Bedding Down at the Red Rash Inn
I am a road driver. Some of the places we bed down are ridiculous. I wouldn’t make my dog lay in them. What rights do I have besides grieve and wait? When we find our own rooms, we get threatened with disciplinary actions. Under Article 49 in the contract, it says the company has to pay $40. Why can’t we get some relief?
- Ornery at the Road Rash Inn, Local 200, USF Holland, Milwaukee
ABF Teamsters Authorize a Strike
ABF Teamsters have voted by 97.73% to authorize a strike. The contract covering 8,000 Teamsters at ABF expires on June 30.
Read moreYellow’s Contract Will be Re-opened for Negotiations
Yellow’s attempt to impose a concessionary change of operations with no benefits for Teamster members has been stopped in its tracks. Instead, the Yellow NMFA will be opened and all issues will be on the table for negotiations, including wage increases which will have to be part of any new contract.
Read moreABF Teamsters Voting on Strike Authorization
More than 8,000 Teamsters at ABF are casting ballots in a strike authorization vote. The contract at ABF expires on June 30.
Read moreYellow Updates Proposed Change of Operations, IBT Maintains Objections
Yellow has filed updated change of operations documents to consolidate Holland and New Penn into Yellow across the Midwest, East and South. Read the company's new proposed change of operations and the proposed utility employee change of operations. The Teamster National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) does not accept the change of operations as drafted and the Freight Division made this opposition clear in a message to local unions.
Read moreYellow Change of Operations on Hold
Yellow Trims Losses: Best Quarter in Six Years
Yellow Corporation released its first quarter financials on May 10. The company shows strong improvement but is still not profitable. Yellow’s overall operating ratio of 99.3 percent is 3 percent better than a year ago, but well below other LTL carriers, including ABF and TForce.
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Yellow Teamsters to Get 60¢ COLA Raise
Teamsters covered by the 2019 NMFA master contract employed at Yellow, Holland and New Penn will get a $1.00 per hour raise on April 1, which is the sum of a 40¢ contractual raise and a 60¢ COLA raise, pursuant to Article 33, section 4. Road drivers will get a 2.5¢ per mile bump.
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