September 30, 2008: Truck drivers represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters began a strike against Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc., an Auburn, Wash.-based trucking company, claiming the company had engaged in unfair labor practices, the union announced Sept. 23. Approximately 630 workers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho walked off the job Sept. 22, Teamsters Western Region Vice President Al Hobart told BNA Sept. 24. The union had been in collective bargaining negotiations sporadically with...

September 29, 2008: Striking Teamsters voted Sunday to accept a new labor agreement and return to work as soon as Wednesday. Members of Local 200 approved the new deal by a more than 2-to-1 ratio. In a statement from the Teamsters leadership, the union conceded that striking workers "made a difficult decision with this vote." Click here to read more at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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September 26, 2008: As Congress makes plans to bail out the financial crisis on Wall Street, our union is asking for help for our pension funds. Read the article in the Wall Street Journal.

September 26, 2008: YRC will soon move to combine terminals in 50 to 60 locations where Yellow and Roadway already use the same facilities, according to one industry analyst. From there, they plan to consolidate about 50-60 more terminals per quarter, throughout 2009. Click here to review the industry analyst’s report. The analyst calls YRC’s integration plan a "high risk, high reward" strategy. Before any of this can begin, Yellow Roadway will have to submit...

September 24, 2008: The publisher of The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., reiterated on Tuesday his threat to put New Jersey's largest newspaper up for sale next month if its drivers union fails to approve a new contract. Star-Ledger Publisher George Arwady seemed to suggest, however, that a tentative agreement has been reached and awaits ratification. In a memo to employees, Arwady urged the union to "take the steps necessary to ratify their draft agreement by...

September 23, 2008: Some 600 Teamsters in the Northwest went on strike today against an attempt by Oak Harbor Freight to gut the Teamster contract. The drivers, dock and office Teamsters have been without a contract for 11 months. Management wants to take members out of Teamster health coverage, eliminate sick days, subcontract office work, and more. Retirees would no longer get health coverage. Teamsters are on the picket lines throughout most of Washington and...

September 22, 2008: For the second time in three days, members of striking Teamsters Local 200 rejected a contract offer from Waste Management. Sunday’s vote was 199-24. On Friday, union members voted unanimously to reject the five-year contract offer. As a result, Waste Management said it would withdraw an offer it said included higher wages and benefits, as well as a plan to move Teamsters from the Central States Pension Fund to a new 401(k)...

September 19, 2008: Striking Milwaukee Teamsters today unanimously rejected Waste Management’s proposal to replace their pension plan with a 401(k). The proposal was Waste Management’s “last, best, and final” offer. The company has threatened to take the offer the table by Sunday if members rejected it. Over 200 members of Local 200 are in their fourth week of a strike at the garbage giant. The major sticking point has been WM’s proposal to bust out...

Are you concerned about our union’s future and want to make a difference? Then the TDU Convention is the place for you. Attend workshops and classes. Hear from new leaders in our union. And meet Teamsters from across North America. The Convention takes place at the Cleveland Airport Sheraton from Oct. 24-26. Make your plans to attend today.   “The TDU Convention is the place where Teamsters meet to take a hard look at the...