 -0500

August 5, 2008: Over the past year, the International Union has signed four national contracts in the trucking industry, covering nearly 350,000 Teamsters—setting the pattern for many more.

How Local 814 Teamsters Stopped a Decade of Givebacks

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:57:08 -0500

August 1, 2008: Local 814 Teamsters at Sotheby’s Auction House work for a company that makes mega-profits selling priceless art to the super rich.

UPS Full-Time Jobs Takeaway

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:43:11 -0500

August 1, 2008: Interviews with shop stewards and members in local unions across the county reveal that UPS is violating the contract when it comes to full-time job creation.

Union Can Be Liable: Failure to Reopen Contract

TDU — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:12:00 -0600

February 7, 2012: A Chicago-based local of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters can be held liable for wages lost by union members after the local failed to properly request negotiations with the employer under the wage-reopener clause of the bargaining unit's contract with the employer, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled (Begeske v. Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters Local 673, N.D. Ill., No. 09 CV 4009, 1/31/12).

YRC Seeks Union Approval for Restructuring

TDU — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:44:30 -0600

January 31, 2012: YRC Inc. is getting out of the next-day delivery business as it continues to shift its focus to being a pure-play long-haul carrier.

WSJ: Lockout Tests Union's Clout

TDU — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:20:56 -0600

January 30, 2012: LONDON, Ontario—Outside a rail locomotive factory owned by Caterpillar Inc. here, locked-out workers have set up a trailer and a wooden shack to keep warm between bouts of waving union flags and shouting slogans. In a high-profile test of union clout in Canada, they are digging in for what looks like a long struggle.

Labor board chief to press for new union rules

TDU — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:18:32 -0600

January 30, 2012: The chairman of the National Labor Relations Board hopes to have another round of regulations in place by the end of the year that would make it easier for unions to establish and win representation elections in workplaces.

More Lockouts as Companies Battle Unions

TDU — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:26:42 -0600

January 23, 2012: America’s unionized workers, buffeted by layoffs and stagnating wages, face another phenomenon that is increasingly throwing them on the defensive: lockouts.

Labor Notes: Thousands Rally Against Indiana ‘Right to Work’ Bill

TDU — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:15:55 -0600

January 20, 2012: As they fought to put a “right-to-work” bill to a voter referendum, Indiana Democratic legislators boycotted House sessions yesterday and today—and were locked out of caucus rooms by Republican-majority leaders.

Indiana Teamsters Speak Out Against ‘Right to Work’

TDU — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:24:40 -0600

January 17, 2012: Anti-worker politicians in Indiana are trying to push through “Right to Work” legislation. Indiana Teamsters are saying this law is “Bad for Indiana.”

YRC, Teamsters to Discuss Operations Changes

TDU — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:47:58 -0600

January 9, 2012: YRC, looking to restructure its operations as the trucking operator seeks to rebuild its finances, is preparing for talks with the Teamsters union on a redesign of its freight terminal network and how its union employees handle shipments.

In U.S., a Cheaper Labor Pool

TDU — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:31:13 -0600

January 6, 2012: Trying to persuade locked-out workers in Canada to accept a sharp cut in pay, Caterpillar Inc. is citing lower wages elsewhere. But instead of pointing to the usual models of cheap and pliant labor, such as China or Mexico, it is using a more surprising example: the U.S.

YRC to Sell Roadway HQ, Cut 100 Jobs

TDU — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:17:10 -0600

January 6, 2012: Trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it is selling the former Roadway headquarters in Akron to the developer of the new Goodyear headquarters and expects up to 100 people will lose their jobs in upcoming months.

Teamster Bakery Officials Head to the Rodeo

TDU — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:56:54 -0600

January 5, 2012: Bakery Teamsters are facing production harassment and concessions. Some are even losing their pensions. The International Union’s response: Yee-haw, let’s go to the Calgary Stampede!

President to Appoint Three NLRB Members, Giving Board a Quorum, Democratic Majority

TDU — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:21:09 -0600

January 5, 2012: President Obama Jan. 4 announced his intent to recess appoint two Democrats and a Republican to serve as members of the National Labor Relations Board, restoring a quorum on the five-seat board that was lost Jan. 3 with the departure of Member Craig Becker.

LaHood Announces Cellphone Ban for Interstate Truckers and Bus Drivers

TDU — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:02:43 -0600

January 3, 2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final rule specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Employers Charged with Embezzling from Local 282 Fund

TDU — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:18:44 -0600

December 30, 2011: The owners of a New York City construction and demolition debris trucking contractor have been indicted on charges that they engaged in a scheme to skirt a collective bargaining agreement and embezzle more than $1 million in union benefit fund payments, prosecutors announced Dec. 22.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Mechanics Ratify Contract With United

TDU — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:49:32 -0600

December 30, 2011: Members of the International Brotherhood or Teamsters have ratified a first contract with United Airlines, a subsidiary of United Continental Holdings Inc., that provides some 5,500 aircraft mechanics and related employees with “significant” wage increases, maintenance of health care benefits, and enhanced job security protections, the union announced Dec. 29.

NLRB Guidance on Protected Concerted Activities and Social Media

TDU — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:35:14 -0600

December 23, 2011: Throughout 2011, the NLRB's General Counsel increasingly has used its power to issue and prosecute unfair labor practice complaints against employers that have disciplined employ

Final HOS Rule Retains 11-Hour Driving Limit

TDU — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:47:45 -0600

December 22, 2011: The long-awaited final rule on revised hours of service has been released, keeping the current 11-hour daily driving limit but cutting by 12 hours the maximum number of hours a truck driver can work within a week.

YRC Sells Glen Moore assets

TDU — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:37:14 -0600

December 16, 2011: YRC Worldwide said late Thursday it has sold “a significant portion” of the assets of its truckload unit YRC Glen Moore to truckload carrier Celadon Group.

FMCSA to release new HOS rule December 22

TDU — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:51:39 -0600

December 14, 2011: The Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have set Thursday, Dec. 22 as the date the FMCSA will release the final rule on Hours of Service, a source has told The Trucker.

New approach to Teamsters trucking companies’ pension withdrawal liability

TDU — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:42:27 -0600

December 14, 2011: After decades of uncertainty over millions of dollars of potential pension withdrawal liability, Teamsters union-covered trucking companies in multi-employer pension plans finally have some tangible financial rays of hope.

Cellphone ban for truckers inspires mixed opinions

TDU — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:24:32 -0600

December 13, 2011: Underwriters, trucking companies and industry groups have mixed opinions on the merits and potential impact of a new federal rule prohibiting commercial truckers and bus drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving.

Make UPS Deliver in 2012

TDU — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:06:16 -0600

December 16, 2011: Hoffa and Hall have promised UPS will curb production harassment, hire more package drivers and respect members’ 9.5 rights.

It’s up to Teamster members to hold Hoffa and Hall to their pledge and to Make UPS Deliver on these commitments.

YRC Authorizes Reverse Stock Split

TDU — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:08:21 -0600

December 1, 2011: Shareholders of the Overland Park, Kan., company on Wednesday authorized what is called a reverse split of its shares. The split is intended in part to raise the per-share price above $1 and bring YRC into compliance with NASDAQ market listing rules.

Expect final Hours of Service Rule

TDU — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:57:56 -0600

November 30, 2011: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration expects to complete work on a final hours-of-service rule within the next 30 days, according to a joint report of the agency and plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit.

US DOT Cell Phone Ban

TDU — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:59:48 -0600

November 28, 2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final rule specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles.

Redefining the Union Boss

TDU — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:56:08 -0600

November 21, 2011: Not long ago, truckers pulled off highways across America and tuned in to someone whose CB handle was “Troublemaker.”

Teamsters’ Hoffa poised to win vote for new term

TDU — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:45:54 -0600

November 21, 2011: Teamsters President James Hoffa is expected to win another five-year term heading one of the nation’s largest labor unions.

Occupy Movement Inspires Unions to Embrace Bold Tactics

TDU — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:16:02 -0600

November 09, 2011: Organized labor’s early flirtation with Occupy Wall Street is starting to get serious.

Gal runs strong in bid to oust Hoffa

TDU — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:20:00 -0600

November 07, 2011: ormer truck driver Alexandra “Sandy” Pope, 55, is taking on one of organized labor’s biggest names -- Hoffa -- for the right to lead the 1.4 million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Railroad stocks down as labor deadline nears

TDU — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:12:05 -0600

November 07, 2011: Shares of major freight railroads fell in afternoon trading Friday ahead of the weekend deadline for a presidential board to propose a settlement of labor talks between the industry and unions.

Strike at US Foods

TDU — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:44:29 -0500

November 2, 2011: US Foods workers were forced to strike the nation's second largest foodservice distributor this weekend in response to the company's unfair labor practices, which include retaliating against employees for engaging in union activity and refusal to bargain in good faith with Teamsters Local 722 in La Salle, Ill.

UPS profits driven by UPS Freight

TDU — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:22:08 -0500

October 31, 2011: United Parcel Service said it received a profitable boost from its trucking operations in the third quarter, helping it achieve 14% higher earnings of $1.06 per diluted share on 8% higher revenues of $13.2 billion compared to the same period last year.

ABF Freight Builds Profit as Tonnage Declines

TDU — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:28:51 -0500

October 28, 2011: Arkansas Best swung to a $12.3 million net profit in the third quarter from a loss a year ago despite lower freight volume at the less-than-truckload subsidiary, ABF Freight System.

FMCSA Postpones Issuing Final HOS Rule

TDU — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:02:38 -0500

October 28, 2011: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not meet Friday’s court settlement deadline to issue its final hours-of-service rule.

Three-fifths of all income growth from 1979-2007 went to the top 1%

TDU — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:40:04 -0500

October 28, 2011: Protestors affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement have raised awareness about the degree to which economic rewards in the U.S. are more concentrated in recent decades.

YRC Reorganizes Regions, Leadership

TDU — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:36:21 -0500

October 27, 2011: Less-than-truckload carrier YRC, moving to overhaul its operations after a change in leadership, is consolidating geographic regions and streamlining its management under new president Jeff Rogers.

Locked-out Teamster Art-handlers Talk About Their Work

TDU — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:15:30 -0500

October 25, 2011: Locked-out Teamster art-handlers talk about their role in the world of high-end art auctions, and how they feel about the work they so artfully handle.

Washington Post: Occupy Wall Street, unions get their activism together

TDU — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:04:07 -0500

October 21, 2011: The Occupy Wall Street protests that began as a nebulous mix of social and economic grievances are becoming more politically organized — with help from some of the country’s largest labor unions.

First Mexico-Based Trucks Reach US

TDU — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:57:47 -0500

October 21, 2011: Guillermo Pérez knows all eyes will be on his trucks, but he says he’s up to the challenge. He’s a manager at Transportes Olympic, the first Mexican trucking company to receive U.S. approval for direct, long-haul trips north of the border.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Teamster Vote

TDU — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:33:51 -0500

October 17, 2011: Get the answers to common questions about the election process for Teamster President.

What To Do If You Did Not Get A Ballot

TDU — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:28:36 -0500

October 12, 2011: If you did not get your ballot yet, call the Election Supervisor to request a replacement ballot at 877-317-2011.

Teamsters Local 879 rocked by insider allegations

TDU — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:59:33 -0500

October 3, 2011: The secretary-treasurer of a Hamilton based Teamsters local is alleging corruption and misuse of nearly $250,000 in union dues in a bombshell letter to members.

Teamster candidate brings new perspective

TDU — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:18:49 -0500

September 27, 2011: Sandy Pope says things you might not expect to hear from a union leader.

YRC Exec Gets $1 Million Parachute

TDU — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:15:01 -0500

September 27, 2011: YRC Worldwide’s new CEO James L. Welch eliminated two executive positions at the trucking giant as he reorganizes its management team and functions.

Who Killed Private Pensions?

TDU — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:55:11 -0500

September 20, 2011: Gary Skarka had a rewarding middle-management career at AT&T, along with some of the best retirement benefits in the country.

ILWU Arrests – All or None

TDU — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:32:03 -0500

September 19, 2011: In a show of solidarity and apparent disdain over police actions at rough protest last week, the entire membership of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 turned themselves in Friday in response to warrants filed against some union members for vandalism.

Q&A on Fred Gegare

TDU — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:10:14 -0500

September 20, 2011: Why He Can’t Win and Why That’s a Good Thing....

Teamster’s Pope Attacks YRC Board Pay Raise

TDU — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:13:41 -0500

September 15, 2011: A Teamster candidate challenging James P. Hoffa took a swing at YRC Worldwide’s board of directors this week, attacking increases in cash retainers for directors.

Daily Labor Report on IBT Debate

TDU — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:37:22 -0500

September 9, 2011: In a debate held in advance of the upcoming election for officers of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, candidates Sept. 7 laid out their visions for the Teamsters' future while drawing sharp contrasts with their opponents and pointing to past accomplishments.

Judge to ILWU: Don't Impede Terminal Operations

TDU — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:13:56 -0500

September 9, 2011: A U.S. District Court judge in Tacoma on Thursday enjoined International Longshore and Warehouse Union picketers from engaging in violence and impeding rail or ship traffic at the new EGT grain terminal in Longview, Wash.

YRC Ramps Up Pay for Directors

TDU — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:43:35 -0500

September 1, 2011: YRC Worldwide Inc. is giving the members of its board of directors a raise.

September Grievance Dockets Available

TDU — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:52:42 -0500

August 30, 2011: The dockets are now available for the second UPS national panel of the year, September 12-15 at the Mission Bay Hyatt Regency in San Diego.

Court Overturns Onboard Truck Recorder Rule

TDU — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:23:41 -0500

August 30, 2011: A federal appeals court overturned a rule that would require certain trucking companies to use electronic onboard recorders to monitor drivers.

Growing Driver Shortage: Organizing Opportunity

TDU — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:22:31 -0500

August 25, 2011: U.S. trucking companies may face a 30 percent surge in wage bills by 2014 as rising demand for freight shipments threatens to push the industry’s driver shortage to the longest on record.

Teamsters File Objections to UAL-CAL Vote

TDU — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:36:11 -0500

August 24, 2011: The IBT has filed objections to the recent vote of United Airlines and Continental fleet service workers.

Warren Buffett on Taxes

TDU — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:31:29 -0500

August 19, 2011: Our leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched.

UPS Loves Hoffa and Hall: How Do They Show It?

TDU — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:59:22 -0500

August 17, 2011: On August 12, Ken Hall came to the Earth City hub near St. Louis to campaign, and so UPS management tidied the place up for him.

Machinists Win Union Election at United Air

TDU — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:42:17 -0500

August 12, 2011: The union that represents ramp workers at United Airlines won an election on Thursday to cover more than 14,000 workers as it combines with Continental.

Rail Carriers Make Huge Profits

TDU — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:04:19 -0500

August 10, 2011: The second quarter brought good news again for the US's four major public rail carriers, while Old Dominion again flew high among less-than-truckload carriers in a quarter that all improved their results if not exactly deliver outstanding results in some cases.

Show Solidarity with Verizon Strikers

TDU — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:26:58 -0500

August 9, 2011: Take action to support 45,000 workers on strike to save good union jobs at Verizon.

New YRC CEO to focus on fixing long-haul operations

TDU — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:13:07 -0500

August 8, 2011: The new CEO of less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier YRC Worldwide Inc. said Friday he is focusing much of his early efforts on fixing the operating culture at the company's national LTL division, saying the network and the attitude supporting it "are not where we want it to be."

ABF makes a profit

TDU — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:41:01 -0500

August 3, 2011: Arkansas Best Corporation (NASDAQ:ABFS) climbed to a profit in the second quarter and beat Wall Street’s expectations in the process.

Moblike union rule an outdated stereotype

TDU — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:33:12 -0500

August 3, 2011: As the International Brotherhood of Teamsters nominated three candidates for general president at last month’s convention, Sandy Pope’s acceptance speech was noteworthy on several levels.

Hoffa Ducks the Debate

TDU — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:53:28 -0500

August 2, 2011: Hoffa has chickened-out of the official campaign debate, and has designated Ken Hall as his stand-in. Hall will debate Sandy Pope on September 7 in Washington DC, in the forum sponsored by the Election Supervisor.

Bill Zollars - The worst Ceo in the history of LTL transportation has departed

TDU — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:50:06 -0500

August 1, 2011: Bill Zollars, the worst CEO in the history of LTL transportation has finally left the building but what he has left behind still lingers as an ongoing concern.

YRC’s new CEO: James Welch

TDU — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:29:36 -0500

July 23, 2011: YRC will soon have a new CEO, whose name will be familiar to many former Yellow Teamsters: James L. Welch. This will be announced tomorrow by YRC, but word has leaked out for the past two weeks.

Labor Notes: FedEx Package Handlers to Vote on Teamsters

TDU — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:29:07 -0500

July 21, 2011: If 55 package handlers at the FedEx Ground warehouse in Brockton, Massachusetts, win the union election scheduled for August 3, it will be the first time ever for package handlers at the giant non-union shipper. They’re facing a fierce anti-union campaign.

Date Set for Teamster Election

TDU — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:09:00 -0500

July 19, 2011: The ballots for Teamster General President and lesser offices will be mailed out on or about October 6, and must be returned by November 14, when the count will begin.

Rail Unions Urge “No” on UTU Contract

TDU — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:54:20 -0500

July 15, 2011: Teamster rail workers are urging fellow unionists in the United Transportation Union (UTU) to reject a substandard contract negotiated by UTU leaders.

UTU Breaks Solidarity; Teamster Rail Workers Urge “No” Vote

TDU — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:05:55 -0500

July 14, 2011: An Appeal To Reason - United Transportation Union (UTU) recently released to the public their tentative national agreement with the Class 1 Freight Railroads resolving wages, health care and rules covering the six year period from 2010-2016.

IBT on ABF Lawsuit

TDU — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:56:36 -0500

July 13, 2011: On July 6, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in St. Louis, MO issued its decision on the appeal filed by ABF in its lawsuit against the union and the YRCW companies, regarding the financial relief that was given to the YRCW companies to help them survive the worst economic recession since the Great Depression.

YRC Worldwide Closes In on Restructuring

TDU — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:11:56 -0500

July 12, 2011: YRC Worldwide is one step away from completing its financial restructuring by a July 22 deadline, a key official at the $4.4 billion trucking company said Monday.

What the ABF-YRC Court Decision Means

TDU — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:26:41 -0500

July 11, 2011: A series of union concessions between YRC Worldwide Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is in jeopardy again after a federal appeals court restored a legal challenge by rival trucker ABF Freight Systems Inc.

Transport Topics: U.S., Mexico Sign Cross-Border Trucking Agreement

TDU — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:04:05 -0500

July 7, 2011: The United States and Mexico Wednesday signed a cross-border trucking agreement under which the U.S.

Court overturns decision denying ABF’s challenge to YRC concessions

TDU — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:41:06 -0500

July 7, 2011: A series of union concessions between YRC Worldwide Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is in jeopardy again after a federal appeals court restored a legal challenge by rival trucker ABF Freight System Inc.

Hoffa’s Vegas Show: A Snoozer

TDU — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:57:53 -0500

June 30, 2011: Hoffa has run the convention as a five-day show of testimonials, videos, speeches and praise for himself and his administration. Hoffa delegates frequently drift from the hall, and the casino fills up with the “red vest” Hoffa supporters by mid-afternoon.

Sandy Pope Nominated: Now It’s Up to the Members

TDU — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:06:08 -0500

June 30, 2010: Teamsters will have a real choice this fall: five more years of Hoffa, or a new direction. Sandy Pope was nominated today and will challenge Hoffa for General President this fall.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Proposed Hours Of Service Regulations Called Unneeded, Costly At House Hearing

TDU — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:17:21 -0500

June 15, 2011: Proposed hours of service (HOS) regulations currently being promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to improve driver safety are unnecessary and could prove costly to small trucking businesses, lawmakers and witnesses told a House panel June 14.

U.S., Mexico Reportedly Close to Signing Cross-Border Trucking Agreement

TDU — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:09:50 -0500

June 15, 2011: The United States and Mexico are close to signing a formal cross-border trucking agreement and could do so as early as this month, according to a Mexican government minister, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

Local 82 Members Score Win for Justice

TDU — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:22:31 -0500

June 10, 2011: In another blow to Hoffa’s cover-up of corruption in Local 82, the Independent Review Board has rejected the findings of an IBT panel for being too soft on schemers who rigged contract votes and embezzled union funds.

UAL Teamsters say “No Concessions” Hoffa says “three to five years”

TDU — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:49:27 -0500

June 10, 2011: After 5000 United Airlines mechanics and related workers solidly rejected a proposed contract, the Hoffa administration is pulling their usual trick: blame the members instead of standing up for them like leaders.

United Mechanics Vote No

TDU — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:06:17 -0500

June 3, 2011: United Airlines mechanics have voted down a proposed tentative agreement by a vote of 2,376 to 1,765.

Proposed Four-Year Carhaul Contract

TDU — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:37:00 -0500

June 3, 2011: The International Union has announced that they reached a tentative national agreement with the carhaul industry. It would be a 51-month contract, expiring August 31, 2015.

YRC Worldwide resumes Teamsters plan contributions

TDU — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:08:53 -0500

June 2, 2011: YRC Worldwide Inc., Overland Park, Kan., on Wednesday resumed making contributions to its union pension plans after a 23-month hiatus, but the contributions are 75% less than they had been.

UPS to Use Plastic Trucks?

TDU — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:07:30 -0500

June 1, 2011: UPS is constantly trying to counter increasing fuel prices. This is likely true with every company in transportation, but UPS recently announced and demo’d its mostly plastic delivery truck that’s 40% more fuel efficient than the current.

Where’s Hoffa? YRC Moves Teamster Work Overseas

TDU — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:45:05 -0500

May 25, 2011: Teamsters at YRC have given up a lot to save jobs and a Teamster foothold in trucking. So why is Hoffa letting YRC move Teamster jobs to India and the Philippines?

Carhaul Contract to Be Extended?

TDU — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:47:45 -0500

May 20, 2011: The national carhaul contract will expire on May 31, but it is apparent that it will be extended.

Boston Teamsters Bounce Hoffa Crook

TDU — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:20:55 -0500

UPDATED MAY 26, 2011: Local 82 members have bounced a top Hoffa appointee and his number one thug from our union.

Corruption Exposed in Big L.A. Local

TDU — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:01:37 -0500

May 19, 2011: The Independent Review Board (IRB) has completed an extensive investigation into corruption in Los Angeles Local 630 and recommended a trusteeship and charges against three officials.

UPS Information Brownout

TDU — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:05:47 -0500

May 10, 2011: The UPS National Grievance Panel was held more than two months ago. So why haven’t the decisions been issued yet?

NY Times: UPS Workers Demand New Approach to Safety

TDU — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:32:03 -0500

May 10, 2011: Joe Korziuk has spent 23 years working for U.P.S. washing trucks, delivering packages and driving tractor trailers. Though he loves the job, it has a downside: At 45, he has had surgery on both knees and a shoulder, developed bulging disks in his back and sustained a concussion when boxes fell on him.

Forty-Four House Members Sign Letter To DOT Opposing Mexican Trucking Program

TDU — Tue, 10 May 2011 09:50:51 -0500

May 10, 2011: Forty-two House members joined Reps. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) in a May 4 letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood blasting a proposed North American Free Trade Agreement cross-border trucking program with Mexico.

Western Conference Says No YRC Pension

TDU — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:05:19 -0500

May 4, 2011: The Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Fund has made it official: YRC Teamsters are no longer participants in a pension plan.

Victor Reuther to Enter Hall of Fame

TDU — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:37:08 -0500

May 4, 2011: Members of Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) are proud that the IBT is honoring Victor G. Reuther by hosting his induction ceremony to Labor’s International Hall of Fame on May 17.

“Milestone” reached by YRCW, restructuring scheduled to close in July

TDU — Tue, 03 May 2011 10:13:42 -0500

May 3, 2011: YRC Worldwide (YRCW), the financially ailing second-largest less-than-truckload (LTL) company which has lost in excess of $2.7 billion the last four years, says it has reached another “milestone” in its long-awaited restructuring plan now scheduled for completion in July.

UPS’s Next-Day Shipping Rise Shows Gains in ‘Core Economy’

TDU — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:09:43 -0500

April 27, 2011: United Parcel Service Inc.’s next- day package shipments rose in the first quarter as business customers refilled stockpiles to meet higher demand from the recovering economy, Chief Financial Officer Kurt Kuehn said.

Two Teamsters officials quit under fire

TDU — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:20:36 -0500

April 26, 2011: The top two officials of a Fullerton-based Teamsters Union affiliate quit while under investigation for financial improprieties, The Register has learned.

Hoffa Tries to Dodge Compliance in Bribery Scam

TDU — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:09:54 -0500

April 21, 2011: James Hoffa, after caught using union jobs, salaries, and pensions to bribe people for political support, is finally being forced to comply with the judge’s order in the case.

NY Times: Labor Board Tells Boeing New Factory Breaks Law

TDU — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:03:26 -0500

April 21, 2011: In what may be the strongest signal yet of the new pro-labor orientation of the National Labor Relations Board under President Obama, the agency filed a complaint Wednesday seeking to force Boeing to bring an airplane production line back to its unionized facilities in Washington State instead of moving the work to a nonunion plant in South Carolina.

Contract Victory in Vermont

TDU — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:17:28 -0500

April 15, 20011: Just hours before their strike deadline, Teamster bus drivers won a contract that delivers on the key issues.

ABF v YRC Appeal: Decision is Pending

TDU — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:53:49 -0500

April 12, 2011: Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and had its day in court this morning.

ATA Favors On-Board Recorders

TDU — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:51:30 -0500

April 12, 2011: American Trucking Associations is endorsing a federal proposal that trucking companies use electronic logging devices to monitor drivers’ compliance with hours-of-service rules.

Vermont Bus Drivers Stand Strong

TDU — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:53:12 -0500

April 11, 2011: Chittenden County Transportation Authority bus drivers overwhelmingly rejected a proposed three-year contract Sunday and began bracing for a strike.

YRC Shipment Goes Up in Smoke

TDU — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:17:19 -0500

April 7, 2011: More than a quarter-million dollars worth of marijuana was smuggled into Charlotte, Gaston County police said.

YRC Teamsters Suffer While Execs Do Well

TDU — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:06:56 -0500

April 7, 2011: While Teamsters employed by YRC continue to suffer from drastic concessions, company executives are getting obscene payments.

Labor Notes: Hoffa Must Pay to Publicize Bribe Attempts

TDU — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:31:08 -0500

April 5, 2011: After six months of investigation and three months of appeals, court-appointed election overseers have ordered Teamster President James Hoffa to acknowledge that he attempted to buy election support by offering jobs and pensions.

Teamster bus drivers prepared to strike in Vermont

TDU — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:01:30 -0500

April 1, 2011: Bus drivers for the Chittenden County Transportation Authority say they are contemplating a strike over the authority’s push for shorter work weeks and an increase in the number of part-time drivers.

Fair Elections for Airline & Rail Workers

TDU — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:37:37 -0500

March 30, 2011: Imagine an election where all non-voters are counted as “NO” voters. It’s undemocratic, and it would make it extremely hard to get enough “YES” votes to pass anything.

Collective-bargaining bill passes legislature; referendum likely

TDU — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:20:55 -0500

March 31, 2011: A drastic overhaul of Ohio's nearly 30-year-old collective-bargaining law cleared the legislature on Wednesday after nearly two months of contentious hearings, raucous protests and passionate debate.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Teamsters Pension Fund to Cut Payments For YRC Truckers

TDU — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:10:28 -0500

March 31, 2011: The Central States, Southeast, and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, which administers pensions for some members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, March 22 announced major changes to the pension plan for IBT members employed at financially struggling trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc.

LTL Trucker Holland to Hire 1,000 Drivers

TDU — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:42:35 -0500

March 22, 2011: Regional less-than-truckload carrier Holland will hire nearly 1,000 drivers this year as freight demand accelerates, the YRC Worldwide subsidiary said Monday.

YRC Advisor Makes $80,000 per month

TDU — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:22:40 -0500

March 18, 2011: John Lamar, YRC’s new restructuring officer, will pull down $80,000 per month, in addition to “director compensation” and a possible $500,000 bonus later this year, according to YRCW’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lamar holds positions with other corporations as well.

DC Velocity Interviews TDU Organizer Ken Paff

TDU — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:44:51 -0500

March 17, 2011: Working from the inside, Ken Paff has brought about reforms that give Teamster members more say in the running of their union. Now, he's working to eject the old guard and bring in new leadership.

Allied Carhaul: Standoff Continues

TDU — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:39:46 -0500

March 18, 2011: Allied’s attempt to leverage higher rates from the auto manufacturers, banking on the higher demand for carhaul services, is continuing.

Allied Automotive Group Illegally Slashes Pay

TDU — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:05:31 -0600

March 10, 2011: Allied Automotive Group management informed the International Union yesterday morning that they would unilaterally break the Teamster national carhaul contract by cutting pay 20% across the board. The cut supposedly will hit paychecks issued tomorrow.

TDU Viewpoint: We Stand With Wisconsin

TDU — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:49:09 -0600

March 10, 2011: The attack on public employee unions in the Midwest is about more than collective bargaining rights. It’s a corporate attack on democracy itself.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Good Relations Between Unions, Employers Said to Help EU Weather Economic Crisis

TDU — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:44:37 -0600

March 9, 2011: Good labor relations between employers and trade unions helped the European Union through the economic crisis of 2008-2010, a European Commission report said March 3.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Obama, Mexico's Calderón Announce ‘Clear Path' to Resolving Trucking Dispute

TDU — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:33:55 -0600

March 9, 2011: President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón March 3 announce their agreement on a “path” toward resolving the protracted North American Free Trade Agreement cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico and the eventual lifting of retaliatory Mexican tariffs on over $2 billion in U.S. goods.

Schneiderman Settles With UPS Over Trucks in Disrepair

TDU — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:59:58 -0600

March 7, 2011: Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced a $1.3 million settlement with United Parcel Service, Inc. dealing with allegations that their delivery trucks are in “serious despair” but knowingly permitted on the roads in New York.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Philadelphia-area Teamster aiding election challenge to Hoffa

TDU — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:21:01 -0600

February 22, 2011: No one calls Teamsters' president Jim P. Hoffa Jimmy.

Public Workers, Community Stand Together in Vermont

TDU — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:58:23 -0600

February 18, 2010: Labor and community supporters are rallying to protect good jobs and quality bus service in Vermont.

Thousands protest anti-union bill in Wisconsin

TDU — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:51:49 -0600

February 16, 2011: Thousands of people descended on the Wisconsin state Capitol again Wednesday to protest a bill that would strip most public employees of their collective bargaining rights, but Gov. Scott Walker insisted he has the votes to pass the measure.

Rally shows support for CCTA bus drivers

TDU — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:08:50 -0600

February 14, 2011: Representatives from several unions and student groups rallied Sunday behind Chittenden County Transportation Authority bus drivers fighting for a new contract.

BNA Daily Labor Report: GOP Senators Oppose Becker Renomination, Citing NLRB Actions

TDU — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:30:34 -0600

February 8, 2011: All 47 Republicans in the U.S. Senate submitted a letter to President Obama objecting to his renomination of attorney Craig Becker to fill the remainder of a five-year term as a board member ending Dec. 16, 2014, and asking Obama to “respect the will of the Senate” by withdrawing the nomination.

Local Teamster says Hoffa broke rules

TDU — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:32:10 -0600

February 7, 2011: A longtime Memphis union leader is at the center of an investigation into whether Teamsters boss James Hoffa and his supporters broke election rules.

YRC Reports $23 Million Fourth Quarter Profit

TDU — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:44:21 -0600

February 4, 2011: YRC Worldwide broke into the black in the fourth quarter, reporting a $23 million net profit on $1.09 billion in revenue, and cut its full-year loss to $322 million.

Arkansas Best Corporation Announces Improved Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results

TDU — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:55:30 -0600

February 3, 2011: Arkansas Best Corporation today announced a fourth quarter 2010 net loss of $3.1 million, or $0.12 per share, compared to a fourth quarter 2009 net loss of $88.7 million, or $3.54 per share.

UPS Profits Soar to $5.8 Billion

TDU — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:03:38 -0600

February 1, 2011: UPS profits soared to $5.8 billion after taxes in 2010, the company announced on Feb. 1. Brown’s profits hit $1.8 billion for the fourth quarter, including peak. In all, the company had $49.8 billion of revenue for the year.

YRC Asks Eighth Circuit to Expedite Decision on Appeal Filed by ABF Freight

TDU — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:01:00 -0600

January 28, 2011: Citing dire financial circumstances, three subsidiaries of freight shipping firm YRC Worldwide Jan. 25 asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to expedite a decision on an appeal filed earlier this month by ABF Freight Systems to a federal judge's decision to dismiss its legal challenges to concessions negotiated between the company and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (ABF Freight Sys. Inc. v. International Bhd. of Teamsters, 8th Cir., No. 11-1159, motion to expedite briefing and argument filed 1/25/11).

Save the Date: 2011 TDU Convention

TDU — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:39:32 -0600

The 2011 TDU Convention will be held the weekend of Sept 30 - Oct 1-2 at the Cleveland Airport Sheraton, a recently remodeled hotel conveniently near the Cleveland Airport.

Survey Reveals Most Teamster Pension Funds in “Red Zone”

TDU — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:57:37 -0600

January 24, 2011: Wall Street greed and the corporate attack on unions has triggered a crisis in our pensions.

New England Pension Fund Launches a New Plan

TDU — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:13:13 -0600

February 1, 2011: Can a new plan with a blank slate help organize new members into our pensions?

Will Your Local’s Delegates Be A Voice for Working Teamsters?

TDU — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:49:09 -0600

January 24, 2011: From June 27-July 1, some 1,700 delegates, from all local unions, will convene in Las Vegas for our union’s five-yearly convention.

Empty Promises at UPS

TDU — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:57:36 -0600

January 24, 2011: Under fire for weak contract enforcement at UPS, Hoffa and Ken Hall convened a national conference call last summer to brief shop stewards and promise International Union action.

Help Elect Sandy Pope!

TDU — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:31:51 -0600

February 1, 2011: Members are spreading the word about Sandy Pope’s campaign for Teamster General President.

Investigation Details Failed Hoffa Bribery Scheme

TDU — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:56:05 -0600

January 24, 2011: A six-month investigation by the Election Supervisor found that Hoffa and his administration tried to buy off three top Teamster officials, by offering them lucrative jobs and pensions in exchange for their backing in the IBT election.

ABF appeals dismissal of lawsuit against YRC, Teamsters

TDU — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:09:10 -0600

January 19, 2011: ABF Freight System Inc. is appealing a federal judge’s decision last month to dismiss its legal challenge of concessions negotiated between YRC Worldwide Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Martin Luther King: 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike Was Powered By the Rank and File

TDU — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:44:13 -0600

“…If you stand up straight, people can’t ride your back. And that’s what we did. We stood up straight.”

That's how Taylor Rogers explains the success of the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike. Rogers was a principal organizer of the historic strike.

Legal Fight Against EOBRs Proceeds

TDU — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:07:47 -0600

January 17, 2011: With a proposal to expand the requirement for electronic onboard recorders pending in the regulatory pipeline, owner-operators are fighting a legal action against the limited recorder requirement that is scheduled to take effect next year.

Martin Luther King Fought for Justice for All Workers

TDU — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:40:50 -0600

January 14, 2011: We celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, because of his leadership in the nonviolent movement for civil rights for all Americans.

Why Don’t Teamster Employers Recognize the MLK Holiday?

TDU — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:46:19 -0600

January 14, 2011: It has been 27 years since Dr. King’s birthday became a federal holiday, but still very few Teamster employers recognize it.

Candlelight March to Save Collective Bargaining to Highlight King Day Celebration

TDU — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:55:59 -0600

January 13, 2011: More than 400 union and civil rights activists will march to Cincinnati’s City Hall Jan. 14 to condemn the plan recently elected Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) has to strip Ohio child care and home health care workers of their right to bargain for a better life.

Election Officer Issues Update on Accredited Candidates

TDU — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:52:02 -0600

January 11, 2011: On January 10, the Teamster Election Supervisor issued his report on the efforts of the Gegare slate to become accredited candidates for International Union office.

Bloomberg: U.S. Proposes Reopening Highways to Mexican Trucks

TDU — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:16:47 -0600

January 10, 2011: The U.S. proposed opening its highways to Mexican trucks under a second test program that would require Mexican drivers to be proficient in the English language and U.S.

NHTSA to Propose Truck Speed Limiters

TDU — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:39:09 -0600

January 5, 2011: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it will propose requiring speed limiters on heavy trucks at 68 mph after trucking groups asked for the regulation.

You Comment on Proposed Regs on Hours of Service and Cell Phones

TDU — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:45:02 -0600

December 28, 2010: Teamster drivers who would like to comment on proposed regs from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration can do so with these links.

Proposed Hours of Service Chart

TDU — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:55:45 -0600

December 27, 2010: See a detailed chart with the proposed hours of service changes.

Slideshow: The Best and Worst of 2010

TDU — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:25:55 -0600

December 27, 2010: Corporate America was on the attack in 2010. But Teamsters were coming together and standing up for our rights.

Find out what the made TDU’s best and worst list in 2010.

The Trucker: Latest on the New Hours of Service Rules

TDU — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:45:57 -0600

December 21, 2010: Industry speculation suggests the new Hours of Service proposal will cut back driving time from 11 hours a day to 10 hours. A change in the 34-hour restart rule is also anticipated.

DOT Proposes Ban on Truckers’ Hand-Held Phones

TDU — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:43:08 -0600

December 21, 2010: The Department of Transportation Friday proposed banning interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating a commercial motor vehicle, and sets stiff fines for violators.

U.S. proposes cellphone ban for truck drivers

TDU — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:40:11 -0600

December 20, 2010: WASHINGTON - The U.S. government on Friday proposed prohibiting commercial truck and bus drivers from using cellphones while behind the wheel.

The Resort Where Hoffa Goes to 'Enforce Our Contract'

TDU — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:18:56 -0600

December 22, 2010: The UPS National Grievance Committee settles national disputes and other grievances that have been deadlocked at both the local and regional levels. It’s also where some Teamster officials go to golf with management.

Waste Teamsters: Coming Together for a Voice on the Job

TDU — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:11:05 -0600

December 22, 2010: Over 75 waste Teamsters came from across Southern California to discuss their rights and how to enforce them at the TDU Southern California Chapter meeting.

Judge Dismisses ABF Suit Against YRC

TDU — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:49:45 -0600

December 17, 2010: A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit ABF Freight System filed against rival trucker YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters aimed at blocking a labor agreement central to YRC’s survival.

Former Teamsters treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling

TDU — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:10:47 -0600

December 13, 2010: A former secretary-treasurer for a local Teamsters Union has pleaded guilty to embezzling union funds over a three-year period, the U.S. Attorney's office said Friday.

Teamster Response to ABF Lawsuit

TDU — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:40:37 -0600

December 10, 2010: The International union has responded in detail to the lawsuit filed by ABF against the IBT and YRCW. The lawsuit demands that ABF be given concessions by the IBT to match those given to YRCW and approved by YRCW Teamsters.

ABF Says Teamsters Suggested Buyout of YRC

TDU — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:22:26 -0600

December 6, 2010: The Teamsters union at one point pressured ABF Freight System to buy ailing rival YRC Worldwide, ABF Freight System revealed on a company Web site.

Teamster bus drivers speak out in Vermont

TDU — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:49:35 -0600

December 2, 2010: Bus drivers and mechanics employed by the Chittenden County Transportation Authority or CCTA are working without a new contract that's because the two sides seem to be miles apart.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Salaried YRC Employees Lose in Pension Suit

TDU — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:03:28 -0600

Note: This case involves salaried (non Teamster) employees. Teamster YRC employees are in Teamster pension plans and are not affected by the falling price of YRC shares.

December 1, 2010: Former YRC Worldwide Inc. salaried employees are not entitled to a jury trial in their action alleging the fiduciaries of the company's pension plan breached their fiduciary duties by continuing to invest in YRC stock when its stock price plummeted, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas ruled Nov. 29 (In re YRC Worldwide Inc. ERISA Litigation, D. Kan., No. 09-2593, 11/29/10).

Trucking Groups Sue to Delay CSA 2010

TDU — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:12:12 -0600

November 30, 2010: Smaller trucking companies and expedited carriers are asking a federal court to stay a portion of the federal CSA 2010 safety initiative set to take effect next month.

CCTA postpones contract comments

TDU — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:07:56 -0600

November 18, 2010: The Chittenden County Transportation Authority board postponed until Dec. 1 a public airing of issues in its contract negotiations with bus drivers and mechanics.

YRCW Files Motion to Dismiss ABF Lawsuit

TDU — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:17:09 -0600

November 17, 2010: YRC Worldwide has filed a motion asking a court to dismiss a suit by rival less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System, and said separately it will close 31 terminals around t

YRC to Close 31 Terminals

TDU — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:25:19 -0600

November 16, 2010: YRC has submitted a proposed change of operations to the International Union in which 31 terminals would be closed. In addition, line haul lanes will be adjusted and some reversed.

Download UPS National Grievance Panel Decisions

TDU — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:14:12 -0600

November 16, 2010: The decisions from the October National Grievance Panel in San Diego are now available online.

Hoffa VP Gives Fodder to Anti-Union Employers

TDU — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:55:16 -0600

November 12, 2010: Anti-union employers say the Teamsters are a bunch of thugs and members have no voice in our union. Why is Hoffa VP Randy Cammack helping union-busters make their case?

NY Times: Company Accused of Firing Over Facebook Post

TDU — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:38:28 -0600

November 10, 2010: In what labor officials and lawyers view as a ground-breaking case involving workers and social media, the National Labor Relations Board has accused a company of illegally firing an employee after she criticized her supervisor on her Facebook page.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Pension Reform Hill Watchers Say Election Results May Delay Policies to Expand Retirement Plan Coverage

TDU — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:30:55 -0600

November 10, 2010: Expanding retirement plan coverage most likely will take a back seat to reducing budget deficits when control of the House shifts to the Republican Party in January 2011, Hill watchers told BNA in interviews leading up to and after the election.

New TDU Book: Running for Local Union Office

TDU — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:18:20 -0600

Are you running for delegate to the Teamster Convention, or other union office? Then TDU’s new book Running for Local Union Office is for you.

FedEx unionization measure unlikely

TDU — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:00:26 -0600

November 8, 2010: The presumed new chairman of the U.S. House Transportation Committee said a provision sought by UPS and the Teamsters that would make unionizing FedEx easier is effectively dead.

Teamsters Win Provokes Management Terror Campaign in Ohio Foundry

TDU — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:57:57 -0600

November 8, 2010: Ohio Teamsters are experiencing a classic case of what happens when a company is ready to break the law to keep a union out.

Ex-Teamster honcho lands gig with subcontractor

TDU — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:54:53 -0600

November 8, 2010: An ousted union boss who used to lord over Teamster workers at Boston’s two convention centers has found himself a plum new job - at one of the Hub’s convention centers.

Freight Teamsters: Don’t Just Get Mad—Get Even

TDU — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:51:17 -0500

November 3, 2010: Freight Teamsters have every reason to be mad. YRC Teamsters were backed into accepting concessions. ABF Teamsters are under the gun, too.

YRC Worldwide union relations follow winding road

TDU — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:36:16 -0500

November 2, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc. has won a third round of concessions from its union employees in the ongoing saga of its attempts at a financial turnaround.

ABF Files Suit vs YRC, Teamsters

TDU — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:41:42 -0500

November 1, 2010: ABF Freight System, Inc. (ABF), the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) and a leading less-than-truckload transportation company, has filed legal actions today against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) and other parties including several YRC Worldwide subsidiaries (Nasdaq: YRCW) for violation of the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA), the collective bargaining agreement covering most unionized trucking employees in the country.

Boston Massacre Continues

TDU — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:16:59 -0500

October 30, 2010: A trusteeship in Boston Local 82 was supposed to clean up corruption in the local run by a top Hoffa appointee. But the massacre of members’ rights continues.

YRCW Members Approve Concessions

TDU — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:06:43 -0500

October 30, 2010: With the gun of a threatened shutdown aimed at their heads, YRCW Teamsters have approved new concessions and a contract extension until 2015 by a 62% margin at YRC and Holland and by 69% at New Penn.

New Jersey Grocery Teamsters in Protest Strike

TDU — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:12:53 -0500

October 29, 2010: New Jersey Local 863 warehouse and distribution Teamsters are battling to save union jobs.

Teamsters protest A&P over distributor's plans to drop NJ warehouses

TDU — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:07:55 -0500

October 29, 2010: A union representing warehouse workers and drivers is demonstrating outside the headquarters of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. in Montvale this morning over a decision by C&S Wholesale Grocers to supply the grocer from out of state.

YRC Worldwide lenders extend deadline ahead of union vote result

TDU — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:11:48 -0500

October 27, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc. will have some breathing room with its lenders, even if the tentative concessions agreement with its union fails to pass later this week.

U.S. set first fuel standards for big trucks

TDU — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:10:10 -0500

October 25, 2010: The Obama administration on Monday proposed the first ever fuel efficiency and emissions standards for big tractor trailers and other commercial trucks.

Overtime Lawsuits—Keep on Trucking

TDU — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:05:46 -0500

October 25, 2010: Overtime lawsuits are increasing nationwide, particularly in some states where truckers who were at first denied overtime pay may find that their employer has violated the overtime law.

Reddaway Teamsters Fight to Save Jobs

TDU — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:29:49 -0500

October 22, 2010: Some 400 Reddaway Teamsters in Washington and Oregon are fighting to save their jobs, alongside their local union leaders.

WSJ: UPS Raises Outlook as Profit Jumps

TDU — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:44:19 -0500

October 21, 2010: United Parcel Service Inc. reported an 81% surge in third-quarter profit and raised its 2010 financial forecast amid what the shipping giant called a lethargic economic recovery.

If Contract Rejected, YRCW Plans to Close New Penn

TDU — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:05:35 -0500

October 20, 2010: YRCW has informed the union of a change of operations to close New Penn, as part of its contingency plan if the concession vote is rejected.

YRC hauls a full load of uncertainty

TDU — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:02:02 -0500

October 20, 2010: For the third time in less than two years, YRC Worldwide Inc. drivers and dock workers are about to decide the fate of the long-troubled trucking company.

Sandy Pope Campaign Gathers Steam

TDU — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:02:04 -0500

October 15, 2010: Sandy Pope, a national Teamster leader and long-time reformer, has entered the race for Teamster President. In just days, her campaign has started to generate excitement and campaign action.

NY Times: 2nd Teamsters Candidate to Challenge Hoffa in 2011

TDU — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:54:55 -0500

October 13, 2010: Sandy Pope, president of a Teamsters local in New York City and one of the most prominent women in the union, announced on Monday that she would challenge James P. Hoffa for the presidency.

BNA Daily Labor Report: IBT Local President Sandy Pope Planning To Challenge Hoffa for Union Presidency

TDU — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:52:01 -0500

October 13, 2010: Sandy Pope, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 805 president in Long Island, N.Y., announced Oct. 10 to union members that she plans to challenge James P. Hoffa, the incumbent general president, during the union's 2011 national election.

Teamster Funds Shifts Billions to Mellon, Northern Trust

TDU — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:27:28 -0500

October 7, 2010: Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Rosemont, Ill., hired Mellon Capital Management to run $926 million in an MSCI EAFE index find, according to a filing in U.S. District Court in Chicago.

UPS Buys 130 Hybrid Trucks

TDU — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:45:12 -0500

October 5, 2010: UPS Inc. said it has purchased 130 hybrid electric vehicles, which the package carrier will launch into service next year.

UPS Freight to Raise Rates 5.9 Percent

TDU — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:27:54 -0500

October 4, 2010: UPS Freight will raise its non-contract rates 5.9 percent Oct. 18, becoming the fourth major less-than-truckload carrier to ask shippers for a general rate increase.

End of an Era for YRC Worldwide--Zollars Leaving as Chairman, CEO

TDU — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:23:06 -0500

October 4, 2010: Financially ailing trucking giant YRC Worldwide, which has lost more money than any trucking company in U.S. history, is getting a change at the top. Chairman and CEO William D. "Bill" Zollars says he is leaving the company after 13 tumultuous years at the helm.

Members Discuss YRCW Agreement

TDU — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:13:33 -0500

October 4, 2010: Thousands of YRCW Teamsters have gone to local union meetings to learn about the proposed agreement.

Download the October UPS Grievance Docket

TDU — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:28:49 -0500

September 30, 2010: The third UPS national panel of the year will meet October 11-14 in San Diego.

YRCW Proposed Agreement Goes to Members

TDU — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:04:15 -0500

UPDATED September 30, 2010: The proposed agreement between YRCW and the International Union is headed for a membership vote, with ballots going out on October 7.

Dockworkers From Camden Close New York Harbor Ports

TDU — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:49:43 -0500

September 29, 2010: The main cargo ports in New York Harbor were shut down by picketing dockworkers on Tuesday and could be idle again on Wednesday if local longshoremen decide to defy a federal judge.

YRC CEO Zollars Gets the Boot

TDU — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:43:35 -0500

September 29, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc. chief Bill Zollars, who led the Overland Park-based trucking company through some of its strongest and leanest times, said Tuesday he will retire soon.

Teamsters Review CN’s Train-Crew Offers

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:45:40 -0500

September 28, 2010: Canadian National Railway offered new contract terms that include cutting the crew size on some trains, said a spokesman for the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, and the union is preparing a response.

ABF To Raise LTL Truck Rates 5.9 Percent

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:42:21 -0500

September 28, 2010: ABF Freight System said today it will raise its general tariff rates 5.9 percent, following an identical increase announced last week by competitor YRC.

Done Riding in the Back of the Bus

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:06:53 -0500

September 28, 2010: These Teamster bus workers make less than the minimum wage!

YRC Takes 5.9% Rate Hike

TDU — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:31:37 -0500

September 23, 2010: Trucking giant YRC Worldwide raised its tariff rates at national carrier YRC by 5.9 percent Sept. 20, the company’s second general rate increase this year and a strong sign that truckers are anxious to raise pricing amid improving demand.

UPS Reviewing Driver Cell Phone Use

TDU — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:56:53 -0500

September 22, 2010: UPS said it is preparing to follow its ban on driver texting with a broader policy on use of cell and smart phones while its employees are behind the wheel, in support of federal policies to combat distracted driving.

Medical Marijuana Growers Join with Teamsters

TDU — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:02:01 -0500

September 21, 2010: About 40 medical marijuana industry employees joined with the Teamsters Local 70 in Oakland, California earlier this month, ratifying a contract after their employer recognized their union without interference.

FedEx Forecast Trails Estimates; 1,700 Jobs to Be Cut

TDU — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:48:26 -0500

September 16, 2010: FedEx Corp., the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, forecast earnings for the current quarter that fell short of analysts’ estimates, and said it will eliminate 1,700 jobs.

$10 Million Consent Decree Ends Racial Harassment Case Against YRC

TDU — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:14:42 -0500

September 15, 2010: Federal Magistrate Judge Susan E. Cox has granted preliminary approval to a $10 million, five-year consent decree which will end the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) race harassment and discrimination lawsuit against Roadway Express and YRC, Inc.

Pension Rights Center: Pension Action

TDU — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:04:30 -0500

We need your help! As part of Retirement USA’s “Wake Up, Washington!" Month, the Pension Rights Center is looking for stories from individuals who have concerns about their retirement security. Tell us your story!

ABF Talks with Teamsters, Lobbies Congress

TDU — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:18:13 -0500

September 13, 2010: ABF Freight System is waging a two-front campaign to cut its labor costs by negotiating with the Teamsters about contract concessions and lobbying Congress for legislation to ease the burden unionized companies face under multiemployer pension plans, the carrier’s CEO said.

Slate: The United States of Inequality

TDU — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:13:22 -0500

September 13, 2010: The Great Divergence coincided with a dramatic decline in the power of organized labor. Union members now account for about 12 percent of the workforce, down from about 20 percent in 1983. When you exclude public-employee unions (whose membership has been growing), union membership has dropped to a mere 7.5 percent of the private-sector workforce. Did the decline of labor create the income-inequality binge?

The Wall Street Journal: UPS Leaves 'Brown' for New Love

TDU — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:02:37 -0500

September 13, 2010: Package-delivery giant United Parcel Service Inc. is launching a global ad campaign to promote its expanding logistics business to small and medium-sized businesses that want to sell their wares globally.

A Long Haul: How the government's policy to modernize trucks collides with its policies to promote high-wage jobs

TDU — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:33:49 -0500

September 8, 2010: The Obama administration has defined the misclassification of employed workers as independent contractors to be an important problem resulting in workers losing legal protections and benefits, and governments losing tax revenue and insurance contributions from employers.

YRC Worldwide will ask Nasdaq for more time on stock delisting decision

TDU — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:29:22 -0500

September 8, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc. plans to ask Nasdaq stock market officials for additional time to avoid having its shares delisted.

Coke Workers to Vote on Oct. 7

TDU — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:12:12 -0500

The Teamsters union said workers at Coca-Cola Enterprises facilities in College Park and Marietta will vote Oct. 7 on whether to be represented by the union.

Teamsters Mourn Loss of Union Brothers in UPS Jet Crash in Dubai

TDU — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:55:13 -0500

September 3, 2010: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters extends its deepest condolences to the families of the crewmembers that lost their lives in today’s crash of a UPS 747 in Dubai.

AP: UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai Airport

TDU — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:35:35 -0500

September 3, 2010: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said.

Sandy Pope on GritTV

TDU — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:29:10 -0500

September 3, 2010: Teamster leader Sandy Pope talks about the challenges facing working Teamsters and the labor movement in GritTV’s Labor Day feature.

International action to back UPS workers in Turkey

TDU — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:14:28 -0500

September 1, 2010: Transport workers across the world are holding a day of action to ram home the message to UPS managers that the sacking of 157 workers in Turkey will not go unnoticed.

Philly Deal in Jeopardy as Pressmen Reject Contract

TDU — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:40:19 -0500

August 31, 2010: The prospective new owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News saw continued pushback from some of the newspapers’ unions Monday as a second group of employees voted Monday against a new labor contract.

Striking worker: 'I could lose the house, everything over it'

TDU — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:22:35 -0500

August 30, 2010: It is an anxious weekend for hundreds of families who've now been told they no longer have medical coverage; ongoing fallout from the strike involving workers at Coca-Cola distribution centers.

Court Approves Port’s Ban on Independent Truckers

TDU — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:17:18 -0500

August 27, 2010: A federal judge has upheld all elements of the Port of Los Angeles’ clean air program, including a controversial provision that bans independent truck drivers and requires them to be employees of companies that have obtained concessions.

500 Coca-Cola workers in Washington on strike

TDU — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:03:43 -0500

August 24, 2010: Some 500 employees of Coca-Cola in Washington state have walked off the job and are on strike, according to a company official.

New York Honors Ron Carey

TDU — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:58:05 -0500

August 20, 2010: A Teamster hero was honored yesterday when New York City unveiled Ron Carey Avenue.

FedEx Drivers Launch Suit for Reclassification

TDU — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:57:30 -0500

August 19, 2010: The battle over the employment status of drivers at FedEx Ground moved to Massachusetts this week as 31 current and former drivers sued the carrier, alleging improper classification.

Teamster leaders accused of unfair practices

TDU — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:17:57 -0500

August 18, 2010: In an unexpected role reversal, the leaders of Teamsters Local 377 are facing accusations of unfair- labor practices from the local union hall’s two employees.

Laborers Quit Change to Win, Rejoin AFL-CIO

TDU — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:13:33 -0500

August 17, 2010: The Laborers' International Union is rejoining the AFL-CIO five years after leaving in a bitter dispute that split the U.S. labor movement.

Can union vote at Delta help organized labor take off?

TDU — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:36:46 -0500

August 16, 2010: As Delta Air Lines workers prepare to vote in massive union representation elections later this year, labor leaders say wins at the company could influence organizing around the Atlanta area and the South.

Day of Solidarity in Connecticut

TDU — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:59:37 -0500

August 13, 2010: A convoy of beer trucks with horns blaring and Teamsters drivers flashing the thumbs up would not normally bring a lump to the throat and a tear to the eye.

IBT Race Is Wide Open

TDU — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:54:17 -0500

August 11, 2010: Dumped by his top running mate. His administration divided. Hoffa’s days may be numbered.

New England Pension Fund

TDU — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:30:13 -0500

August 20, 2010: The New England is our union’s third largest fund.

Where it stands and what it will take to protect our pensions and rebuild union power.

YRC Teamsters Denied Overtime Pay

TDU — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:11:20 -0500

August 11, 2010: Since March, laid off Teamsters on-call for YRC terminals in Cleveland and Copley, Ohio have had weeks where they are working six and sometimes seven days.

Workers left to rot by U.S. Food Service

TDU — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:15:25 -0500

August 9, 2010: When Thomas P. Samatas, co-founder of Labor One Inc., was building his business, he turned to a part of the work force that is often shunned.

Half Wages? Bring Out the Rat, Say NY Movers

TDU — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:54:17 -0500

August 6, 2010:The inflatable rat is back, as New York City Teamsters strike to say it’s not fair to pay some movers $16-$22 an hour and others—mostly Black and Latino—just $8.

Teamster Familes Remember Those Lost

TDU — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:22:22 -0500

August 6, 2010: Bryan Cirigliano was a union steward with the Teamsters, a father, a husband and brother. He was also the first person killed during the workplace shooting rampage at Connectucut's Hartford Distributors.

YRC Worldwide stays mum about two looming issues

TDU — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:09:53 -0500

August 3, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc. still isn’t ready to announce decisions about two of the biggest issues facing the trucking company — a new pension agreement with its union employees and a reverse stock split.

Top local Teamster splits with Hoffa

TDU — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:17:46 -0500

August 2, 2010: Veteran Twin Cities labor leader Tom Keegel has been at James P. Hoffa's side in the Teamsters union for 12 years.

Waste Management Announces Second Quarter 2010 Earnings

TDU — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:02:40 -0500

July 30, 2010: Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Revenue for the second quarter of 2010 was $3.16 billion compared with $2.95 billion for the same 2009 period, an increase of $206 million, or 7.0%.

Randy Furst: A First Amendment hero remembered

TDU — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:06:25 -0500

July 30, 2010: In 1976, my life and Daniel Schorr's intersected. When he died last week at age 93, I lost a friend, the public lost a trusted news analyst at National Public Radio, and the First Amendment lost one of its bravest defenders.

FreshDirect supervisors threaten pro-union employees with out-of-state move

TDU — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:09 -0500

July 29, 2010: The grocery delivery company FreshDirect is being accused of playing a high-stakes game of chicken with employees trying to organize a union.

UPS Conference Call Set for Thursday

TDU — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:26:53 -0500

July 28, 2010: The Package Division is holding a telephone Conference Call on Thursday night, July 29 to update UPS Teamsters.

Local 533 union treasurer charged with stealing from 2,000 fellow members

TDU — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:21:41 -0500

July 28, 2010: The former treasurer of Local 533 Teamster's Union is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his fellow members.

BNA DLR: Hoffa Picks Hall as New Running Mate

TDU — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:17:38 -0500

July 28, 2010: International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James Hoffa has named Ken Hall to be his running mate as general secretary-treasurer for the IBT election in 2011, replacing Thomas Keegel, who recently announced he will retire at the end of his term, the union announced July 23.

Yellow told to turn over workers' list

TDU — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:17:44 -0500

July 27, 2010: Yellow Transportation must turn over the names and phone numbers of black employees who worked at the company's Chicago Ridge terminal as part of a federal lawsuit filed last year, alleging racial discrimination, according to a court ruling.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Report Finds Unions Must Make Changes To Avoid Risk of Losing Young Female Talent

TDU — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:21:17 -0500

July 26, 2010: Unions must begin to make changes now or today's young activists, and their younger colleagues, will abandon the labor movement and pursue social justice in other organizations with more welcoming cultures and values, according to a report released July 16 by the Berger-Marks Foundation.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Seventh Circuit Upholds Reinstatement of Roadway Driver

TDU — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:15:31 -0500

July 26, 2010: The Labor Department's Administrative Review Board properly concluded that Roadway Express Inc. failed to show it would have fired a truck driver even if he had not testified in a co-worker's grievance hearing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled July 22 in the case's second trip to the appeals court (Roadway Express Inc. v. DOL, 7th Cir., No. 09-1315, 7/22/10).

NPRM on Hours of Service to go to OMB by Monday

TDU — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:08:31 -0500

July 26, 2010: The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a new Hours of Service rule will be in the hands of the Office of Management and Budget on time.

Teamsters Hispanic Caucus Passes Resolution to Protect Workers at FreshDirect

TDU — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:05:16 -0500

July 23, 2010: The National Teamsters Hispanic Caucus passed a key resolution at its annual conference last week, committing to fight the exploitive business practices by online grocer FreshDirect as its workers seek union representation.

FedEx Increases Lobbying Spending to Fight FAA Union Provision

TDU — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:24:12 -0500

July 23, 2010: FedEx Corp., trying to defeat legislation that would make it easier for its employees to unionize, almost doubled its lobbying spending in the first six months of this year compared with the same period a year ago.

UPS Quarterly Profits Nearly Double

TDU — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:15:50 -0500

July 22, 2010: Profits are skyrocketing at UPS while working conditions continue to bottom out.

Keegel Distances Himself from Hoffa

TDU — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:01:17 -0500

July 22, 2010: Tom Keegel, IBT Secretary Treasurer, has issued a letter in which he criticizes the direction of the IBT under James Hoffa, and announces that he will not run for reelection.

Tom Keegel Will Not Run

TDU — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:56:27 -0500

July 14, 2010: General Secretary Treasurer Tom Keegel will not run for re-election next year, according to reports from members of the General Executive Board and officials close to Keegel.

FMCSA on track to meet HOS deadline

TDU — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:42:59 -0500

July 13, 2010: The first stage in the paperwork shuffle toward a new set of hours-of-service regulations kicked off in late June when FMCSA sent a draft of a notice of proposed rulemaking to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation for approval.

UPS: Information Brownout Continues

TDU — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:24:08 -0500

July 12, 2010: Why is our union holding a conference call for UPSers when they’ll still be on the truck?

FedEx, UPS send out fleet of lobbyists to shape labor law

TDU — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:22:48 -0500

July 6, 2010: For more than a year, FedEx and its bitter shipping rival, United Parcel Service, have been engaged in one of the fiercest lobbying battles in recent memory, with millions of dollars spent on advertising, Web sites, grass-roots organizing and other tactics more commonly seen in political campaigns.

More Divisions on the General Executive Board

TDU — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:57:57 -0500

July 1, 2010: Henry Perry, International trustee and president of Memphis Local 667, has been removed from the Hoffa slate for the International Union election.

The Teamster Benefit Divide

TDU — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:43:57 -0500

July 1, 2010: Hoffa let UPS pull out of the Central States and gave UPS Freight a free pass on paying Teamster benefits.

Now Teamster members are paying the price.

Chicago Local 743: Power Grab Won’t Stop Contract Campaign

TDU — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:03:36 -0500

July 15, 2010: Teamsters at the University of Chicago are united and mobilized for a decent contract.

Will YRC Re-Enter Pension Plans?

TDU — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:18:57 -0500

July 1, 2010: Will YRC Teamsters start earning pension credits again when the concession agreement expires?

BNA Daily Labor Report: Allied Systems Agrees to Pay 20 Percent Wage ‘Snap Back' for 3,300 IBT Workers

TDU — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:24:13 -0500

June 16, 2010: Allied Systems Holdings Inc. notified the International Brotherhood of Teamsters June 14 that it will “snap back” wages for about 3,300 truck drivers who had accepted wage cuts in 2007 as part of an agreement to save jobs at the company, the union announced in a June 15 letter to IBT-represented workers.

Allied to Pay Contract Rate and Propose Concessions

TDU — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:47:30 -0500

June 15, 2010: Allied Automotive Group has agreed to pay the full contract wage, retroactive to May 29 when their three-year concession deal expired, and will now come to carhaul Teamsters asking for a fresh concession package.

BNA Daily Labor Report: DOT's LaHood Says Truck Program With Mexico Needs to be Relaunched

TDU — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:43:31 -0500

June 14, 2010: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said June 10 that a cross-border trucking program with Mexico needs to be launched and that the Obama administration would be relaunching the program.

Cargo Workers Stage Job Actions

TDU — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:35:26 -0500

June 14, 2010: Backed by Teamsters Local 117, workers at several loading companies in the Puget Sound region were scheduled to stage job actions Friday at distribution centers operated by Safeway, Fred Meyer and Unified Grocers, among others.

Will UPS Be Flying Planes Without Pilots?

TDU — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:28:11 -0500

June 10, 2010: Imagine being aloft at 30,000 feet without a pilot in the cockpit. Scary?

It could be the airplane of the future.

Holland Plans to Hire Soon

TDU — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:13:53 -0500

June 8, 2010: Teamsters from several locations have reported seeing ads in local newspapers indicating that Holland Motor Freight, the largest YRC regional trucking subsidiary, is looking to hire.

Millions May Lose Health Coverage Due To No Federal Extension Of Safety Net Benefits

TDU — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:07:57 -0500

June 8, 2010: Millions of newly laid-off workers and very low-income people may lose health coverage because key federal safety net assistance was not extended in the recent jobs bill, according to a report released today by the consumer health organization Families USA.

Allied CEO Defends Concessions

TDU — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:09:11 -0500

June 4, 2010: Allied CEO Mark Gendregske, in email correspondence with Teamster employees, blames the continuation of concessions on Jack Cooper’s CEO and nonunion competition, as well as the recession.

Allied Says “Concessions Continue” to Carhaulers

TDU — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:23:55 -0500

June 3, 2010: Allied Automotive Group’s CEO has sent a letter to some 3,000 working and laid-off Teamsters informing them that they will not end the wage concessions of the past three years, as they agreed previously. The letter says the agreement does not have a “snap back” clause.

BLET National President Announces Resignation

TDU — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:45:07 -0500

June 3, 2010: BLET National President Paul T. Sorrow submitted a letter to National Secretary-Treasurer William C. Walpert today, advising that he is resigning the Presidency effective July 1, 2010, in order to retire.

Central States Pension Financial Update

TDU — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:18:26 -0500

June 2, 2010: Goldman Sachs has resigned from its fiduciary position of managing several billion dollars of investments for the Central States Pension Fund.

Teamsters VP Gegare to Run Against Hoffa

TDU — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:44:34 -0500

June 2, 2010: Teamsters vice president Fred Gegare will challenge James P. Hoffa next year for the top job at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Central States Pension Fund Warns of Insolvency

TDU — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:47:50 -0500

June 1, 2010: The Teamsters union’s Central States pension fund faces insolvency within 10 to 15 years unless Congress acts to stabilize the fund, its executive director said this week.

Advocate Urges Congress to Protect Pension Benefits

TDU — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:42:22 -0500

June 1, 2010: Retirees in multiemployer pension plans whose former companies failed shouldn't be penalized by pension reform, a pension expert said at a Senate hearing yesterday.

Teamsters at ABF reject wage deal

TDU — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:38:22 -0500

June 1, 2010: Teamsters Union members at less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier ABF Freight System have rejected a proposed agreement calling for a 15-percent wage cut over the next three years, leaving ABF at a significant cost disadvantage to rival YRC Worldwide Inc. and forcing union leaders and management who had negotiated the deal to scramble for alternatives to keep ABF's cost structure competitive with the industry.

Former Teamster Power-Broker’s Plea Deal: Billy Hogan Pays $10,000 Fine

TDU — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:03:48 -0500

June 3, 2010: Billy Hogan Jr, the former Teamster vice president and head of the Chicago Joint Council, has made a plea bargain to settle contempt charges in federal court.

Fred Gegare to Run for General President

TDU — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:58:17 -0500

May 28, 2010: On May 25, International Vice President Fred Gegare announced his candidacy for Teamster General President. Incumbent President James Hoffa announced his candidacy earlier, and is circulating petitions to become accredited.

ABF Teamsters Say No in Most Locals

TDU — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:39:28 -0500

Updated May 26, 2010: ABF Teamsters have rejected the proposed 15% wage cut, by a vote of 3,764 to 2,936.

Obama Signs Order to Boost Trucks’ Fuel Economy

TDU — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:18:00 -0500

May 26, 2010: Flanked by truck manufacturers and trucking industry executives, President Obama signed a first-of-its-kind order Friday clearing the way for medium- and heavy-duty trucks to meet more stringent fuel-economy targets.

Shaw’s strikers borrow from history

TDU — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:19:43 -0500

May 25, 2010: When striking Shaw’s warehouse workers embark on a five-day march this weekend to draw renewed attention to their nearly three-month fight against the supermarket company, they will also be evoking the civil rights and farm workers’ marches of the 1960s.

UPS Freight National Panel Set for June 9th-11th

TDU — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:49:21 -0500

May 25, 2010: Teamster representatives will meet with UPS Freight management in Providence Rhode Island for the quarterly national panel on June 9-11.

YRC Worldwide will talk with Teamsters union about pension payments

TDU — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:24:06 -0500

May 24, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc. plans to talk with its union about its pension payments, which are supposed to restart early next year but may need to be delayed.

June UPS Grievance Docket Now Available

TDU — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:40:15 -0500

May 21, 2010: The second UPS national panel of the year will meet June 7–10 in Providence, Rhode Island.

The Business Journal: UPS to furlough 54 pilots next week

TDU — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:40:22 -0500

May 20, 2010: UPS Airlines, a division of United Parcel Service Inc., will furlough 54 pilots Sunday, the first of 300 pilots slated to be grounded in an attempt by the shipper to cut costs and streamline its operations.

Land Line Mag: Presidents Talk Cross-border Trucking

TDU — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:54:03 -0500

May 19, 2010: The presidents of the United States and Mexico wasted little time in their meetings before the subject of cross-border trucking came up.

Roll Call: FedEx, UPS Battle Over Labor Organizing Rules

TDU — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:42:14 -0500

May 18, 2010: As they continue to wage a high-dollar and nasty lobbying campaign, archrivals FedEx and UPS are awaiting final delivery of legislation that will determine whether they must abide by the same union organizing rules.

Chicago Public Radio: Hoffa Allies Oust 2 Chicagoans from Teamsters

TDU — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:34:33 -0500

May 18, 2010: The international Teamsters board has ousted two of its critics from the helm of a large local in Chicago.

Teamsters Local 743 represents about 11,000 workers.

Local 743 Members Say “We Won’t Go Back”

TDU — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:51:56 -0500

May 14, 2010: Hoffa has signed off on a power grab that ousts reformers Richard Berg and Gina Alvarez from office in Teamsters Local 743. But members continue to fight for their local.

Who Says You Can’t Win Big in a Bad Economy?

TDU — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:39:13 -0500

May 13, 2010: By uniting the members and mounting a credible strike threat, Local 814 members in New York City have won a contract that delivers big in a bad economy.

Kansas City Star: Transportation unions hail new rule

TDU — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:23:07 -0500

May 11, 2010: A 76-year-old transportation law was swept away Monday under a rule change announced by a federal agency.

Central States Notice and the Future of YRC Pensions

TDU — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:52:23 -0500

May 5, 2010: As required under the Pension Protection Act (PPA), Central States has mailed an Annual Notice regarding the plan’s funding status.

YRC Worldwide considers looming financial hurdles

TDU — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:37:20 -0500

May 4, 2010: While YRC Worldwide Inc. CEO Bill Zollars said the company is making headway in its comeback bid, he acknowledged that pension expenses loom as a hazard.

YRC stacks its board with turnaround experts

TDU — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:04:48 -0500

May 3, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc. outlined an overhaul of its board of directors on Friday. The move is part of a deal the trucking carrier struck to entice bondholders to swap debt for equity.

Feeder Driver Beats UPS on Safety

TDU — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:16:55 -0500

April 30, 2010: John Youngermann, a TDU member and UPS feeder driver out of the Earth City, Missouri, hub won an important OSHA ruling that supported a driver’s right to refuse to drive unsafe equipment.

ABF Ballots Counted May 24th

TDU — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:58:14 -0500

April 29, 2010: The IBT is mailing ballots to all ABF Teamsters—active and on layoff—on Friday, April 30, and they will be counted on Monday, May 24.

FedEx Drivers Aren’t Pilots

TDU — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:42:43 -0500

April 28, 2010: Watch the new Teamster video and take action to win organizing rights and level the playing field at FedEx.

Teamsters, Waste Management reach tentative agreement

TDU — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:01:05 -0500

April 28, 2010: Waste Management and Teamsters Local 174 have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract.

Victory in Puerto Rico

TDU — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:51:37 -0500

April 28, 2010: More than 34 Teamsters in Puerto Rico have won justice after they were illegally fired for striking to defend their union rights at Coca Cola.

UPS Profits Up 33 Percent

TDU — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:03:10 -0500

April 27, 2010: UPS executives announced that the company hauled in $533 million in profits after taxes in the first quarter of 2010. Brown’s profits are up by 33 percent or $132 million compared to the first quarter last year.

Garbage haulers go on strike

TDU — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:08:30 -0500

April 22, 2010: A strike Wednesday by Waste Management garbage haulers could affect garbage collection throughout Renton, although company officials have said they planned to hire replacement drivers in the event of a strike.

Garbage truck drivers strike against Waste Management

TDU — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:50:17 -0500

April 21, 2010: Local garbage haulers for Waste Management say they are going on strike because the company is refusing to discuss contract terms with the union.

Garbage haulers negotiate contract

TDU — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:20:35 -0500

April 20, 2010: Yes, garbage workers are lucky to have jobs in these tough economic times. But The Times seems a little tone-deaf with such statements as “incomes are even burnished by mandatory overtime” [“Quit talking trash; sign a fair contract,” Opinion, April 15].

Questions, Anger at YRCW over President’s Departure

TDU — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:17:28 -0500

April 14, 2010: The sudden departure of YRCW’s President and Chief Operating Officer Timothy Wicks has led to a flurry of speculation in the media, wild rumors fueled by competitors, and some anger among YRC Teamsters.

YRC Worldwide president resigns

TDU — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:38:42 -0500

April 13, 2010: Timothy Wicks, president and chief operating officer of YRC Worldwide Inc., has resigned to take a job with his prior employer, United Healthcare.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Radical Changes Not Expected At NLRB

TDU — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:10:04 -0500

April 13, 2010: The newly reconstituted National Labor Relations Board under the Obama administration is eager to start resolving cases but is not likely to usher in any “radical” policy changes, NLRB Chairman Wilma B. Liebman said April 12.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Fired Female Trucker Raises Jury Issue

TDU — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:02:45 -0500

April 13, 2010: A female trucker fired for failing a physical ability test on returning from a work-related injury raised a jury issue of sex discrimination under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act because the plaintiff had successfully performed the job in the past, her injury had healed, and the employer did not require injured male employees to take the test, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled April 9 (Merritt v. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., 4th Cir., No. 09-1498, 4/9/10).

Standoff in garbage contract 'important nationally'

TDU — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:08:19 -0500

April 12, 2010: Depending on your viewpoint, Waste Management President Larry O'Donnell's star turn in the CBS reality show "Undercover Boss" confirms everything you need to know about America's largest trash company.

UPS Boot Camp for New Drivers

TDU — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:42:05 -0500

April 9, 2010: The Wall Street Journal reports on a UPS training facility, "Integrad," where drivers get hooked into a contraption that simulates walking on ice and learn to "bond with their keys."

Zollars Takes Ten Percent Cut

TDU — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:22:44 -0500

April 9, 2010: April 9, 2010: Bill Zollars, the CEO of YRCW, took a 10 percent salary cut in 2009, according to YRC’s annual report to shareholders.

Garbage company says contract talks broke off

TDU — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:11:41 -0500

April 6, 2010: Garbage company Waste Management said Tuesday night that the union representing garbage haulers in King and Snohomish counties has broken off contract talks.

FMCSA Issues EOBR Rule for Serious HOS Violators

TDU — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:18:42 -0500

April 6, 2010: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Friday issued a rule that will require carriers with serious patterns of hours-of-service violations to user electronic on-board recorders in all vehicles.

Crisis at YRC having ripple effect on labor

TDU — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:01:14 -0500

April 5, 2010: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has seen a lot in its 107 years of existence.

YRC Change Approved

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:46:00 -0500

April 2, 2010: The latest proposed change of operations submitted by YRC has been approved. The telephone bid will be conducted on April 12, 2010 while the implementation date is slated for April 18, 2010.

Baltimore Local 355 Members Organize for Pension Rights

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:29:56 -0500

April 9, 2010: Baltimore Teamsters have suffered some of the worst pension cuts in the country.

ABF Concession Vote May Come Soon

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:11:26 -0500

April 2, 2010: As of the end of March, the International Union was meeting with ABF regarding a concessions proposal to present to ABF Teamsters.

Five Changes to Strengthen UPS Contract

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:38:57 -0500

April 5, 2010: IBT Vice President and Package Division Director Ken Hall says local officers and members are to blame for weak contract enforcement because they bring cases “with no facts.”

Bus Drivers Vote No, Stop Privatization

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:07:35 -0500

April 5, 2010: Board of Ed administrators told Ann Arbor school bus drivers to take pay cuts or face privatization.

Colorado Local 17 Officials Take Big Raises

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:58:43 -0500

April 9, 2010: One year ago the officers of Colorado Local 17 announced that they were all taking a 10 percent pay cut, in solidarity with the freight Teamsters who had just taken that cut.

Pension Bills on Congress' Agenda

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:35:36 -0500

April 2, 2010: Pension legislation that could help Teamsters, or hurt us, has been proposed in both the House and Senate.

Teamster Election Coming Up!

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:01:14 -0500

The election for IBT General President and General Executive Board starts this year.

A federal Election Supervisor has been named. Election rules will be final by May 1, 2010.

No Action on Subcontracting at UPS Freight

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:58:21 -0500

April 2, 2010: IBT Vice President Ken Hall says that the UPS Freight National Panel is doing an “outstanding job.”

How to Document Subcontracting Grievances

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:53:55 -0500

April 2, 2010: Article 44 contains the following language that drivers can use to protect jobs from subcontracting: “However, if sufficient freight is generated in the future to provide loads ret

How Will Health Care Law Impact Teamsters?

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:50:39 -0500

April 2, 2010: Amid all the debate on health care, many Teamsters are asking a nitty-gritty question—how will this affect my Teamster health coverage?

Garbage strike averted -- for now

TDU — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:48:58 -0500

April 1, 2010: A garbage strike has been averted - at least for now.

UPS invests $1 billion in technology to cut costs

TDU — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:27:21 -0500

March 30, 2010: United Parcel Service (UPS) will make about US$1 billion in technology investments this year to improve the efficiency of its operations, with the goal of cutting billions more from its costs over t

Union vote authorizes garbage strike in King and Snohomish counties

TDU — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:25:52 -0500

March 29, 2010: The union representing about 500 garbage truck drivers voted Sunday to authorize a strike against two major trash hauling companies that serve thousands of homes and businesses in King and Snohomish counties.

IBT Promises Action to Close Fed Loophole

TDU — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:35:13 -0500

March 26, 2010: Hoffa and Hall told UPS shop stewards via conference call to “be ready” for a push to win passage of a law that will make it easier for FedEx workers to join our union.

Kansas City Business Journal: YRC Worldwide CEO’s compensation slides in 2009

TDU — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:05:41 -0500

March 26, 2010: Reflecting YRC Worldwide Inc.’s dismal 2009, CEO Bill Zollars saw his annual compensation decline almost 10 percent to $1.9 million, according to an analysis of securities filings

Seattle Times: Garbage haulers in King, Snohomish counties could strike next week

TDU — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:35:37 -0500

March 26, 2010: Garbage, recycling and yard-waste haulers for more than 1 million homes in King and Snohomish counties are threatening to strike next week.

Strike looms for garbage workers in King, Snohomish counties

TDU — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:02:31 -0500

March 25, 2010: SEATTLE - Millions of people who live in King County and parts of Snohomish County could see their garbage start piling up if trash collectors walk off the job.

Senate Maintains FedEx Loophole

TDU — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:19:26 -0500

March 23, 2010: The Senate passed the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill yesterday, but excluded a provision that would make it easier for FedEx workers to unionize.

Congress to consider YRC pension relief

TDU — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:19:30 -0500

March 23, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc.’s push to get relief for its benefits costs picked up momentum Monday as the U.S. Senate began to consider a bill that would address problems with multi-employer pension plans.

Victory on YRC Excess Overtime

TDU — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:05:58 -0500

March 19, 2010: Just three days after TDU.org exposed a deal between YRCW and the IBT to weaken the freight contract clause requiring the call-back of laid-off Teamsters, the deal appears to be canceled.

Still No “Justice” in Philadelphia

TDU — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:53:34 -0500

March 19, 2010: A nepotism scandal has exposed an IBT Vice President. But movie work is still being doled out to Local 107 officials and their relatives including on the TV pilot “Justice.”

YRC, Teamsters Work on Concession Holdouts

TDU — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09:51 -0500

March 18, 2010: As the Teamsters mull concession talks with ABF Freight System, YRC Worldwide is still trying to get some members to accept concessions approved last year.

How Goldman Sachs Hurt Black, Latino, Female Households

TDU — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:55:26 -0500

March 18, 2010: William Diaz of the 462nd Transportation Battalion feels like he's fighting a war on two fronts. In April, the 39-year-old U.S. Army Reserve corporal is being deployed to Kuwait for a year-long tour.

Judge Orders Carrier to Pay $150,000, Reinstate Fired Driver

TDU — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:28:59 -0500

March 16, 2010: In a decision issued on March 15, 2010, Department of Labor Judge Daniel Leland ruled that New Prime, Inc. (also known as "Prime") illegally fired Cynthia Ferguson because she refused to continue operating a commercial vehicle in hazardous weather.

Arkansas Best to Elect 3 Directors, Vote on Pay Plan

TDU — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:22:02 -0500

March 16, 2010: Shareholders of Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith will elect three directors at the company's annual meeting April 22 and vote on a proposal to raise maximum executive pay from $1 million to $3 million annually.

Teamsters yell 'cut' on plum movie-set jobs

TDU — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:59 -0500

March 15, 2010: It's a chance to rub elbows with Hollywood stars.

BNA Daily Labor: Three-Year East Coast Costco Contract For 3,500 Workers OK'd by Teamsters

TDU — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:51:43 -0600

March 12, 2010: Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in three locals in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, and Virginia March 11 ratified a new three-year contract with Costco Wholesale Corp.

Few Wins at UPS Freight Panel

TDU — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:04:02 -0600

UPDATED March 10, 2010. The results are back from the March UPS Freight national grievance panel, but they aren’t pretty. Out of 27 grievances heard, the union won only five cases.

YRC Says No Cell Phones

TDU — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:09:17 -0600

March 9, 2010: YRC has issued a company policy saying no cell phones, including hands-free types, may ever be used while operating a YRC vehicle.

Reddaway Teamsters Again Reject Concessions

TDU — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:55 -0600

March 9, 2010: In a vote tallied on March 8, Teamsters employed by Reddaway Truck Lines, a regional subsidiary of YRCW, rejected a contract offer including concessions.

Sign the Teamster Pension Petition

TDU — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:52:08 -0600

March 8, 2010: Teamsters can take a small step to protect our pensions.

The International Union has started an online petition to build up support for legislation to strengthen multi-employer pension plans.

FedEx Ally Blocks Aviation Measure in Fight With UPS

TDU — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:34:48 -0600

March 8, 2010: Senator Bob Corker, who represents FedEx Corp.’s home state of Tennessee, said he will block legislation funding the Federal Aviation Administration because a provision may be added later making it easier for workers at the company to join unions.

Ex-railroad union president admits bribery

TDU — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:17:07 -0600

March 5, 2010: The former president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen has pleaded guilty to bribery charges for accepting $20,000 in bribes from a St. Louis lawyer.

Mayor Daley dismisses talk of a Teamsters truck drivers strike

TDU — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:01:42 -0600

March 5, 2010: Mayor Daley today shook off a 3-to-1 strike-authorization vote by city of Chicago truck drivers and vowed to keep O’Hare and Midway Airports open even if the drivers walk off the job.

Teamster Election Supervisor Named

TDU — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:10:50 -0600

March 5, 2010: The Election Supervisor has been named for the 2011 election for International Union officers. And proposed Election Rules—which will go into effect on May 1—are now available for comment before they are finalized.

UPS to Pay Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Waste Regulations

TDU — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:14:48 -0600

March 4, 2010: United Parcel Service has agreed to pay a $53,931 civil penalty to EPA Region 7 to settle a series of alleged violations of federal laws regarding the management of hazardous wastes at its freight facility in Lenexa, Kan.

L.A. Local 848 Members Say No to Big Wheels

TDU — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:17:47 -0600

March 3, 2010: For many years, Jim Santangelo ruled Los Angeles Local 848 with an iron hand. Now the members realize their local belongs to them and it's paying off.

WSJ: UPS CEO Davis Earned $6.24M In 2009 Total Compensation

TDU — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:41:57 -0600

March 2, 2010: United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) said the total compensation paid to Chief Executive Scott Davis fell about 0.6% last year, to $6.24 million.

Teamsters local probed

TDU — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:36:04 -0600

March 2, 2010: A grand jury is looking at allegations that top Teamster officials working at the city’s convention centers intimidated witnesses in assault cases involving union members, sources say.

Teamsters, YRC Team Up On Pension Legislation

TDU — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:20:49 -0600

February 26, 2010: The Teamsters and YRCW are working together to support proposed pension legislation that would help both the company and union pension plans.

YRC Proposes Another Change of Operations

TDU — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:10:17 -0600

February 25, 2010. YRC continues to push forward with further consolidation they claim is a response to inefficiencies and poor economic conditions.

Boycott FedEx

TDU — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:40:51 -0600

February 24, 2010: Dean Henderson’s career with FedEx ended abruptly when a reckless driver plowed into his company truck and mangled his leg. His doctor will decide this week if it needs to be amputated. No longer able to drive, stripped of value in our commodity culture, he was tossed aside by the company.

Reins of Chicago newspaper delivery union seized

TDU — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:36:44 -0600

February 22, 2010: Reeling from the recession and general hard times in the media world, the Teamsters unit representing newspaper delivery truck drivers and pressmen in the Chicago area has been thrust into a trusteeship by James P. Hoffa.

NY Daily News: Teamsters Fight to Unionize Online Grocery Site's Workers

TDU — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:28:09 -0600

February 19, 2010: "It will be quite a battle," said Sandy Pope, the president of Teamsters Local 805, referring to an attempt by employees of online grocer Fresh Direct to join the union.

DOT Proposes Testing for More Drugs, Lowering Existing Threshold on Others

TDU — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:25:08 -0600

February 18, 2010: The U.S. Department of Transportation has published a proposed rule that would toughen its workplace drug-testing program for truck drivers and other transportation workers, including testing for the drugs “ecstasy” and heroin.

YRC Worldwide shareholders approve measures needed after debt-for-equity swap

TDU — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:25:49 -0600

February 18, 2010: YRC Worldwide Inc. on Wednesday said its shareholders approved a series of measures required as part of a recent debt-for-equity exchange and a recent agreement by investors to provide YRC with $70 million in new liquidity.

YRC, Teamsters lobbying for pension rule changes

TDU — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:10:58 -0600

February 17, 2010: As part of its drastic cost cuts in 2009, YRC Worldwide reached an agreement that allowed it to suspend monthly payments into its union pension plans.

LN: Waste Management CEO Goes Undercover

TDU — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:20:54 -0600

February 15, 2010: Can your boss hack the job you do? If you saw the clever new CBS TV show “Undercover Boss,” you know Waste Management chief Larry O’Donnell doesn’t have what it takes to do Teamster work. He actually got fired.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Court Says UPS Violated Plan by Cutting Retiree Benefits

TDU — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:03:12 -0600

February 15, 2010: United Parcel Service of America Inc.

Local 722 Officials Would Dissolve Local to Avoid Settling with Blacklisted Member

TDU — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:46:02 -0600

February 11, 2010: Can you imagine Teamster officials willing to dissolve their local union rather than settle a case with a member that they blacklisted from working?

UPS Triples Profits in the Fourth Quarter

TDU — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:42:47 -0600

February 3, 2010: UPS raked in $757 million in profits in the Fourth Quarter—nearly tripling its profits over the same period last year. Overall, Brown made $2.15 billion in profits in 2009.

YRC Concessions Pass in Chicago Local 705

TDU — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:04:01 -0600

February 2, 2010: After three votes, a YRC concession package has passed in Chicago Local 705, but without a 5 percent wage cut.

Don't Let Congress Make Cuts to Social Security

TDU — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:53:13 -0600

January 19, 2010: A proposal in Congress would allow the creation of a commission that could sidestep the legislative process and make cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs.

BLETers Team Up to Save the Right to Vote

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:18:30 -0600

January 29, 2010: Some rail officials are trying to take away the Right to Vote for BLET officers before members ever get a chance to use it.

No Member Vote: Chicago Locals 714 & 726 Become Local 700

TDU — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:17:40 -0600

February 1, 2010: The Hoffa administration has revoked the charters of Chicago Locals 714 and 726, and created a new Local 700 for Chicagoland public sector Teamsters.

Teamsters Still Fighting for The Dream

TDU — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:06:41 -0600

January 18, 2010: This month our nation and Teamster members remember and celebrate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King and countless other civil rights activists.

A Loophole Big Enough to Drive a Truck Through

TDU — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:43:09 -0600

January 15, 2010: Teamsters at UPS Freight say subcontracting is rampant while members are laid off.

NY-NJ Teamster Education Conference

TDU — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:23:18 -0600

Learn strategies for enforcing your rights on the job.

Meet other Teamsters who are rebuilding union power.

Kansas City Star: YRC deal erases millions in debt

TDU — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:50:47 -0600

January 4, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc. and its employees finally have reason to cheer this New Year's holiday, although the trucking giant still faces challenges.

Reuters: Trucker YRC says critical debt exchange succeeds

TDU — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:39:58 -0600

December 31, 2009: U.S.

Teamsters Plan Protest, Call on YRC Bond Exchange Holdouts to Convert

TDU — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:33:24 -0600

December 29, 2009: The Teamsters Union is calling on the small number of bondholders that are standing in the way of YRC Worldwide Inc.'s financial restructuring to take part in debt-to-equity exch

Reuters: YRC again extends equity offer, cites progress

TDU — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:05:35 -0600

December 29, 2009: Troubled U.S.

Reuters: YRC trucking makes headway on needed debt deal

TDU — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:10:40 -0600

December 22, 2009: U.S.

Southtown Star: YRC Closes Chicago Ridge Terminal

TDU — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:13:48 -0600

December 21, 2009: Trucking giant YRC has closed its Chicago Ridge terminal and sold the property, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which is locked in a dispute with the com

Bloomberg: YRC Has Until Yearend to Corral Bondholders

TDU — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:51:51 -0600

December 18, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc.

Bloomberg: Hoffa Says Goldman Sachs Driving YRC Into Bankruptcy

TDU — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:00:28 -0600

December 17, 2009: International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa said Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Wall Street Journal: YRC In Deal To Cut Levels For Debt Swap

TDU — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:37:20 -0600

YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) proposed revising the terms of its debt-for-equity and extended it again as it struggles to ward off bankruptcy.

Reuters: YRC Extends Bondholder Deadline, Shares Surge

TDU — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:34:42 -0600

December 16, 2009: U.S.

YRC Extends Debt-for-Equity Swap

TDU — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:51:23 -0600

December 16, 2009: Less-than-truckload transportation services provider YRC Worldwide (YRCW) said today it has extended its debt-for-equity exchange offer from December 15 to December 17.

UPS Takes Business Advice from Scrooge

TDU — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:48 -0600

December 11, 2009: UPS management is cranking down the thermostat, taking a page from one of the worst bosses ever: Ebenezer Scrooge.

Chicago YRC Teamsters Again Reject Concessions

TDU — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:34:57 -0600

December 9, 2009. Chicago freight Teamster have once again rejected YRCW management’s second round of concessions. In voting held yesterday at four Chicago area YRC and Holland terminals, the 1,500 Teamsters (Local 705 city drivers and Local 710 dockworkers) rejected the proposal.

Convoy Dispatch Is Now Teamster Voice

TDU — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:38:26 -0600

For over three decades, hundreds of thousands of Teamsters have turned to Convoy Dispatch as the most reliable source of news about what’s really happening in our union.

Reform Leaders Elected in Local 804

TDU — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:27:02 -0600

December 3, 2009: UPS Teamsters in New York have elected a reform team to lead Local 804—one of the most powerful Teamster locals in the country. In record turnout, the 804 Members United Slate swept their local union election with 68 percent of the vote.

Daily Labor Report: GM, Chrysler Use Cheap Haulers

TDU — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:11:04 -0600

December 3, 2009: LANSING, Mich.—General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC are cutting costs by using cheap, nonunion trucking companies to haul vehicles from factories to dealer lots, putting people out of work and endangering consumers and motorists in the process, according to a report issued Dec. 2 by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and consumer groups.

NY Times: Railway Strike Is Ended

TDU — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:00:14 -0600

December 3, 2009: About 1,700 locomotive engineers ended their strike against the Canadian National Railway on Wednesday after reaching a settlement.

YRC Reddaway Teamsters Reject Contract Offer

TDU — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:35:02 -0600

December 2, 2009: Reddaway Teamsters in Washington and Oregon have narrowly rejected a proposed contract which the IBT and YRC agreed to.

Journal of Commerce: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Strikes the CN

TDU — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:58:58 -0600

Novemeber 30, 2009: Canada’s labor minister plans to offer legislation to force an end to the two-day-old strike against Canadian National Railway by locomotive engineers.

Hoffa Imposes Concessions after Chicago Members Vote No

TDU — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:09:20 -0600

November 25, 2009: In an unprecedented power grab, the Hoffa administration has abolished all the Chicago-area freight contracts and imposed concessions on some 1500 YRCW Teamsters who have decisively rejected them.

YRC Sells Part of YRC Logistics for $34 million

TDU — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:50:54 -0600

November 24, 2009: YRC has sold a specialized unit within YRC Logistics to Greatwide Logistics Services for $34 million, in a move to raise cash and downsize YRC's footprint.

ABF May -- or Not -- be in concession talks

TDU — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:04:26 -0600

November 23, 2009: To hear less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System tell it, the carrier and the Teamsters union are discussing a proposal aimed at wringing wage concessions and pension payment deferrals out of ABF's unionized employees.

Canadian Allied Teamsters Leave for the C.A.W.

TDU — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:28:01 -0600

November 20, 2009: Some 700 Teamsters employed at Allied in Ontario and Quebec voted today to leave our union and join the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW). The unfortunate choice came after Canadian carhaulers became alienated from the Teamster officialdom.

BLET Bribery Scandal: Rodzwicz Resigns

TDU — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:52 -0600

November 20, 2009: Ed Rodzwicz, the President of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen of the IBT, stepped down today after he was arrested last month for taking a $20,000 bribe.

Journal of Commerce: ABF Deep in Concession Talks

TDU — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:32:46 -0600

November 17, 2009: Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System is deep in talks with the Teamsters union to win concessions similar to those the union gave financially troubled competitor YRC Worldwide, including an overhaul of the company’s pension system, the carrier said.

Las Vegas: Local President Files Harassment Lawsuit

TDU — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:39:08 -0600

November 17, 2009: Helen Green, the president of Las Vegas Teamster Local 995, has filed suit in federal court, charging that the Local 995 secretary-treasurer demanded that she continue a sexual relationship with him to keep her job as a business agent.

Las Vegas: Local Teamster Prez Charges Sexual Harassment

TDU — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:05:29 -0600

November 16, 2009: The president of a local Teamsters union filed a federal lawsuit Friday that claims her supervisor used his position to coerce her into a sexual relationship with him.

YRC Closes Big Richfield Ohio Terminal

TDU — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:12 -0600

November 16, 2009: YRC will consolidate road and breakbulk operations in the Cleveland-Akron area. The company wants to close the Richfield Ohio breakbulk and move road and dock operations to the former Roadway terminal in Copley, Ohio.

DHL Concession Deal is Dead

TDU — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:16:19 -0600

November 13, 2009: Membership outrage over proposed mid-contract concessions at DHL led to it being shelved by the national meeting of local officials.

Plane Buzzes CEO with Message from UPS Teamsters

TDU — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:46:10 -0600

November 12, 2009: Anticipating a visit by CEO Scott Davis, Local 177 booked a plane to circle UPS’s Edison hub with a banner: “UPS Stop Mistreating Your Employees.”

LA Times: Teamsters official resigns amid harassment allegations

TDU — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:21:57 -0600

November 5, 2009: A top West Coast Teamsters official who headed a chapter representing almost 130,000 members has resigned his post amid allegations that he sexually harassed a former union secret

Berkshire Hathaway to Buy BNSF for $100/Share

TDU — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:01:30 -0600

November 3. 2009: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett, said Tuesday it will buy freight railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. for $100 a share, in a transaction worth about $44 billion.

YRC is seeking big concession by shareholders

TDU — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:58:16 -0600

November 3, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc. shocked its shareholders Monday by asking them to surrender 95 percent ownership of the embattled trucking company to its lenders as the “final step” in a recovery plan.

YRC Worldwide debt exchange would make bondholders owners; stock plummets

TDU — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:54:59 -0600

November 2, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc.’s bondholders are on track to own 95 percent of the company, which could mean the resignation of seven of YRC’s nine directors, if a debt-exchange offer pla

Union-Vote Rule Change Rankles Transport-Agency Head

TDU — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:20:02 -0600

The chairwoman of the National Mediation Board has sharply criticized the federal agency's proposal to change a decades-old election rule that would make it easier for airline and railway employees to unionize, exposing a sharp rift at the agency's three-person board.

New York Movers Clean House in Local 814

TDU — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:08:07 -0500

October 30, 2009: After years of sell-out contracts and benefit cuts, members of New York Local 814 voted by 73% to elect Jason Ide and the New Directions Slate.

Members Drive Santangelo Out in Disgrace

TDU — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:54:51 -0500

October 30, 2009: Just days after hundreds of Local 848 members came to the union hall to call for Jim Santangelo to resign, he was driven out of office.

Independent Contractors, Three States Propose to Sue FedEx Over Alleged Employee Misclassification

TDU — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:57:59 -0500

October 22, 2009: The states of New York, New Jersey and Montana intend to sue FedEx Ground Package System Inc. (FedEx) over its policy of classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, the attorneys general of the three states said Oct. 20.

Pensions: The Next Casualty of Wall Street

TDU — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:17:45 -0500

October 21, 2009: Nobody wants to admit it, but the next casualty of the Wall Street meltdown will probably be your golden years.

Plain-Dealer: Is Rodzwicz on Paid Leave?

TDU — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 10:28:52 -0500

October 16, 2009: The president of a national locomotive engineers union based in Cleveland has been placed on leave after being arrested on federal charges that he accepted $20,000 in bribes from

Puerto Rican strikers shut down center of San Juan

TDU — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:33:32 -0500

October 16, 2009: Tens of thousands of Puerto Rican public workers protesting layoffs shut down the center of the capital San Juan on Thursday in a one-day strike that closed many government offices, businesses and schools.

IBT Launches Carhaul Jobs Campaign

TDU — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:33:30 -0500

October 16, 2009: On October 15 the International Union announced its new campaign to save Teamster carhaul jobs, with initial plans to handbill at Chrysler and GM dealers each weekend.

Update: BLET President Takes Leave of Absence in Bribery Scandal

TDU — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:57:02 -0500

UPDATE October 16, 2009: Ed Rodzwicz has taken a leave of absence from his union post after being arrested for accepting a $20,000 bribe.

Lawmakers Question GM, Chrysler Carhauler Moves

TDU — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:47:23 -0500

October 9, 2009: Months after the government bailed out General Motors and Chrysler, some lawmakers are questioning tough contract demands by the two auto companies that union officials argue could lead to the replacement of hundreds of union carhaulers with nonunion drivers.

YRC Reimer shutters city operations

TDU — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:21:08 -0500

October 8, 2009: A U.S.-based shipping company is shutting down its operations in Edmonton Oct. 31 after its unionized employees refused to take cuts in their wages and benefits, says the company's Canadian president.

LaHood Says Government to Ban Truckers’ Texting

TDU — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:14:22 -0500

October 1, 2009: The Obama administration will ban texting by truck drivers and restrict the use of other in-cab technologies as part of its effort to eliminate distracted driving, Transportation S

YRC Worldwide responds to economic conditions

TDU — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:30:31 -0500

September 29, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc. is continuing to make moves to combat a weak economy, including reducing its nonunion work force and amending a credit agreement.

New York Times: Safety and Trucking

TDU — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:16:24 -0500

September 25, 2009: President Obama made a peculiar choice in June when he nominated Anne Ferro, a major trucking industry lobbyist in Maryland, to lead the agency that oversees truck safety.

Hoffa’s Executive Assistant Removed

TDU — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:20:24 -0500

September 18, 2009: There’s been a little shake-up at Teamster headquarters. Whether it will mean anything positive for members remains to be seen.

Central Pennsylvania Fund Cuts YRCW H&W Benefits

TDU — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:27:53 -0500

September 18, 2009. The Central Pennsylvania Teamster Health and Welfare Fund just announced benefit cuts that apply to YRC, Holland and New Penn Teamsters, due to the lower employer payments in the YRCW concession agreement.

YRCW Threatens To Re-route Teamster Work

TDU — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:13:04 -0500

September 17, 2009: YRCW VP Jack Peak has openly threatened to move work out of terminals where Teamsters under white paper agreements voted to reject concessions.

Why Is Jim Santangelo Still in Office?

TDU — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:12 -0500

September 17, 2009: A sexual harassment scandal involving an International Vice President has cost our union a half million dollars.

BNA Daily News Report: Teamsters Canada Launches Campaign To Organize FedEx Workers in Canada

TDU — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:47:58 -0500

September 16, 2009: Teamsters Canada, an affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has launched a full-scale campaign to organize Federal Express Canada Ltd.

UPS aircraft mechanics vote to authorize strike

TDU — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:20:40 -0500

September 16, 2009: The 1,400 U.S. mechanics who maintain United Parcel Service Inc's (UPS.N) worldwide fleet of 263 aircraft have authorized a strike, union officials said on Tuesday, but contract talks will continue later this month.

BNA Daily News Report: Teamster Trustees File Suit Against Investment Managers in Upstate New York Fund

TDU — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:14:32 -0500

September 15, 2009: The trustees of the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund filed a lawsuit Sept. 10 against Ivy Asset Management Corp.

Hoffa Takes Over Reddaway Bargaining

TDU — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:15:17 -0500

September 1, 2009: The Hoffa administration has taken control of bargaining the Northwest Reddaway trucking contract from the local unions in Washington and Oregon, in a move to help YRC impose concessions.

Workers who sort through road kill, syringes call for union

TDU — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:37:55 -0500

September 1, 2009: ANAHEIM They routinely sort through trash bags of rotting food, used syringes and even road kill to find what can be recycled.

Ex-Teamsters officials sentenced for rigging union election

TDU — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:27:50 -0500

August 28, 2009: Three former officials of one of the largest Teamsters locals in the country were sentenced to prison Thursday for rigging union elections in Chicago in 2004.

ABF in Talks with Teamsters

TDU — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:40:54 -0500

August 27, 2009: Arkansas Best Corp.'s ABF Freight System is negotiating with the Teamsters union to obtain cost cuts as a competitive response to a new round of wage and pension expense reductions at less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide.

YRC hires turnaround consultant

TDU — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:36:33 -0500

August 27, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc. has named a turnaround consultant to guide the trucking company’s bid to survive the recession.

Teamsters Strike SK Hand Tool

TDU — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:28:43 -0500

August 26, 2009: Chicago Teamsters are walking the picket line at SK Hand Tools to win back their health coverage.

Teamsters, U of C hospital continue talks

TDU — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:33:23 -0500

August 24, 2009: "We're prepared to be here all night if we have to."

Central States Fund Assets at $17.5 Billion

TDU — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:59:28 -0500

August 24, 2009: A review of the second quarter Financial and Analytical Report of the Central States Pension Fund shows that its assets are up, but that the Fund has lost 105,000 participants since Hoffa took office.

YRCW Cuts Salami; ABF Wants a Piece

TDU — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:33:18 -0500

August 21, 2009: The cancer of give-backs of wages and benefits is spreading in the freight industry. YRCW and the Hoffa administration are now using “salami tactics”: one slice of Teamsters at a time.

Chicago Union News: Local 714 Will Be Divided

TDU — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:14:16 -0500

August 20, 2009: Teamsters Local 714 -- long the domain of the powerful Hogan family, and a repeated target of anti-corruption investigators -- soon will cease to exist in its current form.

LTL news: Teamsters exec says New Penn may be merged into YRC Worldwide

TDU — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:16:36 -0500

August 19, 2009: A letter from Tyson Johnson, co-chairman of the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Subcommittee (TNFINC) to Teamsters members of New Penn, a regional LTL subsidiary of YRC Worldwide (YRCW), suggested that YRCW plans to merge New Penn into YRCW.

Closure Threat: New Penn Re-Vote

TDU — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:06:30 -0500

August 18, 2009: With an open threat to close New Penn—YRCW’s most successful unit—Teamsters will be re-voting on the concessions package that they rejected two weeks ago by a vote of 726-463.

LDNews: New Penn Teamsters reject deal

TDU — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:13:55 -0500

August 14, 2009: Union members who work for New Penn Motor Express rejected a modified labor agreement with YRC Worldwide Inc., New Penn's parent company, and will be asked to reconsider, according to multiple sources.

A Deeper Look at Local 726: Not Pretty

TDU — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:18:49 -0500

August 10, 2009: Take a peek inside the investigative reports on Teamsters Local 726 leaders -- who were stripped of their posts recently amid allegations of financial mismanagement -- and there's pretty stunning material.

YRCW Concession Vote Results

TDU — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:50:55 -0500

August 7, 2009: The members have spoken. In the large voting unit, YRC and Holland Teamsters approved the concessions with a 58% yes vote: 12,923 Yes, 9,153 No.

I.R.B. Charges Local 726 Officers, Recommends Trusteeship

TDU — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:36:09 -0500

August 3, 2009: The reins of Teamsters Local 726 -- which represents numerous blue-collar workers with Chicago city government -- were seized Monday by the group's parent union, which stripped leaders of their posts amid allegations of financial mismanagement.

YRC Withdrawal Could Hurt Early Retirement

TDU — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:46:01 -0500

July 29, 2009: The proposed temporary withdrawal by YRC from all Teamster pension funds could have a serious impact on some Teamsters in the West.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Local 886 Violated the Law When Dropping Grievance

TDU — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:22:50 -0500

July 28, 2009: An International Brotherhood of Teamsters local violated federal labor law when a union steward told a United Parcel Service Inc. employee in the presence of other employees that the union dropped his grievances because he had run against an incumbent in a union election and because the company did not like him, the National Labor Relations Board held July 24 (Teamsters Local 886 (United Parcel Serv. Inc.)

BNA Daily Labor Report: Keegel Says Government Must Help Pensions

TDU — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:11:00 -0500

July 24, 2009: ANAHEIM, Calif.—Most employers' defined benefit pension plans are in trouble and need government help, C. Thomas Keegel, general secretary-treasurer of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters said July 22.

YRC Backtracks on Giving away More Teamster Work

TDU — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:42:30 -0500

July 22, 2009: Yellow Roadway CEO Bill Zollars put his foot so far down his throat that he gagged on his shoe, and had to apologize for a press release bragging that he would subcontract out more Teamster work.

ABF Freight Loses $15 Million

TDU — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:52:06 -0500

July 22, 2009: Less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System lost $15.4 million in the second quarter, the company said July 21, on steep declines in volume and pricing in the trucking business.

NY Times: Conservative Organization Accused of Offering Help in a Labor Dispute

TDU — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:55:58 -0500

July 22, 2009: WASHINGTON — The American Conservative Union, which bills itself as the nation’s oldest conservative grass-roots lobbying organization, has found itself fending off charges that

Kansas City Business Journal: Nonunion YRC Employees Won’t Take Further Cuts

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:24:47 -0500

July 21, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc.’s nonunion employees probably won’t take further cuts if International Brotherhood of Teamsters workers approve another round of concessions, company Chairman and CEO Bill Zollars said.

The American Prospect: The Shipping Point

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:21:45 -0500

July 21, 2009: On May 14, Wal-Mart released its first-quarter financials for 2009 and announced that despite the recession -- or, perhaps, because of it -- business was booming.

Labor Notes: Mid-Term Concessions

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:19:09 -0500

July 21, 2009: Every day it’s front page news. Another company closes, big unions take concessions, municipal workers go on furlough.

Pension Q & A Lay-offs, YRC, and Pensions

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:44:07 -0500

July 21, 2009: Thousands of Teamsters are laid off or working less than full time. Now some 50,000 working and laid-off Teamsters at YRC are voting on an economic relief deal that would take them out of the Teamster pension plans for the next 18 months.

Where to Buy a Used Car in Texas

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:11:10 -0500

July 21, 2009: What does Tyson Johnson, the International Union freight director, based out of Dallas, have to say about concessions he just bargained for YRC Teamsters?

Freight Teamsters Speak Out on YRC Concessions

TDU — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:42:29 -0500

If this deal passes, what does it mean for the pension? Will Central States make changes to our benefits going forward? What does it mean for recent retirees or those who will go during the 18 months? What does it mean if YRC never makes another contribution? It’s these questions that need answers if we’re going to know the real deal on our vote.

NY Times: Dems Drop Card-Check from Free Choice Act

TDU — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:53:44 -0500

A half-dozen senators friendly to labor have decided to drop a central provision of a bill that would have made it easier to organize workers.

BNA Daily Labor Report: IBT, YRC Agree on Wage Cuts, Temporary Pension Suspension

TDU — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:08:03 -0500

July 16, 2009: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will begin mailing ballots July 17 to some 40,000 of its members employed by YRC Worldwide Inc.

YRC: Ballots Out Soon

TDU — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:42:01 -0500

July 14, 2009: The tentative deal with YRC contains an additional 5% wage cut, a reduction in H&W contributions, and an 18-month pension contribution termination period, as well as union proposals.

BNA Daily Labor Report: IBT, YRCW Reach Agreement

TDU — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:02:48 -0500

July 10, 2009: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has reached a tentative agreement with YRC Worldwide Inc.

New York Times: Bank Evaluates YRC Bond Deals

TDU — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:17:55 -0500

July 8, 2009: Struggling No. 1 U.S. trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc has asked investment bank Rothschild to evaluate potential bond exchanges as part of its restructuring plans, according to a source familiar with the matter.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Bakery Must Reinstate Striking Employees

TDU — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:48:42 -0500

July 7, 2009: A Bronx, N.Y., bakery whose 134 employees went on strike in August 2008 must reinstate them under the terms of their expired contract and pay them wages dating back to May 6, 2009

KC Business Journal: YRC Talks Will Resume Wednesday

TDU — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:00:43 -0500

July 6, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc. is set to resume face-to-face negotiations with its union on Wednesday as the two seek a way to help YRC maintain sufficient cash to continue operating.

Newsday: New York Teamster Faces Charges

TDU — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:27:19 -0500

July 6, 2009: When he served as president of Teamsters Local 282, based in Lake Success and representing private construction workers, Gary LaBarberawon praise for transforming the organization from a mob enterprise into "a model of union democracy," in the words of his lawyer, Bruce Maffeo.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Most Funds Keep 2008 Funding Status

TDU — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:05:01 -0500

July 6, 2009: More than two-thirds (68 percent) of calendar year multiemployer plans with funding problems severe enough to warrant their being in critical status—

YRC Bargaining to Resume Wednesday

TDU — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:17:49 -0500

July 6, 2009: The IBT and YRC will continue talks on Wednesday, July 8, when they consider a proposal to temporarily terminate YRC participation in Teamster pension plans for about 14 months.

Independence Day Ripoff

TDU — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:09:47 -0500

July 2, 2009: Do you think Hoffa will be working on Friday, July 3? Too many Teamsters will—and without premium pay.

960 AM Labor Report: SF Chronicle to Cut Union Jobs

TDU — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:17:15 -0500

June 29, 2009: If you read the San Francisco Chronicle, you might be interested to know that by the end of this month 200 union workers will be out of a job.

One Teamster’s Opinion: Now Is the Time for Action

TDU — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:47:23 -0500

June 26, 2009: The days are over of just paying our dues and not showing up at union meetings and just letting our leaders take care of our business.

Drivers Take Concessions at Star Tribune

TDU — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:25:24 -0500

June 25, 2009: It's been superseded by events, but since the settling of the drivers' contract dispute was the probable trigger for last night's announcement of the Strib's reorganization plan, here are a few details you didn't read in the daily:

Working Together for YRC Is a Two Way Street

TDU — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:20:12 -0500

June 25, 2009: While YRC Teamsters are discussing how to protect the company and Teamster jobs, some management people are showing a lack of concern for Teamster employees on layoff.

Workers Rally in 20 Cities to Stop Plant Closing

TDU — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:26:35 -0500

June 25, 2009: On Tuesday, workers and community supporters rallied in front of Wells Fargo banks in 20 cities across the country to stop the closing of Quad Cities Die-Casting in Moline, Ill.

YRC Wants to Modify Labor Agreements

TDU — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:12:17 -0500

June 25, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc., again seeking cost cuts, will start talks Monday to modify the labor agreement with its biggest union.

UPDATED: Freight Teamsters Are Making Their Voices Heard

TDU — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:40:11 -0500

June 24, 2009: Hundreds of freight Teamsters have contacted Teamsters for a Democratic Union to share their concerns and ideas about the proposed concessions with YRC.

Teamsters proposal would give YRC more operating cash

TDU — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:33:29 -0500

June 22, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc. may get more leeway from its major union, which would provide more operating cash.

Can Freight Teamsters Be a Force for Change?

TDU — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:16:56 -0500

June 19, 2009: Hundreds of freight Teamsters have contacted TDU during the YRC concession crisis.

Boston Goon Squad Update

TDU — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:45:50 -0500

June 18, 2009: The assault on Local 82 members and their seniority rights continues.

YRC has pension fund deal, new credit amendment

TDU — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:47:36 -0500

June 18, 2009: CEO Zollars said of the U.S. economy that "it looks like things have stabilized," but added that a return to growth was not likely this year.

Central States Financial Update Available

TDU — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:43:19 -0500

June 12, 2009: The first-quarter 2009 Financial and Analytical Report on the Central States Pension Fund is finally out; it details the fund’s problems due to the stock market collapse.

Campaign Against Rival Could Haunt FedEx

TDU — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:11:23 -0500

June 10, 2009: The word bailout has gone from descriptive to derogatory. In a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign introduced Tuesday, FedEx objected to legislation that would make it easier to unionize the company by accusing its rival, United Parcel Service, of taking a government bailout.

FedEx Readies Campaign Against UPS Over Labor Bill

TDU — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:09:09 -0500

June 09, 2009: NEW YORK -- FedEx Corp. is set to launch a multimillion dollar marketing campaign on Tuesday against chief rival UPS Inc., arguing the world's largest shipping carrier is the driving force behind a bill that would make it easier for FedEx workers to unionize.

Oppose Ferro to head FMCSA

TDU — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:52:02 -0500

June 08, 2009: WASHINGTON — Trucking interests Friday took traditional partisan stances over the nomination of Anne S. Ferro to be the next administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Star Tribune Workers Fire Back

TDU — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:09:41 -0500

June 05, 2009: Star Tribune management and strike-ready drivers continue to square off, both at the negotiating table and in bankruptcy court. Barring a agreement, a Strib brief defending its request to abrogate the drivers' contract is due Friday, with a court hearing next Tuesday.

Allied Canada Wants Concessions

TDU — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:36:28 -0500

June 4, 2009: Allied Canada is pushing for concessions from Teamsters.

FedEx Taking $1.2 Billion in Charges

TDU — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:17:28 -0500

June 04, 2009: FedEx will take some $1.2 billion in charges against its fiscal fourth quarter earnings, including charges against its purchased Kinko’s and Watkins Motor Lines businesses, the company announced Wednesday.

Active Takes Over Jack Cooper

TDU — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:32:18 -0500

May 29, 2009: Jack Cooper Teamsters got a new boss in May, when Active Acquisitions bought a majority stake in Jack Cooper Transport.

Local 743: Members Organize for Respect on the Job

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:58:22 -0500

June 3, 2009: New leadership is getting the rank-and-file involved to win a strong contract. Members are making their voices heard.

Will Star Tribune Teamsters Strike?

TDU — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:43:23 -0500

May 19, 2009: Since its Jan. 15 bankruptcy filing, the Star Tribune has forced five unions to fork over $9 million in annual concessions, plus pension freezes, with nary a labor stoppage.

Journal of Commerce: ABF Hungry for Freight

TDU — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:41:14 -0500

May 19, 2009: The trucking industry will have to see a significant freight volume increase before beleaguered carriers return to profitability, a leading trucking executive says.

Journal of Commerce: CEO Says YRC on the Road to Profit

TDU — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:32:36 -0500

May 19, 2009: The top executive of troubled trucking giant YRC Worldwide challenged investment analysts and predicted his company would be profitable again by the end of third quarter.

YRC to Apply for Federal Bailout

TDU — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:15:09 -0500

May 15, 2009: YRC announced they will apply for federal bailout money, possibly as soon as today, citing their pension costs as a factor.

YRC to Close More Terminals

TDU — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:21:21 -0500

May 14, 2009: YRC has proposed a new Change of Operations to be heard by the union committee the week of June 1.

Journal of Commerce: Potter Takes Over Port Division

TDU — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:11:59 -0500

May 13, 2009: New Jersey Teamsters officer Fred Potter has been named director of the union's port division, which has been attempting to organize harbor truck drivers at U.S. seaports.

Freight Drivers Ask: Why No Freight Contract Books?

TDU — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:40:16 -0500

May 6, 2009: It’s been 15 months since the National Master Freight Agreement was ratified. But the International Union still has failed to produce copies of the contract for members.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Jury Convicts Ex-Chicago Officials of Stolen Elections

TDU — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:42:36 -0500

May 5, 2009: A federal jury May 1 in Chicago handed down guilty verdicts against the former president of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 743 and two former officers charged with labor fraud and theft in connection with a union election rigging scheme (United States v. Lopez, N.D. Ill., No. 07-580, jury verdict 5/1/09).

Jury Finds Ex-Officials Guilty of Stealing Elections

TDU — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:36:51 -0500

May 1, 2009: A Chicago jury has found former Local 743 President Richard Lopez and two other ex-officials guilty of a scheme to steal Local 743 elections.

ABF Change: Harbinger of YRC Unit Acquisition?

TDU — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:36:46 -0500

May 1, 2009: ABF Freight System is planning to close Teamsters' road board operations in six locales. It says it is doing this because of declining freight volumes and to consolidate operations.

Central States Fund Sets Up YRC Review Committee

TDU — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:06:53 -0500

April 30, 2009: The Central States Pension Fund has convened a “Pension Fund Review Committee” to analyze information and to advise funds regarding YRC’s proposal to put up real estate as collateral while deferring payment of pension moneys to the funds until 2010.

ABF Consolidation: Change of Operations

TDU — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:28:54 -0500

April 28, 2009: ABF is planning to close road boards in Erie, Pa, Cape Girardeau, Mo, Springfield, Ill, Jackson, Tenn, Pecos, Texas and Fletcher, NC, and open two new ones in Knoxville and Nashville Tennessee, in a change of operations designed to consolidate operations due to reduced freight volume.

President Obama's NLRB Appointments

TDU — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:00:53 -0500

April 27, 2009: The President has announced his intention to nominate two Members of the National Labor Relations Board.

Tell Labor Secretary Solis to Protect Whistleblowers

TDU — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:05:00 -0500

April 27, 2009: Attorney Paul Taylor of the Truckers’ Justice Center says that it is time to replace the appointees to the Administrative Review Board (ARB), and that Labor Secretary Hilda Solís should act quickly. You can help make it happen.

New Law: H&W for Laid-Off Workers

TDU — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:40:03 -0500

April 24, 2009: A part of the federal stimulus package that pays 65% of a laid-off worker’s health coverage cost can benefit thousands of laid-off Teamsters.

Local 17 Officers Cut Their Pay

TDU — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:14:56 -0500

April 24, 2009: Colorado Local 17 officers and business agents have all agreed to take a 10% pay cut.

ABF to buy carriers?

TDU — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:38:50 -0500

April 24, 2009: Few trucking companies have the financial artillery to seek and acquire rivals as demand falls and capacity-rich customers drive down rates, but Arkansas Best is one of them.

YRC’s Pension Deal Moves Along

TDU — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:20:46 -0500

April 22, 2009: YRC’s plan to defer making contractually-required payments on behalf of their employees to Teamster pension funds is moving forward.

Teamsters Battle to Save Jobs, Newspaper

TDU — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:47:04 -0500

April 21, 2009: The battle to save union contracts and conditions continues at the Minneapolis Star Tribune where the employer, which has filed for bankruptcy, is attempting to force union-busting

BNA Daily Labor Report: Teamsters Takes Over Houston-Based Local

TDU — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:28:49 -0500

April 21, 2009: International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James P. Hoffa April 15 imposed an emergency takeover of Teamsters Local 747, citing the Houston-based local's “failure to perform its duties” as bargaining agent for some 4,000 pilots at a dozen small passenger and cargo airlines.

Chitown Daily News: Chicago Officials Used Wedding Invites for Fraud

TDU — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:30:17 -0500

April 17, 2009: Teamster Mark Jones gave his wedding list to his boss thinking it would be used for fundraising in a local union election.

Transort Topics: Auto Haulers Could Be Added to Federal Auto Support Program

TDU — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:25:49 -0500

April 17, 2009: U.S. automakers said they are open to considering participation by auto haulers in the newly announced multibillion-dollar federal program aimed at stabilizing key parts suppliers.

Update: YRCW Backs Off Pension Claim

TDU — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:15:44 -0500

April 15, 2009: YRCW has issued a corrected memo backing off their claim that our union has agreed to a plan that would use real estate as collateral to Teamster pension funds to defer making pension contributions.

Victory: Chicago UPSers Stop Retiree Healthcare Hike

TDU — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:15:13 -0500

April 10, 2009: On April 9, a federal judge ordered UPS to reverse increases in retirees' healthcare payments in Chicago.

Chicago Election Rigged, Jury Told

TDU — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:51:22 -0500

April 8, 2009: Two former union officers and an organizer for Teamsters Local 743 rigged a union election in 2004 by diverting secret ballots to family members and friends who weren't authorized to vote, a federal prosecutor told a jury today as their trial began.

BNA Daily Labor Report: IBT Airlines Division Takes Over Cape Air Pilots' Local

TDU — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:49:12 -0500

April 2, 2009: The Airline Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters says it has removed one of its locals from bargaining with a small Massachusetts-based carrier because of “unacce

Read the International Union Financial Report

TDU — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:03:07 -0500

April 1, 2009: The LM-2 financial report for the International Union is now available. This report was filed with the U.S. Department of Labor on March 31, and covers the year 2008.

BNA Daily Labor Report: LaHood Wants New Mexican Truck Proposal

TDU — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:48:39 -0500

March 26, 2009: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to have a proposal developed to replace a now defunct Bush administration cross-border trucking program with Mexico by the time President O

BNA Daily Labor Report: Teamsters, Safety Advocates Challenge Hours of Service Rule

TDU — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:24:17 -0500

March 25, 2009: Several safety advocacy groups, along with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have filed a lawsuit in the U.S.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Fed Ex Threatens to Cancel Jet Order Over Pro-Union Bill

TDU — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:20:13 -0500

March 25, 2009: FedEx Corp is threatening to cancel the purchase of billions of dollars worth of new Boeing Co cargo planes if Congress passes a law that would make it easier for unions to organize

Kansas City Star: YRC Sues Former USF Holland President

TDU — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:21:26 -0500

March 24, 2009: YRC Worldwide Inc. has sued a former president of one of its carriers, seeking damages for allegedly using company secrets after joining a rival trucker.

Petition Drive Picks Up Steam

TDU — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:44:08 -0500

March 23, 2009: The national petition drive to make UPS create more full-time times is picking up steam.

Hoffa Appointment Means No Women on GEB

TDU — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:53:38 -0500

March 18, 2009: President Hoffa has named Brad Slawson, Sr. to replace the only woman on our union’s top leadership.

Pay for UPS CEO More Than Doubled in 2008

TDU — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:49:32 -0500

March 17, 2009: United Parcel Service Inc. boosted Chairman and CEO Scott Davis’ total compensation by 115 percent in 2008. This is the same year that UPS Teamsters got a 35 cent raise.

Local 439 Grocery Drivers Fight for Their Jobs

TDU — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:11:05 -0500

March 16, 2009: Teamsters in Northern California are fighting to save their jobs after Northern Distribution announced it will replace 45 Teamsters with nonunion drivers.

Teamster Movers Petition for a Strong Contract

TDU — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:57:08 -0500

March 11, 2009: More than 80 members packed the house at New York Local 814 on Monday. They were there to discuss proposed changes that would help New York movers win a strong contract.

Change Costs YRC Teamsters $10 Million

TDU — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:57:07 -0500

March 11, 2009: A change in the YRCW concession deal has just cost Teamster members $9.91 million.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Judge Dismisses Suit Against Organizing Drive at Cintas

TDU — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:35:33 -0500

March 11, 2009: A federal judge in New York March 9 dismissed Cintas Corp.'s racketeering and trademark infringement claims against UNITE HERE, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and their

BNA Daily Labor Report: AFL-CIO Approves More Unity Talks with Change to Win, NEA

TDU — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:27:56 -0600

March 5, 2009: The AFL-CIO Executive Council March 4 authorized AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney and some members of the smaller AFL-CIO Executive Committee to continue discussions with the unions of Change to Win and the National Education Association to attempt to unify the labor movement.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Teamsters Threaten to Strike Again at Oak Harbor

TDU — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:25:57 -0600

March 2, 2009: A move by Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc. to give workers returning from a 157-day strike a reduced benefits package and to suspend 13 workers on “suspicious grounds” could incite another strike by members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union announced Feb. 27.

Reddaway Wants 10% Cut Before Contract Done

TDU — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:19:41 -0600

February 27, 2009: Negotiations for a new contract for some 400 Teamsters at the Pacific Northwest terminals of USF Reddaway were not going smoothly, as of late February.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Teamsters Offer to Return to Work at Oak Harbor

TDU — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:27:53 -0600

February 13, 2009: International Brotherhood of Teamsters members who are on strike against Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc., an Auburn, Wash.-based trucking company, have made an unconditional offer to return to work and end the strike begun more than four months ago over alleged unfair labor practices by the company, the union announced Feb. 12.

Local 179 President Resigns in Scandal

TDU — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:42:17 -0600

February 19, 2009: Less than six weeks after taking office, the new principal officer of Local 179 has resigned in the wake of a corruption scandal.

Petition Drive for Full-Time Jobs at UPS

TDU — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:29:22 -0600

February 17, 2009: UPS is denying thousands of Teamsters full-time job opportunities—in violation of our union contract. Now, working Teamsters are getting together to do something about it.

Cut-Over, Utility Changes Now Available

TDU — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:59:08 -0600

February 13, 2009: The Cut-Over and Utility Changes of Operations at Yellow Roadway are now available for members to download and review.

Reuters: YRC Finalizes Credit Facility Amendment

TDU — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:21:28 -0600

February 12, 2009: The largest U.S. trucking company, YRC Worldwide Inc (YRCW.O), said on Thursday that it has finalized an amendment with its lenders on its credit facilities.

Union President Found Guilty of Hiring Bias

TDU — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:57:07 -0600

February 12, 2009: The former president of Pittsburgh Local 249 has been found guilty by the International Union of rewarding friends and punishing enemies in hiring drivers in the movie industry.

Business Journal: YRC Cuts Costs

TDU — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:52:00 -0600

February 12, 2009: Combining the Yellow and Roadway units, a process the company accelerated to hasten the expected $200 million in annual savings, also has cost YRC.

Judge Orders Severance for Star Tribune Workers

TDU — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:25:53 -0600

February 11, 2009: Forty-three former workers at the Minneapolis Star Tribune will get their full severance payments, with an outcry from union members playing a significant role in the outcome.

Chicago Workers on Tour after Factory Occupation

TDU — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:00:38 -0600

February 10, 2009: The Chicago window and door workers who took over their factory and inspired workers across the United States are on tour to tell their story.

IBC Emerges from Bankruptcy

TDU — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:25:42 -0600

February 9, 2009: Interstate Bakeries Corp. Feb. 3 emerged from bankruptcy under Chapter 11 after having reached revised labor agreements with the 423 union locals representing the company's unionized workforce (In re Interstate Bakeries Corp., Bankr. W.D. Mo., No. 04-45814-JWV, confirmation effective 2/3/09).

BNA Daily Labor Report: Giant Rat Is Free Speech

TDU — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:18:26 -0600

February 9, 2009: A Lawrence Township, N.J., ordinance that was applied to prohibit a union from displaying a 10-foot tall balloon in the shape of a rat as part of a labor protest on a public side

YRC to Shed More Terminals

TDU — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:09:45 -0600

February 6, 2009: In a conference call on February 2 with stock analysts and investors, YRCW CEO Bill Zollars stated that more terminals will be closed following the merger now in progress.

Members Spread the Word with Convoy

TDU — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:01:43 -0600

Concerned Teamsters are hitting the road with the latest issue of Convoy Dispatch and getting the word out about how we can turn our union around.

Former Chicago Teamster Indicted for Drug Deals

TDU — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:21:17 -0600

February 4, 2009: Robert Walston, former president of Local 743, has been charged with conspiracy and drug dealing in connection with the purchase and distribution of 80 kilograms of cocaine.

YRC Merger Bids to Start

TDU — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:21:38 -0600

February 2, 2009: Thousands of YRC Teamsters will soon be bidding on new jobs, with some 5000 moving to new terminals.

Chicago Teamsters Fight for Retirees

TDU — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:06:01 -0600

January 30, 2009: Chicago Local 705 UPS retirees are mad as hell, and they’re doing something about it.

Viewpoint: Reunifying the Labor Movement

TDU — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:50:54 -0600

January 30, 2009: Four years ago, U.S. unions split into two federations. Now they’re talking about getting back together.

Members Turn Out to Save Local 896

TDU — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:03:04 -0600

January 30, 2009: James Santangelo came to the Local 896 meeting trying to sell a merger with his own local, but his sales pitch fell flat.

Manpower Turns Away 44-Year Pressman

TDU — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:39:33 -0600

January 29, 2009: When Teamsters found out their jobs were going to be outsourced at the San Francisco Chronicle, the paper told them to re-apply at the new facility.

Reuters: ABF Sees 4th Quarter Losses, Will Cut Jobs

TDU — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:34:23 -0600

January 29, 2009: US trucking company Arkansas Best Corp (ABFS.O) swung to a surprise fourth-quarter loss and said it slashed about 1,100 jobs in the period as the US recession brought "unprec

YRC Teamster Dues Go Down

TDU — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:52:24 -0600

January 28, 2009: The International Union has directed locals to reduce the dues of YRC Teamsters by $6 per month to take account of the pay cut which went into effect retroactively to January 1.

YRC Merger Hearing Wrapping Up

TDU — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:47:13 -0600

January 28, 2009: The change of operations hearing in Dallas regarding issues of jobs and seniority in the Yellow-Roadway merger finished three of four regions by Wednesday afternoon.

Beth Zollars Is Upset

TDU — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:00:46 -0600

January 28, 2009: Beth Zollars, the wife of YRCW CEO Bill Zollars, is upset. Not over the thousands of layoffs or the pay cuts at YRC.

YRC Merger Hearing Continues

TDU — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:08:03 -0600

January 27, 2009: The change of operations hearing in Dallas to allocate jobs and seniority in the Yellow-Roadway merger will continue for at least a third day.

Local 174 Surrenders $1 Million in Back Pay to Save 22.3 Jobs

TDU — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:54:27 -0600

January 29, 2009: Our union’s failure to enforce the Article 22.3 full-time jobs provision of the contract has forced Seattle Local 174 members to make a devil’s choice: your money or your jobs

Texas Full-Time Jobs Massacre

TDU — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:54:22 -0600

January 29, 2008: UPS management is moving to eliminate every Article 22.3 job at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport—the single largest cut since UPS started slashing full-time jobs last year.

The Dangers of Truck Driving

TDU — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:42:46 -0600

January 27, 2009: Truck driving is among the most dangerous and stressful occupations, as this disturbing video illustrates.

BNA Daily Labor Report: $2.4 Million Penalty in Sex Discrimination Case

TDU — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:45:14 -0600

January 26, 2009: A federal district court in Ohio Jan.

Solis Deflects Questions On Card-Check, Right-to-Work

TDU — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:16:01 -0600

January 21, 2009: Secretary of Labor-designate Rep.

Diesel Exposure May Increase Cancer Risk For Drivers, Dockworkers

TDU — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:06:14 -0600

January 21, 2009: Truck drivers and dockworkers routinely exposed to diesel and other vehicle exhaust have an increased risk of dying from lung cancer, and the risk increases the longer a worker st

Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story

TDU — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:38:50 -0600

Diana Kilmury went from being the first woman heavy equipment operator in British Columbia Local 213, to the first woman Vice President of the Teamsters Union.

Ron Carey Memorial Meeting

TDU — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:50:14 -0600

Celebrate the life and work of Ron Carey, Saturday, February 28 in New York.

BLET VP Embezzled Members Money

TDU — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:39:06 -0600

January 20, 2009: The second BLET officer in two years has been charged with embezzling union funds.

Avista Has Only Itself To Blame In 'Strib' Bankruptcy

TDU — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:58:39 -0600

January 19, 2009: Avista Capital Partners says slumping revenue in a brutal climate for newspapers everywhere forced the bankruptcy of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune -- but media economist Robert Pic

Avista Tells Unions: ‘Take a Hike’

TDU — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:14:50 -0600

January 12, 2008: Unions at the Star Tribune have been given the royal brush-off by the company which has refused to negotiate seriously, setting the stage for the company to file for bankruptcy.

How the Employee Free Choice Act Would Help Our Union Organize

TDU — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:22:12 -0600

January 20, 2009: Workers who try to join our union get threatened and sometimes even fired by employers who want to stay union-free.

Expensive Inauguration Trips

TDU — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:09:23 -0600

January 16, 2008: James Hoffa sent a memo to all local unions offering their officers the opportunity to get hotel rooms for the Presidential Inauguration, at local union expense.

New York Times: Labor Calls for Unity After Years of Division

TDU — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:54:03 -0600

January 8, 2008: The presidents of 12 of the nation’s largest labor unions called Wednesday for reuniting the American labor movement, which split apart three and a half years ago when seven unio

Traffic World: Trans-Texas Corridor Scrapped

TDU — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:16:49 -0600

January 7, 2009: The Trans-Texas Corridor, a massive highway, rail and pipeline project, is road kill.

Traffic World: FedEx Hits Reverse

TDU — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:55:50 -0600

January 2, 2008: For the first time in its 35-year history, FedEx is getting smaller.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Freight Vote Count Extended

TDU — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:24:02 -0600

December 31, 2008: In light of YRC Worldwide Inc.'s change in plans that could provide long-term viability for the company, members of International Brotherhood of Teamsters locals representing

Yellow Roadway's Other Proposed Change

TDU — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:14:07 -0600

December 30, 2008: Yellow Roadway management has given the union a second proposal, as part of its mega change of operations to blend Roadway and Yellow.

Yellow Roadway Change of Ops

TDU — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:17:23 -0600

December 24, 2008: Read and download the complete Yellow Roadway proposed mega Change of Operations.

Take Action to Support Oak Harbor Strikers

TDU — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:54:09 -0600

December 19, 2008: The federal bailout money was supposed to get our economy back on track. So why is it going to pay for union-busting at Oak Harbor Freight?

San Francisco Chronicle: Happy Holidays for Laundry Workers—Back Wages

TDU — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:25:54 -0600

December 19, 2008: Five years after filing suit against her employer for failing to pay wages mandated by Hayward's living wage law, a former laundry worker in San Leandro opened an envelope Th

Members Stop UPS Freight from Stealing Christmas

TDU — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:11:41 -0600

December 17, 2008: UPS Freight tried to steal Christmas from 12,000 Teamsters. That won’t happen thanks to union action.

The Nation: A Teamster Apart

TDU — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:44:12 -0600

December 16, 2008: The rise and fall of Teamster reformer Ron Carey, who died December 11, is still a much contested tale.

Las Vegas Sun: Reform Slate Ousts Teamsters Officials Accused of Sweetheart Deals

TDU — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:16:57 -0600

December 15, 2008: A long-troubled Teamsters local has elected a leadership slate of reformers, throwing out incumbents accused of steering nonunion work to preferred companies in exchange for favo

Teamsters Remember Ron Carey

TDU — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:37:28 -0600

Read remembrances of Teamster President Ron Carey by Teamster members who knew and worked with him.

Ron Carey: Visionary Teamster Leader Dies at 72

TDU — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:22:57 -0600

December 12, 2008: Ron Carey, a former UPS driver and Teamster president who set the standard for union leaders for courage and honesty and transformed the leadership of our union died yesterday at

Avista Demands Cuts at Star Tribune

TDU — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:52:09 -0600

December 12, 2008: Avista has launched a new assault on the unions at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, demanding the unions agree to the union-busting conditions by early January.

Central States Fund Down $9.8 Billion

TDU — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:04:50 -0600

December 11, 2008: The Central States Pension Fund has lost $9.8 billion in assets during 2008, according to a report from CSPF Director Thomas Nyhan.

How Did We Get to This Point?

TDU — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:27:34 -0600

December 9, 2008: Ballots are out and YRCW Teamsters are voting on concessions under the threat of the company going into bankruptcy. How did we get to this point?

Freight Teamsters Will Have Observers at the Vote Count

TDU — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:41:53 -0600

TDU is providing freight Teamsters with up-to-date news and analysis about concessions at Yellow Roadway.

Bloomberg: Con-way Cuts 1,450 Jobs

TDU — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:44:54 -0600

December 9, 2008: Con-way Inc., the second-largest U.S. trucking company, slashed its 2008 earnings forecast to as much as 20 percent less than analysts’ average estimate and cut 1,450 jobs as freight volumes fell.

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