
Members Can Review Tentative Agreement After January 8
December 14, 2007
Representatives from local unions that represent freight Teamsters will meet
Tuesday, January 8 in Washington, D.C. to review and approve the tentative
National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) that was reached this week with TMI/YRC
Worldwide.
Before members review the contract, the January 8 “two-man” meeting must take
place first. After the January 8 meeting, local unions are being asked to hold
membership meetings during the weekend of January 11-13. Members will get a
chance to review the contract during the membership meetings. Then, members will
be sent ballots a short time later.
The
tentative agreement contains good wage increases and protects members’ jobs and
their health, welfare and pension benefits, said Tyson Johnson, Director of the
Teamsters National Freight Division and lead negotiator.
TMI,
Trucking Management, Inc., is the primary multi-employer bargaining arm of the
unionized freight trucking industry. The subsidiaries include Yellow
Transportation, Roadway Express, USF Holland and New Penn. |