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Striking N.Y. Drivers Get Support from Teamsters President Jim Hoffa
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents 1.4 million members, issued its support April 27 for Teamsters Local 812 in its strike against East Yaphank, N.Y., beer distributor Clare...
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Striking New York Truck Drivers Stage Rally at Brewery
Workers who went out on strike against the East Yaphank, N.Y.-based Clare Rose beer distributor held a rally at the Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue, N.Y., on May 6.Teamsters Local 812
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Revised New York Teamsters Pension Proposal Calls for Slightly Smaller Cuts
Proposed pension benefit cuts for some active and retired Teamsters, including about 5,200 in western New York, are back on the table.Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS
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Teamsters to Meet With Mnuchin on Central States Pension Fund
A group of 25 Teamsters pensioners will meet July 11 in Washington with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin about failing pension plans.Each comes from committees created to fight a proposal last...
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Charlotte FedEx Freight Workers Decertify Teamsters Representation
FedEx Freight workers in Charlotte, N.C., have reversed course and voted not to unionize.City and road drivers at a FedEx Freight service center voted to decertify the International Brotherhood of...
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Teamsters Union Scores Victory With Intermodal Workers
A battle to unionize is ongoing at Parsec Inc., a company that provides equipment and other services to those in the intermodal section, as the Teamsters won a second victory.More than 500 intermodal...
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Washington Tunes Into Fixes for Teamsters’ Failing Central States Pension
A short meeting with the nation’s Treasury Secretary couldn’t fix the failing Central States Pension Fund, but it did fix attention on possible solutions.Secretary Steven Mnuchin met last week with 25...
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Unions Urge Slowdown as Self-Driving Car Laws Pick Up Speed
Labor unions are urging a slowdown as lawmakers fast-track legislation to allow self-driving vehicles on the road, a potential boon to some union jobs and an existential threat to others.Daimler
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Strike by Concrete Truck Drivers Threatens Seattle Construction Projects
More than a quarter of King County, Washington’s concrete delivery-truck drivers have gone on strike, and the rest could soon join them — threatening to delay dozens of projects amid the region’s...
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Drivers Remain Essential Amid Autonomous Technology, Trucking Execs Tell...
WASHINGTON — As autonomous technology evolves, drivers will remain integral to the movement of goods and services for the foreseeable future, top trucking executives told senators concerned about...
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New York Teamsters Pension Cuts to Take Effect Despite 2-1 Opposing Vote
The U.S. Treasury Department on Sept. 13 announced that active and retired Teamsters across upstate New York had voted against big pension reductions by better than a 2-1 ratio.But since most of the...
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UPS Starting Negotiations on Massive Teamsters Contracts
UPS says it has started contract talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on new collective bargaining agreements covering 250,000 workers.UPS ranks No. 1 on the Transport Topics Top 100...
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Teamsters Hold Public Picket Against CSX Future Health Benefits
A division of the Teamsters union held what it called an informational picket Oct. 30 against Jacksonville-based CSX Corp., saying the company is planning to “drastically reduce our health insurance...
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ABF Freight, Teamsters Set Negotiation Date
ABF Freight, the less-than-truckload carrier operated by ArcBest, announced that ABF and the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee have agreed to exchange initial proposals on Dec....
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Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Federal...
Retired Teamsters around the nation who are facing dramatic cuts to their monthly pensions are keeping their fingers crossed that proposed federal legislation will keep them from financial ruin.The...
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