Arkansas Best Corp.’s ABF Freight System unit announced plans to cut 30 of its 277 service centers as part of an effort to improve overall service.
December 4, 2013Business
ABF Teamsters Accept Contract After Strike Authorization Vote Fails
The Teamsters union said its committee for negotiating the contract with ABF Freight System Inc. voted to accept the carrier’s offer for the last remaining provision in the contract after Central Region workers voted against authorizing a strike.
October 30, 2013Business
Teamsters Send ABF Strike Authorization Ballots to Some Members
The Teamsters union notified ABF Freight System that strike authorization ballots are being sent Oct. 8 to workers covered by a Central Region supplemental agreement that has been voted down twice.
October 8, 2013Business
ABF, Teamsters Extend Contract Through Oct. 29
ABF Freight System said it has agreed to extend its contract with the Teamsters union while the parties work to resolve two supplemental agreements before a new deal is finalized.
October 1, 2013Business
Court Rules Against ABF in Contract Suit Against YRC, Teamsters
ABF Freight System unit lost another round in its court action against the Teamsters union and YRC Worldwide over a national freight contract.
September 3, 2013Business
ABF, Teamsters Agree to Extend Contract Through the End of September
ABF Freight System said it has agreed to another extension of its existing contract with the Teamsters union while the parties continue to negotiate on two outstanding supplemental agreements to a new contract.
August 30, 2013Business
ABF Teamsters Approve Five of Seven Supplemental Labor Agreements
ABF Freight System’s Teamsters employees approved five of seven remaining labor supplemental agreements to a pending five-year labor contract, the company and union said in separate statements.
August 29, 2013Business
Arkansas Best Swings to 2Q Profit
Arkansas Best Corp. posted a second-quarter profit following a first-quarter loss, although net income was lower than the same period last year.
August 9, 2013Business
ABF, 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, 2013Business
ABF’s Teamsters Employees Approve Five-Year Contract
ABF Freight System’s employees represented by the Teamsters union have approved a five-year labor agreement, the two sides said.
June 28, 2013