Freight Members

News Updates

Headline News
November 19 -

Wiser heads have prevailed in Washington regarding a lax trucking safety regulation the Bush administration repeatedly pushed on behalf of the industry. The Obama Administration has agreed to reconsider the rule, which safety advocates said could have led to greater driver fatigue and more accidents.

Press Release
November 18 -

There is an erroneous media report that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters National Freight Division is in negotiations with ABF that would result in concessions for our members represented under the National Master Freight Agreement. Let me be clear – this report is false.

Headline News
November 2 -

YRC Worldwide Inc. plans to start a debt-exchange offer this week that’s a key milestone for the trucking giant, which repeatedly has asked various stakeholders for considerations to help it survive an extended freight recession.

Press Release
November 2 -

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today endorsed YRCW’s (NASDAQ: YRCW) bank amendment as part of its continuing restructuring. The announcement follows the commitment and sacrifices that more than 35,000 YRCW Teamsters have made to ensure the company’s survival.

Headline News
October 27 -

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.

Headline News
October 23 -

YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) has signed commitment letters stating that USF Reddaway and USF Glen Moore employees will be subject to equal sacrifice as union employees covered by the YRC Memorandum of Understanding Wage Reduction Job Security Plan.

Letter to USF Reddaway Employees

Letter to USF Glen Moore Employees

Headline News
October 7 -

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.

Press Release
September 9 -

Teamster members at New Penn have overwhelmingly approved a Job Security Plan that provides economic relief to its parent company, YRC Worldwide, Inc. (YRCW), as it tries to recover from a recession that is pummeling the freight business.

Click here for more information and materials on the YRCW Job Security Plan.

Headline News
August 17 -

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.

Headline News
August 10 -

A news release dated August 7, 2009 may have caused confusion regarding the freight company New Penn.