ABF v YRC Appeal: Decision is Pending
April 12, 2011: Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and had its day in court this morning. The company is still waiting on a ruling, said spokesman David Humphrey. Click here to read more at First Arkansas News.
ATA Favors On-Board Recorders
April 12, 2011: American Trucking Associations is endorsing a federal proposal that trucking companies use electronic logging devices to monitor drivers’ compliance with hours-of-service rules. The group said it supported both legislation requiring the electronic logging equipment and a rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Click here to read more at Transport Topics.
Special Report: Executives Fatten Up, but Won't Hire Workers
April 11, 2011: A special report in The New York Times details how top corporate executives have dramatically raised their own pay. The report concludes that this wealth has "not trickled down" to hiring more workers. An accompanying chart of executive compensation shows the compensation hike for numerous large companies, including Teamster employers such as Waste Management, PepsiCo, Republic, UPS, United Technologies, Safeway, and others.
YRC Shipment Goes Up in Smoke
April 7, 2011: More than a quarter-million dollars worth of marijuana was smuggled into Charlotte, Gaston County police said. A drug-sniffing dog was drawn to beams at YRC Shipping Company on Reames Road, police said. Inside the beams, investigators said, they found 266 pounds of marijuana. The drugs were packed so tightly that investigators had to use battering ram to knock them out. Click here to read more at wsoctv.
Labor Notes: Hoffa Must Pay to Publicize Bribe Attempts
April 5, 2011: After six months of investigation and three months of appeals, court-appointed election overseers have ordered Teamster President James Hoffa to acknowledge that he attempted to buy election support by offering jobs and pensions. Hoffa must pay for a mailing to all Teamster locals publicizing the attempt, and place a notice on the union’s website and magazine. Click here to read more at Labor Notes.
Fair Elections for Airline & Rail Workers
March 30, 2011: Imagine an election where all non-voters are counted as “NO” voters. It’s undemocratic, and it would make it extremely hard to get enough “YES” votes to pass anything. That’s exactly what House Transportation Chairman John Mica has in mind for airline and railway workers who are voting in union elections. Mica, who has taken more than $620,000 in campaign contributions from the airline industry, has put a provision into the FAA reauthorization...
Collective-bargaining bill passes legislature; referendum likely
March 31, 2011: A drastic overhaul of Ohio's nearly 30-year-old collective-bargaining law cleared the legislature on Wednesday after nearly two months of contentious hearings, raucous protests and passionate debate. Now the fight comes to your doorstep. Republican Gov. John Kasich will sign Senate Bill 5, which will spark a voter referendum effort by Democrats and unions to defeat the bill by putting it before voters on the Nov. 8 ballot. "This isn't over," House Democratic...
BNA Daily Labor Report: Teamsters Pension Fund to Cut Payments For YRC Truckers
March 31, 2011: The Central States, Southeast, and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, which administers pensions for some members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, March 22 announced major changes to the pension plan for IBT members employed at financially struggling trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. The changes were detailed in a memo addressed to “all local unions with YRCW participants” and signed by Thomas C. Nyhan, executive director of the pension fund. According to the...
LTL Trucker Holland to Hire 1,000 Drivers
March 22, 2011: Regional less-than-truckload carrier Holland will hire nearly 1,000 drivers this year as freight demand accelerates, the YRC Worldwide subsidiary said Monday. Holland is seeking additional drivers to handle the rising regional LTL freight volume fueling a turnaround at YRC Worldwide's regional carrier group. Click here to read more at The Journal of Commerce.
YRC Advisor Makes $80,000 per month
March 18, 2011: John Lamar, YRC’s new restructuring officer, will pull down $80,000 per month, in addition to “director compensation” and a possible $500,000 bonus later this year, according to YRCW’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lamar holds positions with other corporations as well. YRC cannot afford to pay for our pensions, but does seem to have money for some people. You can read more here.