YRC sees revenue climb, profits fall in third quarter
Austin Alonzo Kansas City Business Journal November 13, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc. saw its third-quarter revenue increase by $15.9 million from the same quarter the previous year, and operating income dropped by $21.5 million during the same time period. The Overland Park-based trucking company (Nasdaq: YRCW) brought in $1.253 billion in consolidated operating revenue in the quarter that ended on Sept. 30. That's up from $1.237 billion in the third quarter...
RI Power Player: Nick Williams
Go Local Prov November 12, 2013 View the original piece Each week, GoLocal shines the spotlight on one individual who is making an impact on Rhode Island. This week, GoLocal sat down with Teamsters organizer Nick Williams to talk about his current and future plans, in light of the opposition slate United Action taking the recent Local 251 elections. Tell us about how you came become involved in the United Action movement here with...
Teamsters to Vote Again on Wegmans Proposal: Reports
Super Market News November 11, 2013 View the original piece Teamsters Local 118 has agreed to put its Wegmans Food Markets contract to another union vote, reports said Wednesday. The union, which represents more than 900 warehouse workers and truck drivers, has twice voted to reject contract offers from the retailer, reportedly over concerns about proposed changes in a pension plan. The Buffalo News Wednesday said that Wegmans and the Teamsters met with a federal...
YRC Worldwide delays financial report amid labor talks
Mark Davis The Kansas City Star November 07, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc., saying it intends to negotiate an extended labor contract with the Teamsters union, has delayed release of its quarterly financial report. The third-quarter financial report originally scheduled for Thursday has been pushed back to Tuesday of next week, a company statement said. The statement, released late Wednesday, did not indicate why a delay was needed. The Overland Park-based trucking...
Rank-and-File Reformers Oust 'In Bed' Rhode Island Teamsters
Jane Slaughter Labor Notes November 07, 2013 View the original piece Rhode Island Hospital worker Nick Williams was so angry that his new supervisor was his union business agent’s brother that he came home from work and Googled “Teamsters 251 sucks.” And that was the turning point that led to rank-and-file Teamsters taking over the local that covers all of Rhode Island. Williams had found the Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) website run by...
YRC hits snooze on earnings announcement
Kansas City Business Journal November 07, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc. had originally been expected to release earnings last week, but then it scheduled them for Thursday. On Wednesday afternoon, the Overland Park based less-than-truckload carrier (Nasdaq: YRCW) delayed its quarterly financial report to Tuesday. YRC cited its meeting with Teamsters in Dallas and the negotiations it hopes will follow, The Kansas City Star reports. If YRC can negotiate an extended labor...
UPS to pay $70K in religious discrimination suit
Atlanta Business Chronicle November 06, 2013 View the original piece Atlanta-based United Parcel Service, Inc., has agreed to pay $70,000 to settle a religious discrimination suit filed by a former employee and Jehovah's Witness, who said the company would not change his schedule to allow him to attend an annual religious service, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The former employee was hired April 2011 as a part-time loader at its Saddle...
N.J. voters approve increasing minimum wage
Kathleen Lynn NorthJersey.com November 06, 2013 View the original piece New Jersey voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly supported a $1 increase in the minimum wage, to $8.25 an hour, and amended the state constitution to lock in automatic increases tied to inflation. With 64 percent of the vote in, 60 percent of voters were saying “yes” to the question, according to The Associated Press. Advocates of a higher wage praised the vote as a victory...
Welch: YRC needs concession extensions from Teamsters
Austin Alonzo Kansas City Business Journal November 05, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc. says it needs the Teamsters to extend existing concessions if the company is to be able to refinance its debts. James Welch, CEO of the Overland Park based less-than-truckload carrier (Nasdaq: YRCW), sent a letter to employees explaining why company executives are meeting with International Brotherhood of Teamsters leaders Tuesday in Dallas. “Our lenders have made it clear the...
The NLRB is Back at Full Throttle
Bruce Vail In These Times November 04, 2013 View the original piece On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate took the final measure to restore the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to full strength with its approval of Richard F. Griffin Jr. as general counsel. Though Griffin's start date has yet to be determined, his instatement marks the last step in the board's resumption of its role as the principal agency of the federal government for settling...