John Battersby CNN December 06, 2013 View the original piece December 6, 2013: We mourn the passing of Nelson Mandela, a champion of equality and human dignity and South Africa’s first black president, in an election where black South African's were allowed to vote. Click here to read more on Mandela’s life and legacy.

Ben Popper The Verge December 03, 2013 View the original piece Amazon made headlines Sunday night when it announced it was working on small drones that could someday deliver customers packages in half an hour or less. But the e-commerce giant isn’t the only company researching how to harness the potential of small unmanned aircraft: The Verge has learned that the world's largest parcel service, UPS, has been experimenting with its own fleet of flying...

Maria Trisler Low Pay is Not OK December 03, 2013 View the original piece It's on – this Thursday, fast food workers like me are going on strike across the country. And it’s going to be bigger than ever before, with community members joining us at protests and rallies in hundreds of cities across the country! Find out if there’s a rally near you and sign-up to show up on Thursday. Together, we’ll send the...

Rhonda Smith BNA Daily Labor Report December 02, 2013 View the original piece The National Freight Negotiating Committee for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is scheduled to meet with IBT local union leaders Dec. 6 to review a proposal from YRC Worldwide Inc. to modify an existing restructuring agreement that expires March 31, 2015.  The Teamsters, which represents 26,000 workers at the Kansas-based company, said in a statement Nov. 27 that local union leaders will...

Jack Katzenek The Press Enterprise December 02, 2013 View the original piece Logistics conglomerate YRC Worldwide and its workers have been caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place for at least five years. Now the squeeze is getting even more uncomfortable for both sides, and it could soon come to a crisis point for the second time in four years. YRC Worldwide, the company that owns Yellow Freight, New Penn, USF Reddaway and...

Austin Alonzo Kansas City Business Journal November 21, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc. wants a five-year extension of its labor contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the labor union confirmed during a Monday conference call with its local leadership. It's unclear what else — if anything — the Overland Park-based trucking company (Nasdaq: YRCW) wants in the negotiations with the union that represents more than 25,000 of YRC’s 32,000 employees. On...

Jane Slaughter Labor Notes November 19, 2013 View the original piece Drivers who move Asian goods from southern California docks pulled a 36-hour strike ending today, charging three employers with unfair labor practices including retaliation for organizing. Port truckers in the huge L.A.-Long Beach ports are largely immigrants. Most lease their vehicles from the companies that employ them, with payments deducted from their paychecks. Also deducted are charges for parking, diesel fuel, and insurance, including...

Jackie Tortora AFL-CIO November 19, 2013 View the original piece Making Change at Walmart, a coalition of Walmart associates, small business owners, religious leaders and other members of the community that are fighting to make change at the nation's largest employer, announced today the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will prosecute Walmart for its "widespread violations of its workers’ rights." The decision will provide additional protection for Walmart’s 1.3 million employees when they are speaking out...

Melanie Hicken CNN Money November 19, 2013 View the original piece Hundreds of thousands of reitred union workers are facing pension cuts that could slash their monthly payments in half or even more. The proposed cuts are part of a desperate effort to head off insolvency at multiemployer pension plans, pensions that typically provide benefits for workers at several companies. It's an unconventional move: Pension law has long maintained that cutting the benefits of those...

Austin Alonzo Kansas City Business Journal November 14, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc.’s negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not be finished by Friday, according to a report filed by Bloomberg. YRC CFO Jamie Pierson told Bloomberg that he did not expect to see negotiations completed before a Nov. 15 goal the company set when officials met with leaders of the Teamsters Nov. 5 in Dallas. YRC officials have said...