October 27, 2009: The Department of Transportation has agreed to abandon its defense of longer working hour standards for truck drivers issued in 2003. This could possibly lead to a return to the ten-hour daily driving limit, though there is no guarantee of that outcome.
Click here to read the press release from Public Citizen.
Rail Teamsters who work as Transit Locomotive Engineers at New Jersey Transit are preparing to strike if the carrier fails to deliver a fair contract by May 16. The engineers voted down a tentative agreement last month, with 87 percent voting no.
Join Teamster activists and TDU members in the Central Valley and Northern California for a day of Union Education in Stockton, CA.
Sunday, May 4
Hilton Hotel
2323 Grand Canal Blvd, Stockton, CA 95207
Stockton, CA
Registration with bagels and coffee opens at 9AM. Workshops begin at 10:15.
