New York Post April 16, 2012 View the original piece A deal between bankrupt Hostess Brands and its unions that could rescue the maker of Twinkies and Wonder bread before a crucial trial begins tomorrow is not likely, CEO Gregory Rayburn told The Post. Hostess made a last-ditch effort to win support from its unions on April 14 by offering to pony up at least some cash for their pensions, but Rayburn, in an interview...

Can James Welch, the new CEO of one time transportation giant YRC Worldwide, succeed in retooling and rehabilitating the company that was close to bankruptcy last year? The quick answer is yes, based on his less-than-a-year performance as helmsman of the ailing YRC. Click here to read more at Forbes.

America's Port Truckers Deliver a Resounding Yes Winning Union Recognition as Teamsters in Historic Vote; Drivers Coast to Coast Cite Los Angeles Victory to Clinch Collective Bargaining Rights They Are Currently DeniedLOS ANGELES – Amidst jubilant chants of “Yes We Did!” in Spanish and English, a brave group of professional truck drivers who haul brand-name fashion imports celebrated late evening news that they trounced in their closely-watched election to unite as Teamsters, despite their foreign...

April 10, 2012: YRC Freight implemented two changes of operations over the April 7 weekend, reconfiguring its terminal network to speed freight and reduce handling. The restructuring, approved by the Teamsters union last month, eliminated road domiciles, shifting drivers from end-of-the-line terminals to hubs, the company said. Click here to read more at The Journal of Commerce.

April 3, 2012: One or more tornadoes touched down in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area on Tuesday, tossing tractor trailer trucks into the air and causing some damages to homes, according to local television. Click here to see pictures of the damage.

A settlement was reached April 1 on a new contract for 24 drivers and helpers at Republic Services Inc. by International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 991, after the local struck the company's facilities in Mobile, Ala., and a series of sympathy strikes involving some 400 workers in Seattle, Buffalo, N.Y, and Columbus, Ohio, followed, IBT announced April 2. Workers at the Mobile facility “were forced to strike” March 23 in response to what IBT characterized...

March 30, 2012: Thursday, 250 Teamsters in Seattle went on strike against Republic Services, the second-largest waste disposal company in the United States.Workers in Buffalo, New York, and Columbus, Ohio struck Republic for three days earlier this week. Click here to read more at AlterNet.

March 28: The decisions from the March National Grievance Panel in Fort Lauderdale are now available online. The UPS National Grievance Committee settles national disputes and grievances that have been deadlocked at both the local and regional levels. Click here to download the March National Grievance Panel decisions. Click here to download the March Joint Air Committee decisions.

March 22, 2012: James Welch received almost $2 million in direct compensation during his first five months as the new CEO of YRC Worldwide Inc., according to the company’s annual proxy statement. The statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, showed that Welch received a salary of $305,128 and stock valued by the company at $1.6 million on the date it was granted. Click here to read more at Kansas City Business...

March 22, 2012: FedEx Corp. said Thursday its profit between December and February more than doubled as its ground and freight segments shipped more packages and charged higher prices.In its fiscal third quarter, the world's second-largest package delivery company earned $521 million or $1.65 per share, compared with $231 million, or 73 cents per share, a year earlier. Click here to read more at The Wall Street Journal.