Mark Davis The Kansas City Star November 07, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc., saying it intends to negotiate an extended labor contract with the Teamsters union, has delayed release of its quarterly financial report. The third-quarter financial report originally scheduled for Thursday has been pushed back to Tuesday of next week, a company statement said. The statement, released late Wednesday, did not indicate why a delay was needed. The Overland Park-based trucking...

Austin Alonzo Kansas City Business Journal November 05, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc. says it needs the Teamsters to extend existing concessions if the company is to be able to refinance its debts. James Welch, CEO of the Overland Park based less-than-truckload carrier (Nasdaq: YRCW), sent a letter to employees explaining why company executives are meeting with International Brotherhood of Teamsters leaders Tuesday in Dallas. “Our lenders have made it clear the...

Rhonda Smith BNA Daily Labor Report November 04, 2013 View the original piece Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' ABF master negotiating committee Oct. 30 accepted ABF Freight System Inc.'s last proposal for the only unapproved supplement to the national master freight agreement after members covered by the Central Region Local Cartage Agreement voted not to authorize a strike, the union announced. Approval of the last of 27 supplements paves the way for implementation...