Freight

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.

ABF Teamsters Say No

TDU — Sat, 29 May 2010 12:15:24 -0500

June 1, 2010: ABF Teamsters have rejected the proposed 15percent wage cut, by a vote of 3,764 to 2,936.

Time to Take on Subcontracting at UPS Freight

TDU — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:04:49 -0600

February 26, 2010: UPS Freight Teamsters have filed over 40 national grievances to close the loophole on subcontracting at UPS Freight.

Will the IBT take action to protect Teamster jobs?

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.

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.

ABF Concession Negotiations?

TDU — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:23:28 -0600

December 7, 2009: VP Kemp said they’re happening. Tyson Johnson denied it. Who do we believe?

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.

The Future of Our Union in Freight

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:32:11 -0500

July 21, 2009: Some 50,000 freight Teamsters have been forced to make a terrible choice, thanks to a decade of misleadership at the top of our union.

Freight Teamsters Ask: Why No Contract Books?

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:03:26 -0500

May 22, 2009: It’s been 16 months since the National Master Freight Agreement was ratified. But the International Union still has failed to produce copies of the contract for members.

YRC Teamsters Have Done Our Part

TDU — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:39:29 -0500

April 16, 2009: The YRC merger is a fact of life now for 35,000 freight Teamsters.

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.

Freight Teamsters Building A Movement for Change

TDU — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:49:58 -0600

March 2, 2009: Many freight Teamsters are concerned about the direction our union is headed in—and they’re getting organized to do something about it.

Teamsters Return to Work at Oak Harbor

TDU — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:23:12 -0600

March 2, 2009: Teamsters at Oak Harbor are returning to work after standing strong on the picket lines, but the fight for a good contract continues.

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.

Strikers Turn Up the Heat at Oak Harbor

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:12:20 -0600

November 14, 2008: Oak Harbor Freight is refusing to bargain in good faith.

Striking Teamsters are turning up the heat and making the company pay.

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.

IBT Takes Control of Chicago Freight Talks

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:02:37 -0500

September 19, 2008: In an unprecedented move, in mid-September James Hoffa imposed International Union control over the bargaining of Local 705’s freight contract.

Freight Teamsters in New Era

TDU — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:10:56 -0500

June 20, 2008: This is going to be a year of change for freight Teamsters: whether we end up stronger or weaker depends on how we deal with the changes that are coming.

Chicago Freight Teamsters Take a Stand

TDU — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:05:56 -0500

June 26, 2008: By a vote of 281-15, freight Teamsters in Chicago Local 705 passed a strike authorization vote that gave their negotiating team a strong message to take back to the bargaining table.

Working Teamsters Say Keep Your Promises!

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:48:48 -0500

May 1, 2008: Freight and UPS Teamsters don't even have copies of their new contracts. But that isn't stopping management from trying to use the new contract language to their advantage.

Roadway, Yellow, Holland Push Changes of Operation

TDU — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:36:44 -0500

May 1, 2008: Roadway, Yellow and Holland have all submitted changes of operations that mark the beginning of the new “utility driver” model.

Our Union’s Future in Freight Is Up to Us

TDU — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:38:23 -0600

February 21, 2008: Die-hard Freight Teamsters swallowed a bitter pill when the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) was approved by a two-to-one margin.

Downsizing Teamster Standards in a Growth Industry

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:12:45 -0600

January 10, 2008: The International Union is selling the concessionary freight contract by lecturing members about the threat of nonunion competition.

Freight Contract: Too Many Givebacks

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:07:02 -0600

January 10, 2008: The proposed tentative National Master Freight Agreement is headed for a vote.

DHL Pushes for Concessions, Members Push Back

store — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:29:26 -0500

October 17, 2007: National negotiations between the International Union and DHL opened in October in Arizona.

UPS Freight Indianapolis Contract

store — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:29:25 -0500

October 10, 2007: On Oct. 7, UPS Freight workers at the Indianapolis terminal voted 107-1 to approve a new contract that will last six years, until Aug. 1, 2013.

Teamster Freight Proposals

store — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:29:24 -0500

October 4, 2007: Negotiations for the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA), and all the regional supplements have begun in Arizona.

DHL Fires Stewards

TDU — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:41:33 -0500

September 24, 2007: As the rank and file campaign for a good DHL contract heats up, DHL management has responded by firing two stewards in Pittsburgh.

Hours of Service: One Year Delay?

TDU — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:29:24 -0500

September 21, 2007: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has asked for a one-year stay of the Court of Appeals decision striking down two aspects of the Hours of Service regulations.

Congressman Says FMCSA Too Easy on Repeat Safety Offenders

store — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:22:22 -0500

September 17, 2007: By Kevin Jones: The federal government is not being tough enough on trucking companies that are violating safety laws, says Rep.

Freight: Gains Not Givebacks

TDU — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:49:26 -0500

August 23, 2007: We’re overdue for important contract improvements in wages, benefits and job protections.

DHL Teamsters Unite for a Good Contract

TDU — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:49:23 -0500

August 23, 2007: DHL Teamsters are organizing nationally to defend the National Master Freight Agreement and win a good contract for all DHL Teamsters.

Is Hoffa Giving Up On Our Master Contracts?

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:47:39 -0500

July 12, 2007: Master contracts are the foundation of our union’s power. Will Hoffa let that foundation crumble? And what can concerned Teamsters do about it?

Save Our Pensions

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:41:45 -0500

July 12, 2007: In June ABF CEO Bob Davidson circulated a letter to all Teamster employees saying that members should dump their Teamster pensions for a company 401(k).

NFMA Wage Scale: Time To End Tiered Wage

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:21:36 -0500

June 8, 2007: Thousands of Teamsters are working under the national freight agreement at wages that are at or below nonunion scale.

Time To Get Ready for the '08 Freight Contract

TDU — Fri, 11 May 2007 05:38:26 -0500

May 9, 2007: Teamsters in the Freight Division are determined not to be ignored in the upcoming bargaining. It is time for the voices of the members and locals to be heard.

Get It Straight at UPS Freight

TDU — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:13:55 -0600

February 27, 2007: Bargaining is underway at UPS Freight, formerly Overnite. Nothing less than the future of Teamster Power in trucking is on the line.

Standing up for Good Union Jobs

TDU — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:20:24 -0600

February 2, 2012: A bad economy. A presidential election. All eyes are on good jobs and how to create them.

The Teamsters Union can stand up for good jobs—starting right in our own contracts.

It’s a presidential year and all eyes are on the economy, good jobs and how to create them.

ABF Teamsters Speak Out: ‘No Concessions in 2013!’

TDU — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:08:29 -0600

February 2, 2012: The National Master Freight Agreement expires a little more than a year from now.

It’s time to get ready—or we will regret it later.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Note from Sandy Pope

TDU — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:08:20 -0600

November 7, 2011: Our team has worked hard all year to win this election and rebuild our union’s power—and we’re not through yet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rebuilding Our Power in Freight

TDU — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:01:01 -0500

September 15, 2011: Freight Teamsters know Hoffa has shown no real muscle or stomach for defending our jobs or our future. There is no leadership and there is no plan.

YRC Directors First Move: Hike Their Own Pay

TDU — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:54:06 -0500

September 15, 2011: YRC Teamsters are outraged at the 50 percent pay raise for YRC Directors.

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.

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.

Deadlock: ABF Wants to Replace Road Drivers

TDU — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:29:20 -0500

August 31, 2011: The freight national change of operations committee yesterday deadlocked over ABF’s proposed change, so it will not be put into effect at this time.

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.

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.

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 Update: China Dealings, Welch Salary, and “Roots”

TDU — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:20:46 -0500

July 26, 2011: Here are two articles regarding the direction YRC may be headed, and its new CEO.

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.

ABF in Court

TDU — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:46:35 -0500

July 15, 2011: On July 6, ABF won a round in their court battle to win concessions equal to those given to YRC, but they are still not expected to prevail in the lawsuit.

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.

Zollars to Retire—Again

TDU — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:27:04 -0500

June 29, 2011: Tyson Johnson made a special announcement at the Teamster Convention—Bill Zollars is supposed to retire from YRC.

YRC Continues Theft of Clerical Jobs

TDU — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:32:02 -0500

June 15, 2011: YRC continues to steal Teamster clerical jobs, by off-shoring them to Asia, shifting billing work to dock workers, and moving work out of bargaining units with a shell game. Meanwhile, the Hoffa administration is too busy patting themselves on the back to protect Teamster jobs.

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.

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.

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?

Q&A on YRC Pension Cuts

TDU — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:38:29 -0500

May 20, 2011: Thousands of YRC Teamsters have questions about the future of their benefits.

Don't Just Get Mad. Get Even

TDU — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:31:53 -0500

May 20, 2011: Freight Teamsters continue to face an uncertain future.

IBT Must Extend the YRC “Leave of Absence” Rule

TDU — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:09:12 -0500

May 12, 2011: In less than three weeks hundreds, if not thousands, of YRC Teamsters will lose their right to a leave of absence, unless the Teamster Freight Division takes action to stop this injustice.

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.

“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.

IBT Approves YRC Change of Operations

TDU — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:15:39 -0500

April 22, 2011: YRC will be implementing another change of operations, affecting some 300 Teamsters, as they consolidate terminals and tweak operations.

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.

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.

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.

Central States Slashes Pensions for YRCW Teamsters

TDU — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:15:27 -0500

March 25, 2011: Central States is totally eliminating early retirement for YRC Teamsters and dropping them into the rock bottom plan.

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

TDU — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:50:27 -0500

March 25, 2011: Freight Teamsters are angry. Some have given up hope. Others want to know “what can we do?”

Central States Slashes Pensions for YRCW Teamsters

TDU — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:47:57 -0500

March 23, 2011: The Central States Pension Fund made it official today—they slashed the pensions of YRCW Teamsters by putting them on the “default schedule.” The news is going to hit YRC Teamsters hard.

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.

Will Central States Kick YRCW Teamsters to the Curb?

TDU — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:17:29 -0500

March 18, 2011: There are disturbing reports coming out of the Central States Pension Fund regarding the pensions of YRC and Holland Teamsters. Will they be put on the “default schedule,” which would eliminate all adjustable benefits, 25- and 30-and out?

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.

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.

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.

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).

YRCW Updates

TDU — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:33:43 -0600

Central States: No Retirement till Age 57

TDU — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:38:36 -0600

January 20, 2011: The Central States Pension Fund will totally eliminate retirement before age 57, effective July 1.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Western Freight Retiree Health Care Clobbered

TDU — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:21:52 -0600

December 20, 2010: Freight Teamsters have gotten little but bad news from their employers and from the Hoffa administration.

YRC Trying to Tear Up the Contract

TDU — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:29:23 -0600

December 20, 2010: YRC thinks our union will take pretty much anything management wants.

But members are pushing back.

YRC Teamsters Still in the Dark about Pension Credits

TDU — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:24:35 -0600

December 20, 2010: YRC Teamsters were asked to vote for massive concessions for nearly five years, and were offered one benefit: resumption of pension credits, at a smaller contribution rate.

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.

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.

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.

YRC Uses New Deal to Slash Chicago Jobs

TDU — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:54:48 -0600

Updated November 22, 2010: YRC local management wasted no time abusing the newly ratified agreement at the barns. At Chicago Heights, they laid off some 50 Local 705 drivers.

YRC Tries to Abuse New Agreement

TDU — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:53:42 -0600

November 19, 2010: YRC local management wasted no time scurrying to implement the newly ratified agreement at the barns, and in ways that destroy long-standing practices.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hoffa's Record In Freight

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:42:25 -0500

In 2003, Hoffa boasted, “Today we have restored Teamster pride. We have restored Teamster power....”

What's his real record in freight?

YRCW Concession Vote

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:52:41 -0500

September 28, 2010: As we go to press, local union officials from freight locals are meeting to hear the tentative agreement that the International Union has reached with YRCW.

Pensions in Danger

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:39:47 -0500

September 28, 2010: Hoffa promised to strengthen our pensions.

Weak Enforcement

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:32:45 -0500

September 28, 2010: It’s not enough that YRC Teamsters gave up wages and pension contributions.

Growth Industry, Shrinking Union

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:28:30 -0500

September 28, 2010: Our ranks in freight are a third the size of what they were when Hoffa took over.

A Substandard Deal at UPS Freight

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:24:13 -0500

September 28, 2010: “We were committed to providing the best contract we could for these workers and we have achieved that.”

UPS Freight National Grievance Panel: Subcontracting Out Our Work Remains Issue

TDU — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:55:48 -0500

September 28, 2010: The next meeting of the UPS Freight national grievance panel will be in San Diego on Oct. 13-15.

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.

New YRCW Concession Proposal

TDU — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:08:38 -0500

September 24, 2010: On September 29, local union officials from freight locals will meet in Dallas where the International will outline the tentative agreement which the International Union has reached with YRCW.

$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.

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.

International Proposes a 3rd Round of YRC Concessions

TDU — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:03:15 -0500

Updated September 10, 2010: The Hoffa administration will again ask YRCW Teamsters to vote to approve concessions, provided that YRCW management agrees to certain terms.

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.

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.

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.

YRC Kills the Radios for Three-Million-Milers

TDU — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:02:20 -0500

August 11, 2010: In a move that can only be called petty and mean, YRC management in the Southeast has ordered some of their best road drivers to remove their AM-FM radios from their assigned tractors.

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.

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: 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.

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.

Freight Teamsters and the Pension Divide

TDU — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:22:39 -0500

July 1, 2010: The biggest factor at the present time in the pension divide is the threat to the pensions earned by Teamsters at YRC—our union’s largest employer of freight Teamsters, and the la

Freight Teamsters and The Pension Divide

TDU — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:22:39 -0500

July 1, 2010: The biggest factor at the present time in the pension divide is the threat to the pensions earned by Teamsters at YRC—our union’s largest employer of freight Teamsters, and the largest contributor to the Central States Fund.

Will the real Freight Teamster leaders please stand up

TDU — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:26:08 -0500

July 1, 2010: James Hoffa came into office promising freight Teamsters he would “Restore the Power.” A decade later, what he has delivered is a power outage.

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: 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.

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.

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.

Enforce Article 5.6 of the NMFA Overtime Hours May Mean Recall on Jobs

TDU — Sat, 29 May 2010 12:05:47 -0500

June 1, 2010: Freight levels are improving and overall work hours are on the rise.

UPS Freight National Panel Set for June 9-11 Subcontracting Still on the Table

TDU — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:57:00 -0500

June 1, 2010: Teamster representatives will meet with UPS Freight management in Providence, Rhode Island for the quarterly national panel on June 9-11.

Will YRC Teamsters Re-Enter Pension Plans?

TDU — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:44:43 -0500

June 1, 2010: The union and YRC are in talks to let the company re-enter Teamster pension funds at greatly reduced rates.

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.

ABF Local by Local Vote Count

TDU — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:37:36 -0500

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.

ABF TEAMSTERS VOTE NO ON CONCESSIONS

TDU — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:18:36 -0500

May 24, 2010: ABF Teamsters have rejected the proposed 15% wage cut, by a vote of 3,764 to 2,936, according to reports from observers at the vote count.

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.

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.

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.

ABF Teamsters Speak Out

TDU — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:04:58 -0500

UPDATED May 20, 2010: Ballots are in the mail for proposed concessions at ABF, and members are speaking out. Here’s what some of them are saying.

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.

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.

ABF Teamsters to Vote on 15% Cut

TDU — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:15:23 -0500

April 20, 2010: As expected, the International Union is recommending that ABF Teamsters ratify a 15 percent wage cut. No changes in Teamster benefits are part of the proposal.

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: 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).

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.

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.

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.

YRC Management Claims They Can Impose Concessions Without A Vote

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:02:19 -0500

April 2, 2010: On March 16 YRC filed its annual 10-K report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Victory on YRC Excess Overtime

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:00:16 -0500

April 2, 2010: Sometimes shining a light on injustice wins a quick victory.

Reddaway: Still No Concession Contract

TDU — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:57:30 -0500

April 2, 2010: YRC’s Reddaway regional subsidiary still has not been able to impose concessions on the Oregon and Washington locals, which have a regional contract.

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

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.

ABF Concessions: What Protections for Teamsters?

TDU — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:27:07 -0500

March 19, 2010: The International Union held a conference call on March 18 to inform ABF members that a vote on concessions is likely coming down the pike.

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.

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.

ABF Concession Vote Coming?

TDU — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:22:43 -0500

March 15, 2010: The International Union issued a bulletin dated March 12 informing ABF Teamsters that the union is considering entering concession bargaining to give the company relief. The IBT reports that ABF had an operating loss of $100 million in 2009.

YRCW Claims Relief from Calling Back Laid Off Teamsters

TDU — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:56:07 -0500

March 15, 2010: A memo from the YRCW VP for Labor Relations claims that the corporation has obtained a new union concession regarding the contract clause requiring the recall of laid-off Teamsters when excess overtime is worked.

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.

Brokers Take Union Work in Sacramento

TDU — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:10:42 -0600

By David Loyd, UPS Freight, Local 150, Sacramento, Calif.

We here in the South Sacramento service center need to be added to the report on UPS Freight subcontracting. In the past seven months we have lost 10 road jobs.

Enforcing the UPS Freight Contract

TDU — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:54:42 -0600

February 26, 2010: As the January Teamster Voice reported, subcontracting is a big issue at UPS Freight. But it’s not the only issue.

Will YRC Pension Contributions Resume in 2011?

TDU — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:35:15 -0600

February 26, 2010: YRC Teamsters—except in Chicago Local 710—have approved concessions that terminate participation in our pension plans until the end of this year, but resume on January 1.

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.

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 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.

Chicago YRC Teamsters Vote Again on Concessions

TDU — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:28:55 -0600

January 21, 2010: Chicago YRC Teamsters in Local 705 are voting yet again on concessions; the mail ballots will be counted on January 30.

IBT Tells YRC Members that the Plan Is Working

TDU — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:21:45 -0600

January 8, 2010: The International Union held a YRC members conference call yesterday to congratulate themselves and to thank members for their sacrifices to keep YRC rolling. IBT Freight Director Tyson Johnson also stated that he expects Chicago Teamsters to take a 5% pay cut by February 1.

IBT Sets "Tele-Town Hall" for YRC Teamsters

TDU — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:30:02 -0600

January 5, 2010: The International Freight Division is hosting a mass telephone conference call for YRC Teamsters on Thursday, Jan. 7.

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.

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.

YRC Reddaway Teamsters Reject Contract Offer

TDU — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:29:23 -0600

December 7, 2009:On Dec. 1, Reddaway Teamsters in Washington and Oregon narrowly rejected a proposed contract which the IBT and YRC agreed to.

Hoffa Abolishes Chicago Contracts

TDU — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:27:36 -0600

December 7, 2009: In an unprecedented power grab, Hoffa has claimed the authority to abolish the Chicago-area freight contracts, and imposed the National Master Freight Agreement on 2,000 Teamsters, most of whom work for YRC.

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.

New Threat: YRC May Close If Chicago Votes No

TDU — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:23:31 -0600

December 2, 2009: YRCW will close if 1500 Teamsters in Chicago don’t take a $1.16 per hour pay cut: that’s what IBT Freight Director Tyson Johnson and IBT vice president Pat Flynn have told the YRC Teamsters.

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.

IBT Denies ABF’s Claim of Concessions Talks

TDU — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:50:36 -0600

November 18, 2009. The International Union today issued a statement flatly denying ABF management’s claim that the company expects to “reach an agreement soon” on concessions similar to those that YRC got from the union.

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.

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.

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

Local 710’s “Vote My Way” Approach

TDU — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:43:04 -0500

October 7, 2009: Some 1,140 Chicago Local 710 YRC Teamsters are voting again on concessions that they rejected, but we haven’t found any Teamster yet who regards the voting method as legitimate.

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.

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.

Freight Teamsters Speak Out

TDU — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:31:40 -0500

Cuts at ABF?

New Penn Teamsters Approve Concessions

TDU — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:46:23 -0500

September 9, 2009: New Penn Teamsters voted by a 890-329 margin to approve YRCW’s concessions, after management and the International union threatened that they would lose their jobs if they once again said no.

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.

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.

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.

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.

“Vote Till You Get it Right”

TDU — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:51:06 -0500

August 14, 2009: New Penn Teamsters will be soon be re-voting on YRC concessions, after YRCW management and the Hoffa administration agreed upon a plan to threaten their jobs.

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.

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.

YRC Teamsters Vote Update

TDU — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:12:25 -0500

August 6, 2009: The vote count is proceeding among the approximately 27,200 YRC Teamsters who mailed in a ballot on proposed deep contract concessions.

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.

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.

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.

YRC Tentative Agreement: What’s In It?

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:23:39 -0500

The ballots for the YRC tentative went out in mid-July. YRC Teamsters face a huge decision, for themselves and their families, and for our union in the freight industry.

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

TDU — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:29:23 -0500

Working Teamsters are speaking out about the latest round of concessions at YRC and what it will take to save our union in freight.

Here’s what some of them had to say.

The Future of our Union in Freight

TDU — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:15:41 -0500

July 17, 2009: Nearly 50,000 freight Teamsters are being forced to make a terrible choice, thanks to a decade of misleadership at the top of our union.

YRC Tentative Agreement: What’s in It?

TDU — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:10:34 -0500

July 17, 2009: The ballots for the tentative agreement on economic concessions between the International Union and YRC are being mailed to some 50,000 Teamsters. They face a huge decision, for themselves and their families, and for our union in the freight industry.

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.

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.

YRC “Economic Relief Plan”

TDU — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:27:30 -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.

YRC Pension Deal Heading for Membership Vote

TDU — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:58:32 -0500

July 10, 2009: The tentative agreement between the International Union and YRC will soon be in the hands of some 45,000 working and laid-off YRC Teamsters.

Tentative Deal Reached at YRC

TDU — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:28:41 -0500

July 9, 2009: The IBT has reached a tentative agreement with YRC over a temporary suspension of YRC’s participation in Teamster pension plans.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

YRC: Bargain to Protect Jobs

TDU — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:15:58 -0500

June 22, 2009: The International Union is in talks with YRC with a proposal to defer employer pension contributions for 14 months. The aim is to help restore the company’s profitability.

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.

IBT Proposes 14-month Pension Deal for YRC

TDU — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:02:13 -0500

June 18, 2009. The International Union is proposing that the national contract with YRC be amended to defer pension contributions for some 14 months, which would allow nearly $500 million in savings to the carrier.

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.

Does Hoffa have a plan to protect freight Teamsters?

TDU — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:05:32 -0500

June 15, 2009: Teamster officials have been summoned to Chicago for a meeting on Thursday, June 18 to hear from the International Union about the next steps at YRC.

Hoffa Calls National Meetings on YRC Concessions

TDU — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:43:02 -0500

June 12, 2009: The International Union has called national meetings for June 17-18 to discuss further concessions to YRC.

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.

Hoffa Talks More Concessions

TDU — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:06:22 -0500

June 8, 2009: YRC has been terminated from participation in the Teamster pension fund in the West, effective June 10. At the same time, the Hoffa administration is planning to re-open the national contract.

YRC Still Negotiating with Pension Plans

TDU — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:05:32 -0500

May 29, 2009: Yellow Roadway (YRC) is still in talks with various Teamster pension plans regarding their proposal to post real estate as collateral, in lieu of pension payments for the rest of 2009.

YRCW Pension Deal Still in the Wind

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:59:40 -0500

May 22, 2009: YRCW plans to put up real estate instead of pension contributions.

There’s no deal yet.

Freight Teamsters Speak Out

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:49:43 -0500

Freight Teamsters are speaking out about what we can do to rebuild Teamster Power.

YRCW Pensions Frozen in Central Pennsylvania

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:49:29 -0500

May 22, 2009: “This [real estate in lieu of pension payments] approach would have no effect on pension benefits for employees.”
— Bill Zollars, April 14, 2009

Attention Road Drivers: Hoffa Wants to Raise Your Dues

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:09:44 -0500

May 22, 2009: The Hoffa administration is quietly raising the dues of road drivers without a vote, or any change in the IBT constitution.

Local 17 Officers Cut Their Pay

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:05:31 -0500

May 22, 2009: Colorado Local 17 officers and business agents have all agreed to take a 10 percent pay cut.

Harrisburg Local 776: Enforce YRC Contract and Protect Pensions

TDU — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:28:10 -0500

May 22, 2009: Harrisburg Local 776 has called for the International Union to enforce the national freight contract regarding pensions for YRC Teamsters.

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.

Central Pennsylvania Freezes YRC Teamsters’ Pensions

TDU — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:46:13 -0500

May 18, 2009: The Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Pension Fund has frozen new pension accruals for YRCW participants from June 1 until the end of 2009.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Is Hoffa Raising Road Drivers' Dues?

TDU — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:14:50 -0500

April 24, 2009: Is the Hoffa administration quietly raising the dues of road drivers without a vote? It looks that way.

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.

YRC: Banks Agree to Pension Deferral

TDU — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:55:56 -0500

April 20, 2009. YRC today announced that its major banks, including J. P. Morgan, agreed to allow the company to use real estate as collateral and defer making payments to Teamster pension funds.

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.

YRC Wants to Defer Pension Payments

TDU — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:15:54 -0500

April 10, 2009: YRCW has contacted some Teamster pension funds asking to defer for several months the company’s payment of pension contributions for Teamsters.

USF Holland Teamsters Get Preferential Hiring

TDU — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:54:08 -0500

April 2, 2009: USF Holland Teamsters displaced by the closing of 11 terminals will be given first-hire rights at nearby New Penn or YRC terminals.

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.

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.

USF Holland Closing Terminals

TDU — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:05:09 -0500

March 20, 2009: USF Holland is closing terminals and directing freight to YRC and New Penn.

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: 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.

YRC Forces Drivers To Work for Free

TDU — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:38:35 -0600

March 2, 2009: Here’s one way YRC can cut costs: make Teamsters work off the clock.

That’s what Roadway management is trying to do at their West Palm Beach, Fla. terminal.

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.

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.

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.

YRC Teamsters: Bidding in the Dark

TDU — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:03:52 -0600

February 10, 2009: Thousands of Yellow and Roadway Teamsters are being asked to make big decisions about their future, and in many cases without much information.

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.

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.

YRC Merger Hearings End

TDU — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:18:14 -0600

January 30, 2009: The hearing on management’s proposed merger of Yellow and Roadway operation concluded on Thursday, as did the hearing on the “Velocity” change dealing with utility employees.

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.

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.

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

Wage Cuts Retroactive at YRC

TDU — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:39:45 -0600

January 14, 2008: The International Union has given YRC the green light to make the wage cuts retroactive to January 1.

Freight Concessions Vote Count

TDU — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:56:10 -0600

We are making the count in each local union and each separate contract available because Teamsters deserve to know this information.

Freight Concessions Vote Details

TDU — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:12:38 -0600

January 9, 2009: The Yellow Roadway concession package has passed and the 10% wage cut will now go into effect for the great majority of Yellow Roadway Teamsters.

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.

Concerned About the Future? Do Something About It

TDU — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:11:43 -0600

January 8, 2009: However they voted, many Freight Teamsters are mad about concessions and concerned about the future.

Freight Vote Count

TDU — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:07:39 -0600

January 8, 2009: The vote count for the concessions at Yellow Roadway is in its third day, and no results are available as of Thursday afternoon.

Strike at Northwest Trucking Company in Third Month

TDU — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:17:36 -0600

January 2, 2009: Teamsters drivers are in their third month of a bitter strike against Oak Harbor Freight Lines, a large regional freight carrier in the Northwest.

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.

Freight Teamsters Will Have Observers at the Vote Count

TDU — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:17:52 -0600

December 26, 2008: Rank-and-file freight Teamsters will have their own observers at the concessions vote count, thanks to TDU members who won that right.

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?

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.

Take the Teamster Survey on YRCW Concessions

TDU — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:02:04 -0600

Have your say by filling out our confidential and quick online survey on the YRCW deal, the Hoffa administration, and the future of our union in freight.

What Will Management's Cuts Be?

TDU — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:00:34 -0600

December 12, 2008: There’s one thing everyone agrees on—CEO Bill Zollars and other top brass at YRCW have badly mismanaged the company.

Memorandum from Bill Zollars on Management's Salary Cuts

TDU — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:59:36 -0600

From: Office of Bill Zollars
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 4:53 PM
To: All_YRCW_NonUnionEmployees@yrcw.com
Subject: Cost-saving measures that impact non-union employees

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?

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.

Traffic World: USF Glen Moore Hires Drivers

TDU — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:36:39 -0600

December 9, 2008: USF Glen Moore, the truckload component of YRC Worldwide, is hiring drivers while the rest of the company makes major cutbacks and the Teamsters make concessions in order to prese

What Freight Teamsters Are Saying

TDU — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:25:37 -0600

December 8, 2008: Freight Teamsters are making their voices heard about the tentative deal for concessions with YRC.

Read what they’re saying—and make your voice heard, too.

FAQ on Stock Warrants

TDU — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:25:28 -0600

December 8, 2008: The proposed concession agreement with YRC contains a provision to set up a trust with stock warrants equal to 15% of YRCW’s outstanding stock.

Willamette Week: A Day in the Oak Harbor Strike

TDU — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:18:46 -0600

December 5, 2008: Now in their 73rd day of striking, workers and retirees of Oak Harbor Freight Lines rallied today to protest what they call the "unfair labor practices" of their Auburn

Video: Difference with Nonunion ‘Wiped Out’

TDU — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:05:48 -0600

December 4, 2008: YRC Worldwide CEO Bill Zollars says the proposed concessions will “wipe out the difference between union and nonunion” in the freight industry.

Bloomberg: YRC to Look for More Ways to Cut Costs

TDU — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:18:52 -0600

December 4, 2008: YRC Worldwide Inc., the largest U.S.

Traffic World: Zollars Says Pact Levels Field

TDU — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:03:45 -0600

December 4, 2008: YRC Worldwide Chairman, President and CEO William D.

Equality of Sacrifice? Get the Facts.

TDU — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:11:52 -0600

December 4, 2008: Many YRC Teamsters are willing to take concessions to help save the company, which is in trouble.

'In Times Like These, I'm Proud to Be a TDU Member'

TDU — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:54:54 -0600

The TDU Freight Committee is dedicated to getting members the facts and bringing freight Teamsters together to build union power in our industry.

YRC Teamsters to Vote on 10 Percent Cuts

TDU — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:33:36 -0600

December 3, 2008: Teamsters at YRC will vote on a proposal to cut wages by 10 percent and to give back scheduled COLA increases under a concessions package that would stay in place through 2013.

Summary of the Proposed YRC Concessions Deal

TDU — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:31:53 -0600

December 3, 2008: Read a summary of the terms of the proposed concessionary deal with Yellow Roadway, which affected Teamsters will vote on by mail ballot.

YRC Teamsters Will Vote on 10% Cuts

TDU — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:00:22 -0600

December 3, 2008: YRC Teamsters will vote on a proposal to cut their wages by 10%, slash annual raises by 10% and give back scheduled COLA increases under a deal that would last through 2013.

A Dollar for Zollars

TDU — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:27:50 -0600

December 2, 2008: Ford Motor Co. announced today that it will pay Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally a $1 annual salary if it uses federal bailout money. How about a dollar for Zollars?

BNA Daily Labor Report: IBT, YRC Agree to Modify Freight Agreement

TDU — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:56:10 -0600

December 2, 2008: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has reached an agreement with YRC Worldwide Inc.

ABF Wants Concessions

TDU — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:41:17 -0600

December 1, 2008: ABF management has signaled its 12,000 Teamster employees that they will want a piece of any concessions that the Teamsters Union gives to YRCW.

Freight Conference Call Exceeds Capacity

TDU — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:39:12 -0600

Many hundreds of concerned Teamsters have called to participate in the informational conference call convened by TDU’s Freight Committee on Wed. night.

Tentative Deal Reached at Yellow Roadway

TDU — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:05:46 -0600

November 26, 2008: The International Union has reached a tentative deal for concessions at Yellow Roadway (YRC).

Now it’s up to the 40,000 YRC Teamsters to decide.

Traffic World: IBT, YRC Re-Open Talks

TDU — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:22:38 -0600

November 25, 2008: YRC Worldwide management is seeking to cut Teamsters wages as it tries to arrange new financing to pay off debt.

Wednesday Conference Call for Freight Teamsters

TDU — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:49:38 -0600

The Freight Committee of TDU will convene a short informational conference call for freight Teamsters on proposed concessions at YRC and what this means for freight Teamsters.

YRC to Get Concessions?

TDU — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:47:30 -0600

November 25, 2008: The International Union has entered into talks with Yellow Roadway (YRC) over wage concessions for some 40,000 Teamsters.

A deal could come soon.

Yellow Roadway Change of Ops Approved

TDU — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:53:25 -0600

November 20, 2008: Teamster freight officers have signed off on new changes of operations for Yellow Roadway that marks the first phase of their merger.

BNA Daily Labor Report: DOT Issues Final Rule on Hours

TDU — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:41:53 -0600

November 19, 2008: The Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has adopted as final a December 2007 interim final rule on driver hours, scheduled for publicat

BNA Daily Labor Report: Boss May Choose Not to Watch You Pee

TDU — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:32:52 -0600

November 19, 2008: In response to a court-ordered stay, the Department of Transportation once again is making it optional, rather than mandatory, for employers to require transportation workers to

Safety Record Good for Mexican Trucks, Report Says

TDU — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:47:16 -0600

November 17, 2008: A report on the Bush administration’s cross-border trucking program found that participating Mexican trucks have good safety records, but that so few carriers have signed up, i

Final Hour for HOS

TDU — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:44:06 -0600

November 17, 2008: In its final hours, the Bush administration is preparing to release its final rule on truck driver hours of service, and Democrats in Congress are setting up a roadblock.

USF Holland Contract Relief Tucked into Change of Ops

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:48:59 -0600

November 14, 2008: USF Holland got away with a contract change when the Teamster change of operations committee gave the green light to the company requiring road drivers to perform drop-and-hooks

DHL Cuts Thousands of Jobs

TDU — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:46:46 -0600

November 14, 2008: The worsening recession has claimed more victims, as the European transport giant DHL announced Nov. 10 that they are ending all domestic U.S. ground and air shipping.

Hours of Service Rule Submitted to the White House

TDU — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:09:42 -0600

November 13, 2008: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s latest attempt to finalize the hours-of-service regulations is under review at the White House Office of Management and Budget

Take Action to Help Oak Harbor Strikers

TDU — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:09:07 -0600

November 3, 2008: Oak Harbor Teamsters have been standing strong on picket lines for six weeks, and you can help.

USF Holland Goes for Change of Operations

TDU — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:02:11 -0500

October 22, 2008: USF Holland, in a letter to the union dated October 17, has given up on its proposal for an addendum to the freight contract to have road drivers perform more dock and yard work.

Traffic World: Teamsters Intensify Oak Harbor Strike

TDU — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:23:55 -0500

October 6, 2008: Not content with a strike against West Coast carrier Oak Harbor Freight Lines, the Teamsters began a nationwide campaign by passing out handbills at Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republ

Market Watch: Scab Driver Hits Teamster on Oak Harbor Picket Line

TDU — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:14:54 -0500

October 3, 2008: A Teamster business agent was hit today by a truck driven by a replacement worker as she was picketing legally in support of striking Oak Harbor Freight Lines' trucking employees i

Market Watch: Oak Harbor Strike Expands to California and Nevada

TDU — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:34:01 -0500

October 1, 2008: Teamsters will begin picketing Oak Harbor Freight Lines' trucks in California and Nevada this week to support striking employees in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Teamsters Strike Over Unfair Labor Practices at Oak Harbor

TDU — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:16:53 -0500

September 30, 2008: Truck drivers represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters began a strike against Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc., an Auburn, Wash.-based trucking company, claiming t

YRC to Consolidate 50-60 Terminals per Quarter

TDU — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:17 -0500

September 26, 2008: YRC will soon move to combine terminals in 50 to 60 locations where Yellow and Roadway already use the same facilities, according to one industry analyst.

Oak Harbor Freight on Strike

TDU — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:41:58 -0500

September 23, 2008: Some 600 Teamsters in the Northwest went on strike today against an attempt by Oak Harbor Freight to gut the Teamster contract.

Yellow and Roadway to Merge Operations

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:57:39 -0500

September 19, 2008: Yellow and Roadway will integrate operations over the next 18 months, close 200 of 650 terminals, and end up with a single operating company called Yellow Roadway.

Conway Won’t Pay $319 Million Pension Liability

TDU — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:04:36 -0500

September 19, 2008: When Consolidated Freightways closed its doors in 2002, the company owed over $400 million in withdrawal liability to Teamster pension funds.

IBT Muscles in on Chicago Freight Talks

TDU — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:19:34 -0500

September 17, 2008: In an unprecedented move, James Hoffa has imposed International Union control over the bargaining of Local 705’s freight contract.

Traffic World: YRC Seeks Holy Grail

TDU — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:58:35 -0500

September 16, 2008: A stalled economy is propelling the nation's largest trucking company to combine the operations of its two long-haul LTL operations, extending the restructuring of a truckin

BNA Daily Labor Report: Port Drivers Not Contractors, Say Lawsuits

TDU — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:39:14 -0500

September 9, 2008: California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown (D) announced Sept.

Yellow and Roadway to Begin Merging

TDU — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:37:04 -0500

September 8, 2008: In a presentation to investors today, YRCW CEO Bill Zollars announced that Yellow and Roadway will integrate operations over the next 18 months.

Chicago Teamsters Say YRCW 'Unfair'

TDU — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:30:02 -0500

September 8, 2008: Freight members and stewards from Chicago Local 705 were on hand to greet Bill Zollars today.

Forbes: YRC Acquires One of China's Biggest Carriers

TDU — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:06:29 -0500

August 21, 2008: Trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. said Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in China.

BNA Daily Labor Report: UPS Freight Contract Approved

TDU — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:07:09 -0500

August 19, 2008: Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Aug.

Kansas City Rejects APWA for the Third Time

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:13:45 -0500

August 1, 2008: UPS Freight Teamsters in Kansas City have rejected the Association of Parcel Workers of America for the third time by a vote of 157-58.

Chicago Local 705 Contract Negotiations

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:13:04 -0500

August 1, 2008: Little progress has been made in negotiations for a new contract covering freight Teamsters in Local 705.

New Drug Testing Regs: Company Reps May Watch

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:50:26 -0500

AugustThe Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a new regulation effective August 25 that allows for “observed collections of urine samples.” Direct observation is required for all prio

DHL Cuts Jobs

TDU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:42:53 -0500

August 1, 2008: Less than two months after members ratified a concessionary contract that IBT officials touted as saving jobs, DHL has implemented layoffs, which could be permanent cuts.

Kansas City Star: Yellow Freezes Pension for Nonunion Employees

TDU — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:28:41 -0500

July 11, 2008: YRC Worldwide Inc. has frozen a pension plan for about 6,000 nonunion employees as it prepares to introduce a plan to cover all 17,000 members of its nonunion work force.

Akron Beacon Journal: Yellow Pushes for Longer, Heavier Trucks

TDU — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:55:42 -0500

July 10, 2008: Allowing states to raise commercial-truck weight limits by 21 percent would save fuel and reduce traffic and emissions, boosting profits for freight haulers, an executive of the larg

Kalamazoo Gazette: Alvan Freight Closes

TDU — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:59:24 -0500

June 30, 2008: The combination of rising fuel costs and the recent strike at American Axle & Manufacturing Holding Inc.

Miami Herald: Ryder Makes Trucks Smarter

TDU — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:10:00 -0500

June 23, 2008: If you think that filling up your car is expensive, just be glad you don't have a 240-gallon tank and a vehicle that gets five miles to the gallon.

Traffic World: ABF to Deliver DHL Freight

TDU — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:12:02 -0500

June 11, 2008: The restructuring of DHL's air network will reach down to the ground as well when ABF Freight System begins delivering a portion of the domestic freight affected by DHL's ser

ABF Submits Change; YRC Changes Revised

TDU — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:17:31 -0500

June 4, 2008: Major change of operations at Yellow, Roadway and Holland will be implemented in July, after gaining union approval in decisions issued May 29; some were revised on June 3.

Fuel Help for Teamster Owner Operators?

TDU — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:06:40 -0500

June 3, 2008: Teamster owner-operators may see a little more money in their pockets if Congress passes a new law stopping middlemen from skimming fuel surcharges.

YRC Changes Approved; ABF Change to Follow

TDU — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:45:16 -0500

June 2, 2008: Major change of operations at Yellow, Roadway and Holland will be implemented in July, after gaining union approval in decisions issued May 29.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Legislation to Create National List of Driver Drug Tests

TDU — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:24:18 -0500

May 23, 2008: Legislation to create a national database of drug and alcohol tests results from commercial truck drivers will be drafted by the House Transportation Committee, lawmakers said May 21.

Side-Letters to the Master Freight Agreement

TDU — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:17:34 -0500

May 23, 2008: The Freight Division has given local unions eight Memoranda of Understanding that the union has signed with the freight carriers.

Philadelphia Inquirer: Nonunion Carrier Jevic Closes

TDU — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:22:56 -0500

May 19, 2008: Citing high diesel and insurance costs as well as the the economic downturn, Jevic Transportation of Delanco said today that it was ceasing operations after 27 years.

Union Reviews YRC’s Changes

TDU — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:35:23 -0500

May 16, 2008: At hearings on May 12-13, the Teamster Freight Division heard Yellow, Roadway and Holland present proposed changes of operations to take advantage of new freight contract language.

Public Citizen: Larger Trucks Will Lead to More Deaths, Damage to Roads and Bridges

TDU — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:25:52 -0500

May 14, 2008: The trucking industry is lobbying to allow heavier trucks on our highways.

TDU Welcomes New UPS Freight Teamsters

TDU — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:22:23 -0500

Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) is an organization of working Teamsters like you. For 30 years, TDU members have worked to win strong contracts and benefits in freight and at UPS.

TDU Welcomes New UPS Freight Teamsters

TDU — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:30:12 -0500

May 1, 2008: Nearly 10,000 new Teamsters have joined our union this year at UPS Freight. That’s an important step forward for our union’s power in freight and at UPS.

AP: ABF's Profits Rise

TDU — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:32:45 -0500

April 23, 2008: Trucking company Arkansas Best Corp.

Roadway, Yellow Changes of Operation

TDU — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:32:28 -0500

April 21, 2008: Roadway and Yellow both submitted changes of operations that mark the beginning of the new “utility driver” model.

BNA Daily Labor Report: 9,900 UPS Freight Workers Joining under New Agreement

TDU — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:04:26 -0500

April 9, 2008: Members of International Brotherhood of Teamsters have ratified by an 89 percent majority a 64-month national UPS Freight agreement to cover an estimated 9,900 truck drivers and dock

10,000 New Teamsters at UPS Freight

TDU — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:24:19 -0500

April 7, 2008: Our union is now nearly 10,000 members strong at UPS Freight, as members voted this weekend to ratify a new contract that brings them into our union.

$14/Hour Jobs Posted on YRC Websites

TDU — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:54:29 -0500

March 27, 2008: Before the new contract took effect, and with thousands of Teamsters still laid off, Yellow, Roadway and USF Holland started advertising for $14 per hour casuals.

Racking up Organizing Wins at UPS Freight

TDU — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:52:45 -0500

March 27, 2008: As we go to press, the International Union has reached a tentative agreement for a national contract at UPS Freight.

Will You Get a Cost of Living Raise?

TDU — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:47:13 -0500

March 14, 2008: The UPS, freight and carhaul national contracts all have a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) clause, to help protect against inflation eating away our wages.

YRC: More Consolidation Coming?

TDU — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:49:54 -0600

February 21, 2008: Conveniently at the end of the voting period for the NMFA, YRC announced the demise of 800 Teamster jobs with the closing of USF Holland and Reddaway terminals in the Southeast a

YRC Expands in China

TDU — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:46:24 -0600

February 21, 2008: Just before downsizing operations in the U.S., YRC found the money for expansion in China.

Timeline on Hours of Service

TDU — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:45:03 -0600

February 21, 2008: The next round in the fight over drivers’ hours of service rules is likely to come at the end of 2008 or in January 2009, before the Bush administration leaves office.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Court Considers Injunction on Mexican Truck Program

TDU — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:27:15 -0600

February 13, 2008: The Department of Transportation is violating the law and endangering the public's safety in proceeding with a pilot program to allow Mexican trucks to deliver goods througho

Freight Contract Vote Results

TDU — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:43:13 -0600

February 10, 2008: Most of the 39,000 votes on the NMFA have been counted, and the national contract is passing by nearly a 2-1 margin.

Preliminary Freight Vote Count Results Available

TDU — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:21:34 -0600

The vote count for the national freight contract has completed, and preliminary vote results are available.

DHL Committed to U.S. Market

TDU — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:19:41 -0600

January 30, 2008: In good news for DHLers, industry publications report that DHL “vows to stay in the United States” despite calls by some Wall Street analysts to sell its U.S. operations.

ABF Agrees to Match NMFA

TDU — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:19:39 -0600

January 30, 2008: As expected, ABF management has signed a "me-too" to be bound by the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA).

BNA Daily Labor Report: Teamster Ranks Swell at UPS Freight

TDU — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:22:05 -0600

January 30, 2008: About two weeks after launching a major nationwide organizing campaign to represent truck drivers and dockworkers at UPS Freight, International Brotherhood of Teamsters has gained

One-Two Punch For Protecting the NMFA

TDU — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:56:53 -0600

January 30, 2008: The "Vote No" campaign on the freight contract plus the new organizing at UPS Freight could be a one-two punch to protect Teamster standards in freight.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Court Denies Action on Hours of Service Rule

TDU — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:07:36 -0600

January 29, 2008: In a brief order issued Jan. 23, the U.S.

International Softens Up DHLers for Concessions

TDU — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:24:56 -0600

January 23, 2008: Bargaining at DHL is set to restart in February and the International Union is softening up members in advance for concessions.

Kansas City Star: Teamsters Debate Freight Deal

store — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:46:40 -0600

January 22, 2008: by Randolph Heaster for the Kansas City Star: Mail ballots on a proposed new contract have reached the hands of nearly 50,000 YRC Worldwide Inc.

Organizing Drive Grows at UPS Freight

TDU — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:09:54 -0600

January 29, 2008: A majority of workers at terminals employing more than 3,200 UPS Freight employees have signed Teamster cards.

Freight Teamsters Fight Givebacks

store — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:19:46 -0600

January 18, 2008: As ballots arrive on a concessionary contract, Freight2008.org is answering misleading IBT PR by providing Freight Teamsters with the facts.

TDU Fuels Fight for Future in Freight

TDU — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:57:44 -0600

January 18, 2008: Freight Teamsters across the country are mobilizing to oppose the proposed concessionary freight contract.

Central States Retiree Healthcare

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:09:04 -0600

January 10, 2008: The changes in the cost of retiree health care associated with the tentative contract for freight Teamsters in the Central States Health & Welfare Fund are different from thos

Freight Contract: Use Your Power to Vote

TDU — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:55:40 -0600

January 10, 2008: The power is in the hands of freight Teamsters, who will vote on the tentative agreement and all supplements.

Tentative Freight Contract Revealed

TDU — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:59:10 -0600

The tentative NMFA contains the dangerous concessions that we have outlined here over the past month.

DHL Deal to Wrap Up Soon

TDU — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:20:29 -0600

January 3, 2008: DHL bargaining is moving on to wages and is expected to wrap up soon.

UPS Freight Organizing: What Will the Contract Be?

TDU — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:20:27 -0600

January 5, 2007: The Teamsters Union is about to launch an organizing drive at UPS Freight, which all Teamsters should support and help as much as we can.

YRC Gains Labor Flexibility as ABF Threatens Pension Pullout

TDU — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:28:48 -0600

December 26, 2007: The trucking industry association is bragging about new concessions in the tentative deal at Yellow/Roadway.

Proposed Freight Agreement Has Concessions

TDU — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:39:43 -0600

The new freight deal includes $1 an hour to protect our pensions and benefits, but it also contains concessions that severely weaken our contract.

Hours of Service Back in Court

TDU — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:53:31 -0600

December 19, 2007: Public Citizen filed a motion asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to reinstate the 10-hour driving limit and end the 34-hour restart.

BNA Daily Labor Report: Bill to Cut Funding for Mexican Truck Program

TDU — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:54:45 -0600

December 19, 2007: The omnibus spending bill (H.R. 2764) passed by the House Dec.

Tentative Agreement with YRC

TDU — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:12:17 -0600

The IBT has reached a tentative deal with Yellow Roadway, but no information about the deal has been released. Click here to read more at Freight2008.

DOT Reissues 11-Hour Driving Rule

TDU — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:54:53 -0600

December 11, 2007: The FMCSA today issued an "Interim Final Rule" on drivers’ hours of service regs which retains the 11-hour drive time and the 34-hour reset.

Freight Talks on Fast Track

TDU — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:41:58 -0600

December 5, 2007: As freight talks resume on Dec. 5, the information blackout continues and rumors are flying high. Members are left wondering what our goals are.

DHL Demands Expanded Use of Part-Timers

TDU — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:36:33 -0600

December 5, 2007: Thousands of DHL Teamsters are facing a threat to their future jobs and our union’s strength, as their chief negotiator has stated his view that “part-timers will be in the co

Bedding Down at the Red Rash Inn

TDU — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:00:00 -0600

December 5, 2007: I am a road driver. Some of the places we bed down are ridiculous. I wouldn’t make my dog lay in them. What rights do I have besides grieve and wait?

Slawson Tells DHLers: “Part Timers Will Be in the Contract”

TDU — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:02:24 -0600

November 12, 2007: Brad Slawson, Hoffa’s assistant and the chief negotiator with DHL, has stated that “part timers will be in the contract” because “DHL is demanding them.”

Check Out Freight2008.org

TDU — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:02:32 -0500

Freight Teamsters and TDU have launched a new website to inform and and update members about freight bargaining: Freight2008.org.

Freight Division: Different Strategy from UPS Talks

store — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:23:01 -0500

October 17, 2007: The Freight Division is taking two very different strategies from others in the Hoffa administration.

Hours of Service: Court Grants Three Month Stay

store — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:48:30 -0500

October 1, 2007: The U.S. Court of Appeals has granted a three-month stay of their decision striking down two aspects of the Hours of Service regulations.

DHL Contract Bargaining Opens

store — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:57:45 -0500

September 18, 2007: On September 19, Brad Slawson (co-chair of the DHL negotiating committee) will meet with DHL management to set a schedule and location for bargaining.

Hours of Service: Confusion Continues

store — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:44:51 -0500

Sept. 14, 2007: There is still no word yet on when the hours of service regulations for DOT-covered drivers will change back to 10 hours of driving time.

Public Citizen: Groups Sue to Block NAFTA Truck Pilot Program

TDU — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:02:25 -0500

August 29, 2007: WASHINGTON, DC - Five groups sued today in federal court to block a Bush administration plan to allow Mexico-domiciled trucks to roam the country’s highways as soon as Saturday.<

Freight Wages Have Fallen $1.44 in 10 Years

store — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:00:30 -0500

August 23, 2007: Freight wages have fallen drastically, measured against the cost of living, in the past ten years.

ABF Quits TMI, Goes After Your Pension

TDU — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:49:25 -0500

August 23, 2007: In August, ABF pulled out of Trucking Management Inc. (TMI), which bargains the National Master Freight Agreement, to bargain separately.

An Open Letter to DHL Teamsters

TDU — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:41:30 -0500

August 23, 2007: Brothers and Sisters,

Hours of Service Regs Set to Change

TDU — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:48:13 -0500

August 23, 2007: Truck drivers will return to the 10-hour maximum driving time on Sept. 14, unless the trucking employers are successful in getting the court to stay its July 24 ruling.

On Pension Fund Split: Your Voice is Your Vote

store — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:38:24 -0500

August 23, 2007: Sometimes, your vote is your voice. But on the issue of splitting UPS from the Central States Pension Fund, you won’t get a vote, unless you work at UPS.

Traffic World: ABF to Withdraw from TMI

TDU — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:25:16 -0500

August 18, 2007: From Traffic World: ABF Freight System is seeking its own road toward a new Teamster contract and single employer pension plan.

Logistics Management: Teamsters and UPS Move Forward on Central States Withdrawal Plan

TDU — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:18:49 -0500

August 17, 2007: Industry journal Logistics Management reports that the IBT has made "substantial progress on the union’s talks with UPS, its largest employer." But according t

ABF Makes Bid to Bolt NMFA

TDU — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:41:55 -0500

August 16, 2007: Teamster master contracts and benefit funds are under attack—at UPS, freight, DHL and Carhaul— and now ABF is moving to break out of the National Master Freight Agreement.

Judge Conboy Challenges Hoffa’s Firing of Virtue

TDU — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:43:33 -0500

August 12, 2007: Election Appeals Master Kenneth Conboy has issued a decision that could result in a victory for Teamster democracy.

DHL Teamsters United

TDU — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:11:23 -0500

August 10, 2007: In one of James R. Hoffa's last interviews before he disappeared in 1975, he was asked what the priority should be for the Teamsters Union.

DHL Wants “Structural Changes”

TDU — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:46:27 -0500

August 3, 2007: DHL has a goal: “structural changes in DHL’s labor contracts to more appropriately reflect the fact that DHL is a small package delivery company.”

New Hours of Service Regs Set for September 14

TDU — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:50:04 -0500

August 2, 2007: Truck drivers will return to the 10-hour maximum driving time on September 14, unless the trucking employers are successful in getting the court to stay its July 24 ruling.

Stamford Times: Court Is Correct in Halting Added Hour for Truckers

TDU — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:46:36 -0500

August 2, 2007: Thanks to a federal appeals court, an administration attempt to allow long-haul truck drivers to add an extra hour to their already long day has been overturned.

DHL Rank and File Wins First Round

TDU — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:52:25 -0500

August 1, 2007: TDU supplied the ammo, and now Teamsters from coast-to-coast are shooting down the sell-out of DHL Teamsters. And they won’t stop shooting till this monster is dead.

Congress Strengthens Safety Protections for Truck Drivers

TDU — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:20:36 -0500

August 1, 2007: Congress has passed new provisions strengthening “whistleblower” protections for truck drivers.

Don’t Let DHL Pull Out of the NMFA!

TDU — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:27:36 -0500

July 25, 2007: DHL Teamsters are uniting to save the national contract. Download the Draft Contract that would gut members’ rights and find out how you can help keep DHL in the NMFA.

Freight Contract Proposals Due by August 13

TDU — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:31:20 -0500

July 18, 2007: The International Union has requested all freight Local Unions to hold Contract Proposal Meetings by August 3, and to submit proposals to be received in Washington by August 13.

Don’t Let DHL Out of National Contract

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:47:02 -0500

July 12, 2007: Will the Hoffa administration let DHL undermine our standards under the guise of a new 'master' contract?

IBT Election Supervisor Upholds Virtue’s Firing

TDU — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:32:45 -0500

July 12, 2007: IBT Election Supervisor Richard Mark has very likely made his final decision of the 2006 IBT Campaign, and done so in a confusing manner.

YRC Watching Teamsters' Negotiations with UPS

TDU — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:59:16 -0500

July 9, 2007: By Randolph Heaster:The Teamsters union has begun contract talks with UPS that could affect the direction of future negotiations with YRC Worldwide Inc.

Former CF Teamsters Finally Get Paid

TDU — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:39:16 -0500

June 28, 2007: Former Consolidated Freightways Teamsters are receiving checks this week in partial payment of moneys owed to them for the past five years.

Pensions Dominate Teamsters’ Talks with UPS, Freight Carriers

TDU — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:51:13 -0500

June 26, 2007: Logistics Management says there is good news for shippers in our union's current round of bargaining with UPS, and in the upcoming NMFA negotiations.

Traffic World: Playing the Freight Card

TDU — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:24:23 -0500

June 18, 2007: By John Gallagher, for Traffic World - Pension benefits are in play as never before in the current round of negotiations between UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters,

Yellow Wants to Close Columbus Breakbulk

TDU — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:12:39 -0500

June 18, 2007: Yellow has given the union a proposed change of operations that would lead to the closing of the Columbus Ohio breakbulk and road operation.

An Open Letter to Tyson Johnson: Stand Up for Our Pensions

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:16:49 -0500

June 8, 2007: Where is the Freight Division of our union?

ABF Wants To Bust Teamster Pension Plans

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:15:13 -0500

“We believe there is an opportunity in this negotiating cycle to withdraw from some or all of these [Teamster pension plans] and provide benefits directly to our employees…”

Freight Survey: No Mention of Retiree Healthcare

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:13:20 -0500

June 8, 2007: Freight Teamsters be warned: the Freight Division apparently isn’t considering fighting to restore retiree health coverage where it has been devastated.

Workers on Disability Forced to Burn Vacation?

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:11:47 -0500

June 8, 2007: Thanks to a lawsuit by a Roadway Teamster, workers who are off drawing disability pay and using Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) time should no longer be forced to use up their vacatio

Time for Contract Improvement on FMLA

TDU — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:07:12 -0500

June 8, 2007: There is a glaring weakness in Teamster national contracts—UPS, freight, and carhaul—which should be corrected in this bargaining round.

Freight Bulletin: Say NO to Pension Grabs by UPS, ABF

TDU — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:26:16 -0500

UPS has put an offer on the bargaining table to take 42,000 UPS Teamsters out of the Central States Fund. The CEO of ABF just announced he wants to pull out of all Teamster benefit plans.

Is This Yellow? Or Roadway?

TDU — Tue, 22 May 2007 10:56:00 -0500

May 22, 2007: YRC is acquiring trailers with flip-signs that say Roadway on one side, and Yellow on the other.

BNA Daily Labor Report: House Passes Legislation Establishing Curbs on Mexican Truck Pilot Program

TDU — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:47:38 -0500

May 17, 2007:The House passed legislation (H.R.

ABF CEO Calls for Quitting Teamster Pension Plans

TDU — Mon, 14 May 2007 12:36:18 -0500

May 11, 2007: “We believe there is an opportunity in this negotiating cycle to withdraw from some or all of these [Teamster pension plans] and provide benefits directly

Traffic World: ABF Wants Out of Pension Funds

TDU — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:12:31 -0500

May 11, 2007: by John Gallagher in Traffic World Online --Arkansas Best Corp.

Master Freight: The Time is Now

TDU — Fri, 11 May 2007 05:35:59 -0500

May 9, 2007: My freight brothers and sisters, a call to action.

Turning Casuals into Full-Time Jobs

TDU — Thu, 10 May 2007 13:05:32 -0500

May 9, 2007: Over the past couple years, over 200 new positions have been created at freight carriers in Georgia, thanks to Local 728.

Forbes: DOT Delays Mexican Truck Program

TDU — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:36:04 -0500

The Transportation Department bowed to congressional pressure Monday and said it would allow more public scrutiny of a proposed demonstration project that would permit Mexican-based trucking compan

Public Citizen Sues To Stop Mexican Truck Pilot Program

TDU — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:20:46 -0500

April 24, 2007: Public Citizen joined environmental and labor groups late Monday in suing the federal government to challenge an illegal pilot program that will authorize up to 100 trucking compan

U.S. Border May Open to Mexican Trucks

TDU — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:40:33 -0500

April 2, 2007: Mexican truckers may not be running U.S. highways in greater numbers any time soon.

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Overnite's Transition to UPS Freight Is Complete

TDU — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:33:12 -0500

April 2, 2007: Before UPS Freight could change its corporate culture, it had to make sure its truck drivers could change their socks.

Organizing UPS Freight

TDU — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:07:21 -0600

February 27, 2007: When President Hoffa announced a card-check and neutrality agreement for UPS Freight at the Teamster Convention last June, I stood to applaud with all my brothers and sisters.

Yellow Abandons "Premium Service" Change of Ops

TDU — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:05:51 -0600

Yellow has abandoned its Change of Operations plan to expand its Premium Service in the East, South and Midwest, after the change was approved by the change of operations panel on Jan. 17.

We Need a Strong NMFA

TDU — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:10:54 -0600

Our NMFA is up March 31, 2008, and we need Mr. Hoffa and the International Negotiations Committee to stop treating freight Teamsters like second class union members.

Freight Teamsters Speak On Why We Need To Organize UPS Freight

TDU — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:03:29 -0600

Hoffa Moves Missouri, Texas to Western Fund

TDU — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:10:54 -0600

The IBT Freight Division has signed contracts with USF Bestway, a division of Yellow Roadway, in Missouri and Texas that put Teamsters there into the Western Conference Pension Fund.

Yellow's Office Change of Operations

TDU — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:35:18 -0600

Yellow’s proposed Office Change of Operations reared its head again and will be heard just days after this is printed, on Dec. 7 in Kansas City.

Investment Expert Analyzes US/Mexico Border Opening

TDU — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:00:00 -0600

February 26, 2007: In this report, Stephens Inc., an investment banking firm, looks at the effect the Bush administration's new policy on Mexico-domiciled trucks will have on truckload carriers

Early Talks Give Us the Power to Win Big at UPS Freight

TDU — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:46:18 -0600

January 26, 2007: In a recent statement on UPS national contract talks, IBT Parcel Division Director Ken Hall announced he would also continue bargaining with UPS Freight on a contract covering 125

Yellow Roadway Warns: UPS-Freight Deal Will 'Set Precedent'

jen — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:55:20 -0500

October 18, 2006. Yellow-Roadway CEO William Zollars told Traffic World magazine that any deal between the Teamsters and UPS Freight, covering one terminal of 120 workers in Indianapolis, wil

UPS Freight Deal Is Over

jen — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:50:27 -0500

October 18, 2006. The neutrality agreement with UPS Freight, announced by James Hoffa in dramatic fashion in Las Vegas this June is now officially over. UPS Freight spokesman Ira Rosenfeld emphasized to Traffic World that the Teamsters would be bargaining for “one location only” and that the neutrality deal is now void.

Former Freight Official Reveals Hoffa’s Moneyball Politics

jen — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:48:52 -0500

October 18, 2006. Tom Griffith was a freight driver before he was elected president of Harrisburg, Pa. Local 776 a little over 20 years ago. He was Eastern Region Freight Director for several years. He knows the Hoffa administration from the inside and talked about the reason he retired. The following is adapted from his address to the TDU Convention.

Yellow Office Change of Operations Withdrawn

jen — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:42:03 -0500

At the September 21 Multi-Region Change of Operations meeting in Chicago, Yellow Transportation’s VP of Labor Relations announced that the Yellow clerical Change of Operations was “withdrawn wi

Say No to a Substandard Contract at UPS Freight

admin — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 10:38:16 -0500

Teamster members are not the only ones concerned that Hoffa would undercut the National Master Freight Agreement by negotiating a substandard deal at UPS Freight (Overnite).

Can Teamsters Trust This Man?

jen — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:06:36 -0500

July 17, 2006: Hoffa is playing politics with UPS Bargaining and Overnite/UPS Freight.

“We won it—card check, neutrality. UPS Freight. Wow!”

YRC Takes Hit on Stock Price

admin — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:07:54 -0500

After a string of recent profitable quarters, merger mania appears to have caught up with YRC Worldwide. YRC lowered its first quarter profits by 35 percent and saw its stock price drop.

Overnite & UPS

admin — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:18:40 -0500

The May 16 acquisition of Overnite by UPS means that our biggest nonunion competition now has the deepest pockets in the freight industry.

USF Teamsters Still Fighting for Jobs

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:03:58 -0600

The national freight grievance panel ruled on April 28 that former Red Star employees are entitled to be hired at the new USF Holland terminals in the East.

Yellow-Roadway Kills off Dugan

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:01:20 -0600

Yellow has announced that its USF Dugan subsidiary will close. This is after our union spent two years, millions of dollars, and countless hours of Teamster labor to organize Dugan.

Transport Firm Changes May Force Employees To Move On

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:32:34 -0600

January 6, 2006: Greenville's Roadway Express facility is losing a significant number of jobs as the company realigns its business to better reflect traffic patterns and reduce transit times, s

Teamster Families Fight Driver Fatigue

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:29:38 -0600

Teamsters and their families demonstrated August 29 outside the federal building in Nashville to protest Yellow’s deployment of fatigued drivers. Inside, attorney Paul Taylor was arguing the case of TDU member Ron Melton, who alleged the company disciplined him when he refused to drive because of fatigue. Yellow had kept Melton waiting by the phone for more than seven hours after his scheduled bid start time. At right, Local 480 Teamster Terry Warren.

Roadway Proposes Major Change of Operations

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:28:20 -0600

Roadway Express has proposed a massive change of operations, which would cause 955 Teamsters to relocate. They are seeking a union hearing on February 9 and implementation by March 12.

Red Star Teamsters Press for Rights

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:00:14 -0600

Seven million dollars is on the table as the proposed WARN Act settlement to pay off Teamsters put out of work when USF Red Star closed its doors last year.

Hoffa Missing In Action for Red Star Teamsters

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:56:57 -0600

I would like to thank TDU and Convoy Dispatch for the opportunity to get a very important message out to my Teamster brothers and sisters.

ABF Runaround

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:55:05 -0600

ABF road drivers in Kernersville, N.C. and Orlando, Fla. are contending with a host of problems that stem from poor terminal management. Runarounds are rampant.

DHL Teamsters Get the Shaft

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:54:01 -0600

In mid January the Eastern Region freight grievance panel awarded over $230,000 to Pittsburgh DHL drivers, but the company continues to defy the decision.

Roadway Change of Operations Approved

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:39:08 -0600

On February 1, Teamsters Union freight representatives agreed to approve Roadway’s major change of operations, which will close some breakbulks and relay points and move approximately one thousand road, dock, yard and office jobs. In return, certain job protections were written into the change agreement.

Click here to read the Change of Operations

Will Hoffa Enforce the Freight Contract?

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:36:20 -0600

March 16, 2006: Local 249 has submitted a request for strike authorization from the IBT in response to DHL’s unwillingness to comply with a September 2005 grievance decision.

Freight Panel Corrects Decision

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:15:20 -0600

On February 21 the National Freight Grievance Committee issued a clarification in a case from Local 776, which protects the right of a freight Teamster to appeal to a third doctor regarding a DOT p

Freight, Carhaul Teamsters to Get Raise

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:12:55 -0600

Freight and carhaul Teamsters will make less this year than last due to wages lost to inflation—despite COLA increases which will take affect next month.

DHL: The Next Move?

admin — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:54:40 -0600

Mergers and acquisitions are the name of the game in the new trucking industry as companies scramble to compete against one another in all sectors of the market: LTL freight, parcel delivery and gl

No Reopener at DHL

admin — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:10:14 -0600

From coast to coast, DHL Teamsters feel the same way: Hoffa did the company’s bidding and didn’t even bother to consult the affected Teamsters.

Will Hoffa Enforce the Freight Contract?

admin — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:19:52 -0600

February 8, 2006. Local 249 has submitted a request for strike authorization from the IBT in response to DHL’s unwillingness to comply with a September 2005 grievance decision.

Battle over Hours of Service Continues

admin — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:27:09 -0600

February 28, 2006. On February 27, Public Citizen filed suit in the U.S. Court of Appeals to review the Hours of Service regulations put into effect by the D.O.T. The suit aims to reverse certain parts of the new regulations including the extension of driving time to 11 hours and the 34-hour restart provision.

Freight, Carhaul Teamsters to Get Raise

admin — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:23:57 -0600

March 8, 2006. Freight and carhaul Teamsters will make less this year than last due to wages lost to inflation—despite COLA increases which will take affect next month.

Johnson Signs Off on Dropping Member Protection

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:19:56 -0600

The National Review Committee (Tyson Johnson for the IBT and Jim Roberts for TMI) ruled Teamster members covered under NMFA Supplements will no longer have the option of requesting a 3rd doctor’s