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. Reddaway is a regional carrier owned by YRC. Negotiations are ongoing; the contract expired Dec. 31, and Teamsters are working on an extension. Management is reportedly demanding an immediate ten percent pay cut, in line with the negotiated cut at YRC’s other operations. But local union negotiators...

February 13, 2009: The Cut-Over and Utility Changes of Operations at Yellow Roadway are now available for members to download and review. Over the past week, thousands of Yellow and Roadway Teamsters have been bidding in the dark—making big decisions about their future, and in many cases without much information. Click here to download the Cut-Over and Utility Changes of Operations.