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Teamsters, YRCW Continue Exchanging Proposals
July 1 -

A subcommittee of the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) and YRC Worldwide, Inc. (YRCW) continue to assess proposals. Discussions will continue through the week and face-to-face negotiations will resume next week.

Negotiations are being held at the Teamsters’ headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Headline News
Teamsters, YRCW Continue Exchanging Proposals
June 30 -

A subcommittee of the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee and YRC Worldwide, Inc. continued to exchange proposals today during the second day of talks aimed at trying to negotiate a plan to address the company’s short-term operating cash needs.

Negotiations will resume Wednesday, July 1, at Teamsters Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
 
Headline News
Teamsters and YRCW Exchange Proposals
June 29 -

A subcommittee of the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) and YRC Worldwide, Inc. (YRCW) exchanged proposals today, as both sides attempt to negotiate a plan aimed at addressing the company’s short-term operating cash needs. The TNFINC subcommittee is currently reviewing the proposal.
 
Headline News
Teamster Leaders Update Members About YRCW Situation
June 26 -

Thousands of YRC Teamster members listened to a YRCW conference call at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 25. If you were not able to listen to the call, you can hear it here.
Headline News
Groups Organize Against Bigger Trucks
June 22 -

An alliance of labor and environmental groups is campaigning for a bill that would freeze truck size and weight on the National Highway System.
Headline News
YRC Meetings Scheduled for 6/17, 6/18
June 12 -

The Teamsters National Freight Industry Committee (TNFINC) has scheduled two meetings to discuss on-going issues at YRC.
 
Headline News
Drivers At Penske Logistics Choose Teamsters
June 12 -

Workers at Penske Logistics in Ontario, California voted unanimously to secure Teamster Local Union 952 in Orange, California as their bargaining representative.
Press Release
Teamsters Form Committee To Review YRCW Pension Issues
June 5 -

The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) created a sub-committee this week that will, among other things, consider whether language needs to be modified in the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) to address YRC Worldwide (YRCW), Inc.’s recent requests to defer pension contributions.
Headline News
Local 25 Members' Strike is Successful
June 3 -

Workers at an air freight company in Boston ratified a first contract May 27 after holding a four-day strike that began May 18.
Headline News
Trucking Company Employees in Alabama Join Local 402
May 28 -

On May 12, employees of Evergreen Trucking in Courtland, Alabama voted to join Local 402 in Muscle Shoals.

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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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Top Issues
Freight Leaders Overwhelmingly Endorse Economic Relief Plan to Save Members' Jobs

On Wednesday, December 3, leaders of freight local unions from across the country overwhelmingly endorsed an economic relief plan for the YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) companies that will protect tens of thousands of Teamster members’ jobs and their retirement security. Read more about the economic relief plan.
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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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