Mark B. Solomon DC Velocity November 04, 2013 View the original piece The forbearance of YRC Worldwide Inc.'s unionized workforce is about to be tested again. Tomorrow in Dallas, YRC executives will brief leaders of the Teamsters Union representing about 25,000 YRC employees. The meeting will cover the Overland Park, Kan.-based company's recent performance, its future prospects, and the need to prepare for the first of a round of debt obligations set to come due...

Rhonda Smith BNA Daily Labor Report November 04, 2013 View the original piece Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' ABF master negotiating committee Oct. 30 accepted ABF Freight System Inc.'s last proposal for the only unapproved supplement to the national master freight agreement after members covered by the Central Region Local Cartage Agreement voted not to authorize a strike, the union announced. Approval of the last of 27 supplements paves the way for implementation...

John D. Schulz Logistics Management November 01, 2013 View the original piece It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears—not to mention many months of hard-nosed negotiations—but financially ailingABF Freight System, the nation’s sixth-largest LTL carrier, has finalized a five-year deal with the Teamsters union that is projected to save the nation’s sixth-largest LTL carrier between $55 and $65 million annually. The new contract, covering about 7,000 ABF employees, is now ratified and will take...

David Lazarus Los Angeles Times October 28, 2013 View the original piece It's pretty much expected that everyone knows everything about you in today's privacy-free world. But it's still freaky to see how easily a business can crawl into your life. Elaine Miller, 61, recently was expecting a package from UPS. She called the company and asked whether she could find out a rough time frame for the delivery in case her signature was required....

The City Wire October 29, 2013 View the original piece A local office of ABF Freight System employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have rejected a move to strike and will continue to seek approval of a supplemental contract for the office. According to the Teamsters, 77% of union members in the region voted, with 70% rejecting a the option to strike. Teamsters officials will now "poll the ABF Master Negotiating Committee within...

Austin Alonzo Kansas City Business Journal October 29, 2013 View the original piece Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are preparing to meet with company leadership from YRC Worldwide Inc. in Dallas, and the topic on everyone's mind is concessions. Late on Monday, the Overland Park-based less-than-truckload carrier (Nasdaq: YRCW) sent out a statement calling Teamster leadership to meet in Dallas on Nov. 5. The statement said company leadership will be on hand to...

Hazel Bradford Pensions and Investments October 29, 2013 View the original piece A package of reform proposals to help the most troubled multiemployer pension funds is running into more opposition from some union and retiree advocates.   At a hearing held Tuesday by the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions to consider possible legislation, members of the Retirement Security Review Commission discussed their reform proposals, which would allow for...

Michael Rose BNA Daily Labor Report October 28, 2013 View the original piece Key Development: FMCSA issues final rule codifying a previous announcement that the agency's requirement that commercial truck drivers take 30-minute breaks does not apply to short-haul drivers. Next Steps: Rule takes effect Oct. 28, upon publication in the Federal Register. The Transportation Department's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule, scheduled for publication in the Oct. 28 Federal Register,...

Jay Fitzgerald Boston Globe October 23, 2013 View the original piece New England's most powerful Teamsters leader is facing a likely suspension from his post after an independent oversight board accused him of threatening to retaliate against union members running against his preferred candidates in a hotly contested union election in Rhode Island. Sean O'Brien, head of Teamsters Local 25 in Charlestown and president of a council that handles Teamsters disputes throughout New England, reportedly...

Raymond Fisman and Tim Sullivan The Wall Street Journal October 23, 2013 View the original piece One icon of American popular culture of the 1970s was the long-haul trucker, a free-range rebel in jeans and a Peterbilt hat. Think Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit, hauling a load of Coors beer eastward from Texas. Or Clint Eastwood (and his orangutan Clyde) in Every Which Way but Loose. Or of the truckers in the song...