YRC Teamsters OK Contract; LTL Seeks Financial Package
Members of the Teamsters union employed at YRC Worldwide Inc. approved a contract extension into 2019, moving the carrier toward long-term survival with a continued 15% wage reduction and expected lower debt costs.
February 3, 2014UPS Contract Nearer to Implementation as Teamsters Back Supplemental Pacts
Teamsters employees at UPS Inc.’s package division last week approved several more key supplemental agreements, moving the largest transport industry union contract closer to final implementation.
December 16, 2013UPS Teamsters Approve Large Contract Rider
Teamsters who work at UPS Inc.’s package division approved the largest remaining barriers to implementation of a national contract that is the transport industry’s largest labor deal.
December 11, 2013Teamsters Voting Again on Side Pacts to Advance UPS National Contract
UPS Inc. Teamsters were voting last week on the single largest remaining barrier to implementation of the union’s package contract.
December 9, 2013YRC Asks Union for More Cuts To Satisfy Lenders’ Demands
YRC Worldwide Inc. last week pressed the Teamsters for more cost cuts to placate its lenders and sought formal negotiations with the union to extend the existing contract that is set to expire in early 2015.
November 11, 2013Union OKs Final Supplement of Five-Year Pact With ABF
The Teamsters union last week approved the final outstanding supplement to a national five-year labor contract with Arkansas Best Corp.’s ABF Freight System unit, making the agreement’s full ratification official.
November 4, 2013UPS Teamsters Back 5 of 7 Side Deals
Teamster package workers at UPS Inc. have approved five of seven supplemental agreements as the process of contract ratification proceeds at the carrier.
October 15, 2013Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Against ABF in Dispute Over YRC Concessions to Union
Arkansas Best Corp.’s ABF Freight System unit has lost another round in its court action against the Teamsters union and YRC Worldwide Inc. over a national freight contract.
September 9, 2013Teamsters Approve Contract Extension With DHL’s Air Express International
Teamsters union workers employed by DHL subsidiary Air Express International have approved a one-year contract extension, the union said.
August 29, 2013ABF, Teamsters Extend Contract Through Aug. 31
ABF Freight System and the Teamsters have agreed to a contract extension through the end of August that will allow union members to vote on supplemental agreements to the ABF National Master Freight Agreement.
August 1, 2013