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IBT Muscles in on Chicago Freight Talks

September 17, 2008
September 17, 2008: In an unprecedented move, James Hoffa has imposed International Union control over the bargaining of Local 705’s freight contract. Freight Teamsters in Local 705 are covered by their own contract which is separate from the National Master Freight Agreement. In ongoing bargaining, Local 705 has focused on protecting union jobs—including guarding against the diversion of work to YRC Logistics. The same issue is being contested in other areas where it has been...

Traffic World: YRC Seeks Holy Grail

September 16, 2008
September 16, 2008: A stalled economy is propelling the nation's largest trucking company to combine the operations of its two long-haul LTL operations, extending the restructuring of a trucking industry that has been redrawn by consolidation, changing shipper demands and a growing field of nimble regional competitors. Yellow Transportation and Roadway, run as separate brands by parent YRC Worldwide, will be combined into one company called Yellow Roadway. Local sales teams will join forces immediately...

BNA Daily Labor Report: Port Drivers Not Contractors, Say Lawsuits

September 09, 2008
September 9, 2008: California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown (D) announced Sept. 5 he has filed lawsuits against two companies operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for allegedly evading California Labor Code protections by classifying their truck drivers as independent contractors rather than employees (Cal. ex rel. Brown v. Lira, Cal. Super. Ct., No. BC397601, complaint filed 9/5/08; Cal. ex rel. Brown v. Pac Anchor Transp., Cal. Super. Ct., No. BC397600,...

Traffic World: Yellow and Roadway to Merge

September 08, 2008
September 8, 2008: YRC Worldwide, in the midst of what it says is a weakening domestic trucking economy, said Monday it will accelerate the integration of its main Yellow Transportation and Roadway LTL subsidiaries to create "one national network." YRC said it will maintain the separate Yellow and Roadway brands but the national network will work through a combined sales force and operating network. Click here to read more at Traffic World Online.

Yellow and Roadway to Begin Merging

September 08, 2008
September 8, 2008: In a presentation to investors today, YRCW CEO Bill Zollars announced that Yellow and Roadway will integrate operations over the next 18 months. They will end up as a single operating company called Yellow Roadway. Outside the presentation, Chicago Local 705 Teamsters were on hand to greet Zollars with a huge banner that read “Yellow Roadway Corp. Worldwide Unfair to Labor. Teamsters Local 705.” Click here for the full story on Chicago...
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