The Obama administration has agreed to reconsider a rule that allows long-haul truckers to drive for up to 11 hours straight, bowing to safety advocates who say longer hours could lead to greater fatigue and more accidents.

A representative from the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP) told a key Congressional committee on Thursday that the rules for multiemployer pension funds need to be reformed. The Teamsters Union is one of the lead labor organizations in NCCMP.

Teamsters at New Penn will have the opportunity to vote again on the Job Security Plan, and ballots will be mailed on or about Wednesday, August 19, 2009 and will be due back September 9, 2009. Read letter to members.

Teamster members who work at the freight companies of YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW)—Yellow, Roadway and Holland—have approved a Job Security Plan that provides economic relief for YRCW as it works to get through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.