Mike Hughlett Star Tribune February 28, 2013 View the original piece The Teamsters held a daylong hearing Thursday for two top Twin Cities union leaders accused of corruption, but a decision on the case could be weeks away. Brad Slawson Sr. and Brad Slawson Jr., the top two officers of Teamsters Local 120, are facing union charges of embezzlement and other financial misconduct. The charges stem from an investigation into Local 120 by the Teamsters...

Odessa American February 28, 2013 View the original piece Jurors hugged an Odessa woman who sued UPS for gender discrimination after two days of testimony that included lewd phrases directed at her. Amber Ibarra claimed she was fired from UPS after being harassed because of her gender, and won $600,000 in a federal civil trial this week. She now works for FedEx. Ibarra worked with the Odessa UPS package center from June 1996 until July...

Rick Karlin Times Union February 27, 2013 View the original piece ALBANY — The Teamsters local that represents state Thruway Authority workers has filed an unfair labor complaint alleging its members were improperly threatened with layoffs if they failed to make concessions during contract talks. "They used the layoffs instead of negotiating," Teamsters Local 72 President Martin Latko said, referring to the authority's decision last month to eliminate about 8 percent of its workforce, or about...

Timothy Cama Transport Topics February 27, 2013 View the original piece The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it will not delay enforcement of the latest changes to the hours-of-service rules for truck drivers, saying that American Trucking Associations did not demonstrate enough harm to the industry and law enforcement to merit such a delay. “Mere uncertainty over the possible outcome of the litigation, which you recognize is a matter over which the parties differ,...

Make UPS Deliver February 19, 2013 View the original piece In another sign of UPS's fat profits, the company once again hiked payments to stockholders. Cash dividends have tripled since 2000. The UPS Board of Directors declared an 8.8% increase in stock dividends on Feb. 13. UPS also announced a $10 billion corporate stock buy-back, much larger than had previously been announced. UPS profits have stayed up in a down economy. The company made $4.38...

MIke Hughlett Star Tribune February 18, 2013 View the original piece Two top former leaders of Teamsters Local 120 who face the possibility of lifetime banishment from the union on corruption charges have bought a bar in northern Anoka County. Brad Slawson Sr. and Brad Slawson Jr. recently purchased Route 65 Pub & Grub in East Bethel. Since November, the Slawsons have been on unpaid leave from Local 120, one of the largest Minnesota-based Teamster...

CBS New York February 15, 2013 View the original piece The month-long strike by New York City school bus drivers will apparently come to an end Friday night. Sources familiar with the negotiation told WCBS 880's Rich Lamb and CBS 2's Marcia Kramer that the union has decided to end the strike. There was a lot of rancorous rivalry between the city and the union regarding a list of employees that the union wanted used...

Alicia Biggs BNA Daily Labor Report February 15, 2013 View the original piece Members of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1145 have ratified a new four-year labor agreement with Honeywell International Inc. in Minneapolis that increases wages 7.5 percent over term and covers 1,050 employees, the union and the company told BNA Feb. 13. “This was a tough round of negotiations,” IBT Local 1145 Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Witzmann said in a Feb. 5 statement. “The company...

John D. Schulz Logistics Management February 15, 2013 View the original piece A once-in-a-generation triumvirate of Washington power players is coalescing behind the idea of increasing federal fuel taxes to pay for badly needed infrastructure improvements. What this will likely mean for shippers is higher freight rates for shipments. But it might also mean faster and more reliable transit times as trucks travel over smoother, more modern highways and bridges. In short, infrastructure is no longer a...

Transport Topics February 12, 2013 View the original piece UPS Inc. said it has put 100 new all-electric delivery trucks in service in California. The electric trucks will reduce the consumption of fuel by 126,000 gallons, UPS said. They have an operating range of 75 miles and will deliver packages in Sacramento, San Bernardino, Ceres, Fresno and Bakersfield. The trucks were funded in part the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and were manufactured in Stockton, Calif., by...