July 11, 2011: A series of union concessions between YRC Worldwide Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is in jeopardy again after a federal appeals court restored a legal challenge by rival trucker ABF Freight Systems Inc.
In a ruling released July 6, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a lower court's decision that ABF lacked standing to challenge the agreement.
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The Teamsters joined the United Autoworkers (UAW) and five other international unions representing members at the largest U.S. defense contracts in a letter calling on Congress to ban defense contractors from funneling money to Wall Street investors through stock buybacks and dividends instead of investing in jobs and infrastructure.
Amazon drivers at the company’s DBK1 facility in New York City marched on the boss to demand union recognition and better pay, healthcare, and job security.
