AB-InBev St. John's Newfoundland Canada strike Escalates
Cory Collins beerworkers.org July 08, 2013 View the original piece A union representing workers at a Labatt brewery in St. John's has launched a boycott campaign, asking the public to refrain from buying a large number of brands manufactured at the site. About fifty employees (NAPE Local 7004) have been on a legal strike since April, following a brief wildcat strike that was prompted by the company's request for the unionized workers to train their...
Teamsters, UPS Agree to Extend Contract Indefinitely While Negotiations Continue
Susan R. Hobbs BNA Daily Labor Report July 02, 2013 View the original piece The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and United Parcel Service Inc. have agreed to extend their collective bargaining agreement, and all supplements, riders, and addenda covering 237,000 workers past the July 31 expiration while negotiations continue, the union announced June 28. Union members voted in June to ratify the contract but rejected 19 regional supplements that must be approved before the national agreement can...
YRC buying back debt securities
Jim T. Ryan Central Penn Business Journal July 01, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc., the Kansas-based trucking conglomerate that owns a Lebanon-based firm, is buying back its senior notes that would mature in 2023, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. YRC said in the filing it’s buying back the debt securities with cash on hand for face value plus any interest accrued since the notes were issued...
Teamsters, UPS Agree to Extend Current UPS National Contract
International Brotherhood of Teamsters June 28, 2013 View the original piece The Teamsters Union and UPS have agreed to an extension of the current UPS National Master Agreement and all Supplements, Riders and Addenda. The extension does not have a specific end date, but can be terminated by either side with a 30-day notice. This means that all of the current Agreements will remain in place until the Supplements that did not receive a majority...
‘Vote No’ Movement Sends UPS Bargainers Back to Table
David Levin Labor Notes June 27, 2013 View the original piece The largest union contract in North America is on hold at United Parcel Service thanks to a Vote No movement by rank-and file Teamsters. A separate national Teamster contract at UPS Freight was rejected by more than 2 to 1. Members narrowly voted to approve the national master contract at UPS, covering 235,000 Teamsters, by 53 to 47 percent. But members rejected 18 regional...
YRC Rises Most in Month on Buy Rating After Near-Collapse
Leslie Picker Bloomberg June 26, 2013 View the original piece YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW), the trucker that escaped bankruptcy twice in the last four years, jumped the most in a month after Standpoint Research initiated coverage of the stock with the only buy rating. YRC rose 15 percent to $25.70 at the close in New York, the biggest gain since May 15, after Standpoint’s Director of Research, Ronnie Moas, wrote in a note that shares...
Teamsters Reject New Contract With UPS Freight
Truckinginfo June 26, 2013 View the original piece Teamster union member employees of the freight operation UPS Freight have overwhelmingly rejected a new contract. The vote of 4,244 to 1,897 follows negotiators from both the union and the company ironing out a tentative five-year deal in April. The decision sends both sides back to the negotiating table. The current pact expires on July 31. The vote is separate from the one covering workers at UPS’...
Teamsters Local 89 considers strike at UPS Worldport
Gil Corsey WDRB June 26, 2013 View the original piece Tense negotiations between UPS and workers from the local Teamsters 89 have gone from bad to worse, with Teamsters Local 89 workers saying they are considering a strike. WDRB 41 Louisville - News, Weather, Sports Community "That's the only leverage we have in our business," said Teamsters Local 89 President Fred Zuckerman. We would rather sit down and negotiate a fair contract. They're not willing to do...
Teamsters Locals Reject UPS Freight Contract
Rip Watson Transport Topics June 25, 2013 View the original piece For the first time, UPS Freight Teamsters have rejected the contract negotiated on their behalf by union leaders, the union announced. The vote was 4,244 against and 1,897 for the tentative contract deal, according to a tabulation posted on the Teamsters website. The current contract expires July 31. UPS and the Teamsters reached a tentative five-year deal in April for the company's freight and...
Bloomberg Daily Labor Report on UPS Contract Vote
Susan Hobbs BNA Daily Labor Report June 25, 2013 View the original piece Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have voted to ratify a five-year labor contract with United Parcel Service Inc., covering 237,000 workers, but the majority of union members have voted against ratification of a tentative UPS Freight contract for 13,000 workers, according to a preliminary vote count announced June 24 by dissident group Teamsters for a Democratic Union. Click here to...