Teamsters to Meet With Mnuchin on Central States Pension Fund
A group of 25 Teamsters pensioners will meet July 11 in Washington with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about failing pension plans.
July 10, 2017Revised New York Teamsters Pension Proposal Calls for Slightly Smaller Cuts
Proposed pension benefit cuts for some active and retired Teamsters, including about 5,200 in western New York, are back on the table.
May 25, 2017Striking New York Truck Drivers Stage Rally at Brewery
Workers who went out on strike against the East Yaphank, N.Y.-based Clare Rose beer distributor held a rally at the Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue, N.Y., on May 6.
May 8, 2017Striking N.Y. Drivers Get Support from Teamsters President Jim Hoffa
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents 1.4 million members, issued its support April 27 for Teamsters Local 812 in its strike against East Yaphank, N.Y., beer distributor Clare Rose.
April 28, 2017Teamsters Say N.Y. Distributor Threatens to Replace Striking Drivers, Warehouse Workers
The union representing more than 100 striking delivery drivers and warehouse workers employed by East Yaphank, N.Y. , beer distributor Clare Rose said it was notified April 24 that the strikers would be “permanently replaced” on April 25.
April 25, 2017YRC Freight Tries Pay Raises for Hard-to-Fill Teamsters Jobs
YRC Freight and two of its regional trucking affiliates have turned to pay raises for some hard-to-fill jobs three years after their parent company won pay cuts and other concessions from its Teamsters workforce to avoid bankruptcy.
April 21, 2017Retired New York Teamsters to Get Few More Months Before Benefits Decline
Retired truck drivers will have at least a few more months before any pension cut lowers their monthly benefits after administrators of the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund temporarily withdrew their application to the Department of the Treasury.
April 10, 2017Car Haulers Finally Ratify Labor Pact; Carriers Switch to Pursuing New Deals
After 19 months in the limbo of working without a contract, Teamsters union members in the car-haul sector ratified a new labor pact with a resounding 86% yes vote, providing labor stability through May 2021 for unionized motor carriers that move cars and trucks.
April 10, 2017Car Haulers Ratify Contract Overwhemingly
After two prior failed attempts, the third try was the charm for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which ratified a new national contract for car-hauling truck drivers.
March 31, 2017Teamsters Ask Appeals Court to End Mexican Trucks Program
Attorneys for the Teamsters asked a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals in San Francisco to end the Mexican trucks program because a three-year pilot program did not draw a large enough sample to prove that Mexican carriers can operate safely on U.S. highways.
March 16, 2017