December 24, 2008: Read and download the complete Yellow Roadway proposed mega Change of Operations. Yellow Roadway has submitted its proposed Change of Operations to James Hoffa and the Freight Division and requested a hearing in January. Click here to download and read the proposed Change of Operations. Click here to send a comment to the TDU Freight Committee. Click here for more coverage on concessions at Yellow Roadway from TDU. 

December 17, 2008: UPS Freight tried to steal Christmas from 12,000 Teamsters. That won’t happen thanks to union action. UPS Freight management tried to get out of paying holiday pay for Dec. 24 and 25 by declaring Dec. 26 a “no service day.” Poorly-written language in the UPS Freight agreement states Teamsters will get holiday pay “provided they work either the day before and the day after the holiday.” (Article 25, Section 4) The company...

December 12, 2008: There’s one thing everyone agrees on—CEO Bill Zollars and other top brass at YRCW have badly mismanaged the company. If concessions are needed to save the company, it stands to reason that the managers responsible for the problems should take the biggest hit. That is not what’s happening. Zollars issued a memo to management personnel and other nonunion YRC employees outlining what their salary cuts will be and it does not add...