Teamsters
Sen. Schumer, Teamsters Push for Bill to Cover Pensions
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Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Peter King joined Long Island Teamsters Jan. 2 in calling for union pension shortfalls to be funded through Treasury bonds tied to the federal budget.
January 4, 2018Retired Teamsters Facing Dramatic Pension Cuts See Hope in New Federal Legislation
Teamsters Union retirees rally in front of the U.S. Capitol April, 2016 to protest proposed pension cuts. Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS
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.
December 7, 2017ABF Freight, Teamsters Set Negotiation Date
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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. 18 and 19, and begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement the week of Jan. 7.
November 14, 2017Teamsters Hold Public Picket Against CSX Future Health Benefits
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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 benefits.”
October 31, 2017N.Y. Teamsters Hoping UPS Can Secure Loans to Shore Up Pension Fund
ALBANY, N.Y. — October is the first month thousands of retired upstate New York Teamsters will feel the hit from a 29% cut in their monthly pension checks.
October 30, 2017XPO Logistics-Teamsters Battleground Shifts to New Haven
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is duking it out with XPO Logistics on a new front recently after 73 employees petitioned to remove Local 443 as their representative.
October 26, 2017UPS Starting Negotiations on Massive Teamsters Contracts
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UPS says it has started contract talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on new collective bargaining agreements covering 250,000 workers.
October 10, 2017NAFTA Talks Expose Disagreement Over Mexican Trucking Access
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As efforts to renegotiate terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement shift from Ottawa to Washington, two trucking industry groups and the Teamsters union are taking aim at a provision in the current agreement that allows trucks from Mexico to operate in the United States.
October 5, 2017New York Teamsters Pension Cuts to Take Effect Despite 2-1 Opposing Vote
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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.
September 13, 2017Drivers Remain Essential Amid Autonomous Technology, Trucking Execs Tell Senate Panel
ATA's Chris Spear (left) and the Teamsters' Ken Hall. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
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 potential disruptions in the labor force.
September 13, 2017