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.
More than 200 Cincinnati Local 100 Teamsters are celebrating a contract campaign victory at Zenith Logistics, a third-party operator for Kroger. Zenith Teamsters ratified the contract unanimously, 118-0. Their new contract includes a nearly $5 raise in the first year and replaces company health coverage with TeamCare.
UPS announced third quarter profits of $2 billion. The company slashed 34,000 operational jobs and Wall Street cheered. UPS shares rose 8%. Make no mistake—this company and its investors don’t give a damn about the Teamsters who create their wealth.
