1934 Teamsters Strike Memorialized In Minneapolis
CBS
07/20/2015
A memorial plaque commemorating the 1934 Teamsters Strike in Minneapolis was unveiled Saturday.
Teamster News
Coli’s Real Estate Deal Costs Local 700 Members $2.3 million
July 17, 2015: International Vice President John Coli and Chicago Local 700 have been hit with a $2.3 million judgement for trying to escape a building lease.
Top 100 Carriers Get More Selective With Freight as Capacity Remains Tight
Transport Topics
07/17/2015
The nation’s largest for-hire carriers are becoming more selective about the freight they haul, taking steps to minimize delays and focusing on better utilization of equipment and personnel as strong demand and a shortage of drivers continue to strain capacity. But tight capacity isn’t necessarily hampering growth for carriers on the Transport Topics Top 100 list, as the number of companies on this year’s ranking with annual revenue of at least $1 billion increased to 35 from 30 the previous year.
What would the “Promises Act” mean for Central States Teamsters?
July 16, 2015: The Keep Our Pension Promises Act, introduced in the US Senate and House would keep promises made to over 200,000 Teamster retirees as well as to working Teamsters who retire in the future.
Movement to Save Pension Grows
July 15, 2015: The movement to head off pension cuts and protect Teamster pensions continues to grow, even as the Central States Fund plans to announce their intention to slash earned pensions.
Teamsters United Volunteers in Action
July 16, 2015: With the August 15 deadline closing in, Teamster volunteers are picking up the pace in the drive to collect 50,000 signatures to accredit Tim Sylvester and the Teamsters United Slate.
Appeals Court Backs Kansas Ruling That FedEx Ground Drivers Are Employees
Transport Topics
07/15/2015
In the latest of a series of recent worker-status rulings, a federal appeals court upheld a Kansas Supreme Court decision last year that classified about 500 FedEx Ground drivers as employees rather than independent contractors under that state’s law. The decision by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals followed a month after FedEx agreed to settle another worker status, in which the company maintained that workers were independent contractors. In the California case, FedEx agreed to pay $228 million to more than 2,000 drivers.
Daimler Testing Electric Trucks
Transport Topics
07/14/2015
Daimler said it has successfully completed a yearlong consumer test of its electric battery-powered Fuso Canter E-Cell. The company tested eight trucks in Portugal, where the vehicles achieved a range of more than 62 miles and a payload of 2 tons, according to Daimler.
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Albertsons Cos. Files for IPO
Progressive Grocer
07/14/2015
Albertsons Cos., the second-largest supermarket operator following its recent $9 billion merger with Safeway early this year, filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday.
Legislation offers workable solution to multiemployer plan underfunding
Pensions & Investments
07/13/2015
Your June 29 editorial, “Defying economic reality,” does your readers a disservice by failing to accurately inform them about the Keep Our Pension Promises Act of 2015.