January 9, 2009: The Yellow Roadway concession package has passed and the 10% wage cut will now go into effect for the great majority of Yellow Roadway Teamsters.
TDU is providing a detailed local union count record for the national contract and the various white paper contracts. Click here for the results, compiled by observers at the count.
For freight Teamsters, the question is: where do we go from here. Click here if you are concerned about the future.
TDU will hold a national zoom call on Saturday, Aug. 14 for Teamsters who are volunteering to elect the O’Brien-Zuckerman Teamsters United Slate. Join candidates, campaign coordinators and Teamster activists for an update and to make plans to Get Out the Vote and win this fall. Click here to register.
The assets of the Central States Pension Fund fell to $9.8 billion at the end of March, a drop of $573 million in the first quarter. The fund projects forward that it will pay $2.83 billion in pension benefits this year, while taking in $651 million in employer contributions.
