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Bedding Down at the Red Rash Inn

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? When we find our own rooms, we get threatened with disciplinary actions. Under Article 49 in the contract, it says the company has to pay $40. Why can’t we get some relief?

- Ornery at the Road Rash Inn, Local 200, USF Holland, Milwaukee

Old Dominion Bids $1.5 B for Yellow's Terminals

September 01, 2023
Old Dominion Freight Lines has bid $1.5 billion to acquire all of Yellow's terminals. This bid is confirmed in Yellow's August 18 filing (attached below) with the bankruptcy court; ODFL's offer is detailed on page 22 and signed by ODFL's CEO on page 29.

Don’t You Dare Blame Working Teamsters for the Bankruptcy at Yellow

July 31, 2023

Some in the media have claimed that Yellow closed because of its dispute with the Teamsters. The truth is the company’s bankruptcy was decades in the making. Mismanagement and a financial crisis born on Wall Street caused the company’s demise.

TForce Teamsters to Vote on Proposed Contract

July 24, 2023

TForce Teamsters will vote in-person this week on a proposed new five-year contract. Read the Tentative Agreement Highlights, a Summary of the Economic Changes, and a complete copy of the Tentative Agreement with all changes.

Strike Averted at Yellow Freight, Holland

July 23, 2023

A strike at Yellow was averted today when the Central States Health & Welfare Fund agreed to continue healthcare benefits for workers at Yellow Freight and Holland. Without the agreement, 22,000 Teamsters would have lost their benefits because Yellow failed to make $50 million in benefit contributions that were due on July 15. Yellow now has 30 days to pay its bills with the understanding the company will do so within the next two weeks.

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