February 2, 2009: Thousands of YRC Teamsters will soon be bidding on new jobs, with some 5000 moving to new terminals. According to a January 30 memorandum from Teamster freight director Tyson Johnson, local bidding and transfer-of-work bidding will be completed prior to February 15, and the national pool bidding will take place on February 16 (and 17 if necessary).
Click here to see a copy of the bidding procedure memorandum.
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.
