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. YRC Teamsters, who voted in January to accept a ten percent wage cut, are being asked to approve additional big concessions. The new agreement contains an 18-month pension contribution termination period, an...

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. to vote on modifications to the terms of its collective bargaining agreement that call for a cut in gross wages, reductions in employer contributions to health and welfare benefits, and a temporary suspension of the company's pension contribution, the union said in a July 14 statement. “We are confident this...

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. Click here to read the IBT’s two-page summary of the agreement. Click here to read the IBT's Memorandum of Understanding with YRCW. If approved in a membership vote, the additional pay cut (approximately $1.16 per hour) will go into effect immediately after ratification; the...