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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against FedEx Freight in a case involving the National Labor Relations Board and must recognize a drivers-only bargaining unit in Stockton, California.

Workers at two XPO Logistics facilities voted to be represented by the Teamsters as the union’s organizing efforts continue.

Teamsters who deliver new cars and trucks have again rejected a tentative contract agreement, prompting union leaders to evaluate the next step in the long-running saga.

Drivers at an XPO Logistics facility in Aurora, Illinois, and workers at a warehouse operation in North Haven, Connecticut, filed for Teamsters representation Sept. 14 and Sept. 15, respectively, the union announced and the company confirmed.

WASHINGTON — Teamsters leadership candidates who squared off in the only debate before the fall union election blended their focus on key issues such as retiree pensions with exchanges about their past deeds and frequent name-calling.

The Teamsters have announced a tentative agreement that covers unionized car-haul carriers.

Legislative and regulatory efforts to address financial troubles with union pension funds are continuing in the aftermath of the Central States Pension Fund’s unsuccessful effort to rescue its plan by slashing most retirees’ benefits by 50% or more.

A group of retired Teamsters demonstrated in front of the Leo W. O'Brien federal building in Albany, New York, on June 6 to protest pending threats to their pensions and to highlight the need for Congress to take action.

Intermodal Bridge Transport, a nationwide port trucking company, is facing a formal National Labor Relations Board action that could become a precedent-setting case involving claims the company misclassified its Southern California drivers as independent contractors.

WASHINGTON — Thousands of Teamsters retirees, angered by looming pension cuts of 50% or more, descended on Washington April 14 to protest the reductions ahead of a May 7 deadline for a Treasury Department decision on the proposed cutbacks.