July 19, 2013: What is the Hoffa administration's plan for the rejected supplements? Will members be consulted about what should be changed in the rejected supplements? Will the IBT heed the call to re-do the defective vote?  So far, members have heard nothing from the administration except lies and threats. After we received reports of ballot problems and questions from numerous members, including observers at the vote count, TDU Attorney Barbara Harvey requested detailed information...

July 5, 2013: The national contract was deemed passed by the IBT, by just 245 votes. The contract is not legally in force because six supplements were rejected, including the largest ones, the Central Region cartage and road supplements.  And some Teamsters are questioning the ratification process, due to irregularities that could far exceed 245 votes. RATIFICATION VOTE QUESTIONED Many members are questioning whether the contract was properly ratified, including some who were observers at...

Jim T. Ryan Central Penn Business Journal July 01, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc., the Kansas-based trucking conglomerate that owns a Lebanon-based firm, is buying back its senior notes that would mature in 2023, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. YRC said in the filing it’s buying back the debt securities with cash on hand for face value plus any interest accrued since the notes were issued...