Teamsters News Updates

Business

Teamsters Win N.J. Terminal Vote

Drivers at FedEx Freight’s terminal in South Brunswick, New Jersey, voted to become Teamsters in the latest round of a contentious union organizing battle.

November 3, 2014
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Teamsters Election at FedEx Freight Pa. Terminal Called Off

FedEx Freight said that a Teamsters representation election scheduled for Oct. 31 in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, hub terminal has been cancelled because the union withdrew its request for a vote.

October 31, 2014
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Split Decision on Union Representation at 2 Northeast FedEx Freight Terminals

FedEx Freight drivers at a Philadelphia-area terminal voted last week to become the first U.S. workers at the largest less-than-truckload carrier to become Teamsters members.

October 20, 2014
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FedEx Freight Workers Vote for Union in Pennsylvania

FedEx Freight drivers at a Philadelphia terminal voted in favor of Teamsters representation, becoming the first workers at the less-than-truckload carrier to become union members.

October 15, 2014
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Teamsters’ Efforts Advance at Con-way, FedEx LTL Units

Teamsters union organizing efforts are advancing at FedEx Freight and Con-way Freight, the two largest nonunion less-than-truckload carriers, according to National Labor Relations Board records.

September 8, 2014
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Pacific 9 Transport, Teamsters Reach Settlement on Organization Effort

Pacific 9 Transportation, a Los Angeles-area port trucker, and the Teamsters have reached a settlement agreement that bars the carrier from penalizing drivers who support the union’s effort to organize them.

March 24, 2014
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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, 2014
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UPS 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, 2013
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UPS 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, 2013
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Teamsters 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, 2013