December 26, 2007: The trucking industry association is bragging about new concessions in the tentative deal at Yellow/Roadway. The proposed deal would give YRC more “flexibility,” according to Transport Topics, a publication of the American Trucking Associations. The magazine also reports that ABF will soon release a proposal to withdraw from all Teamster multi-employer pension plans. “The second act of the LTL talks could offer more fireworks,” according to the magazine. Click here to read...

December 5, 2007: The Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Fund, which covers most Teamsters in the Western Region, is ending cuts in pension accruals that were imposed in July 2003. The accrual rates will increase to the historic base figure of 2 percent of contributions for Teamsters with less than 20 years credit, and 2.65 percent for those with more than 20 years. This means a Teamster’s monthly pension amount will increase by 2 percent...