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.
Teamsters, Amazon delivery drivers, and labor allies picketed today on the steps of New York City Hall to support the Delivery Protection Act. City Councilmember Tiffany Cabán announced the bill now has supermajority support in the City Council.
The IBT has launched the Teamster History Project, which includes 27 unedited interviews with Teamsters who made it happen. It covers the years 1975-1999. Those interviewed include several TDU leaders, participants in the Carey administration, James Hoffa, along with two Hoffa lieutenants who were expelled from the union for corruption and self-dealing.
