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, 2014Business
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, 2014Business
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, 2014Business
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, 2014Business
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, 2014Business
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, 2013Business
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, 2013Business
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, 2013Business
YRC 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, 2013Business
Union 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, 2013