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Teamsters Seek Reversal Of Bush-Era Hours-Of-Service Rule
January 20 -

The Teamsters Union urged federal regulators at a hearing to reverse a Bush-era midnight regulation that increased the number of hours truckers can drive.

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YRCW Conference Call Audio Available Here
January 8 -

Teamsters at YRC Worldwide, Inc. (YRCW) dialed in to a “tele-town hall” discussion on Thursday night to get an update on the efforts to save 35,000 Teamster freight jobs at YRCW. Listen to the audio here.

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How The Teamsters Beat Goldman Sachs
January 8 -

Among the causes of the ongoing financial meltdown, many experts cite the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, smuggled through Congress late on a December evening in 2000.

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YRC And The Street's Appetite For Destruction
January 5 -

In the battle between the truckers and the hedge funds, the truckers won. The fact that YRC Worldwide almost went bust because of credit-default swaps shows how little has changed on Wall Street.

Headline News
Hedge Funds Teamsters
January 4 -

It would have been a remarkable sight: Teamsters protesting outside the offices of a large hedge fund, Brigade Capital Management. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters planned a midday rally against the hedge fund accusing the firm of refusing to participate in trucking company YRC Worldwide’s debt-for-equity swap.

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Goldman Sachs Helps YRC Avert Bankruptcy Following Hoffa’s Plea
January 4 -

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. helped YRC Worldwide Inc. complete a debt swap to avert bankruptcy after the Teamsters union said the bank was trying to profit from a failure of the largest U.S. trucker by sales.

Press Release
YRCW Bond Exchange Successful
December 31 -

Worldwide Inc. [NASDAQ: YRCW] announced that it reached the necessary thresholds on its bondholder debt-to-equity exchange offer that concluded today.

Headline News
YRCW: This Cat’s Got More Lives
December 30 -

Beleaguered transportation logistics firm YRC Worldwide (YRCW), despite appearing to be on the ropes with its proposed debt-for-equity swap, and facing a possible bankruptcy, could still come out okay, according to a couple of analysts following the company.

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YRC: We'll Be Open For Business Monday
December 30 -

YRC Worldwide Inc. is trying to assuage the concerns of customers, employees and shareholders as time is running out on the company’s plan to exchange some of its debt for stock in a bid to stave off bankruptcy.

Press Release
Teamsters Cancel Protest As Bondholders Reveal Positions
December 30 -

The Teamsters Union announced that it will postpone a protest planned today at the headquarters of Brigade Capital Management in New York after conversations with Brigade that the hedge fund does not currently own any YRC Worldwide Inc. [Nasdaq: YRCW] bonds. In addition, UBS has indicated they have tendered their bonds in the exchange.

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Freight Division

The Freight Division represents the interests of more than 80,000 Teamsters members from approximately 238 local unions. Freight employees include truck drivers, dockworkers, mechanics, and office personnel.

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Change Helps Companies Compete

A provision in the recently ratified National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) has provided Teamster freight members with new work opportunities and has made the Teamster carriers more competitive with their nonunion competition.

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National Master Freight Agreement Update

The text for the 2008-2013 National Master Freight Agreement and its supplements is now being reviewed and finalized. The text will be posted on the web site later this fall.

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How to Contact the Freight Division

All correspondence with the Freight Division must be received in writing.

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