August 17, 2007: Industry journal Logistics Management reports that the IBT has made "substantial progress on the union’s talks with UPS, its largest employer." But according the to the journal: "There has been little if any progress with the unionized freight carriers such as YRC Worldwide and Arkansas Best."
After three days on strike, 3,500 commuter rail workers from the Teamsters and four other unions have won a new contract with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in New York. Workers won all the wage increases they demanded.
After working without raises for more than four years amid an affordability crisis, 500 Rail Teamsters in New York are striking with a coalition of four other unions for a fair contract.
