labor relations
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Air Cargo
American Airlines sees steep drop in cargo revenue, volume
It doesn’t look like American’s cargo fortunes are going to turn around soon, but its overall operational performance is improving.
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Business
Universal Intermodal drivers at LA, Long Beach ports vote to join Teamsters
The union drive marks the seventh company at the San Pedro ports to employ workers represented by the Teamsters.
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Driver issues
YRC, Teamsters sign two pilot programs changing driver schedules, adding non-CDL classification
YRC, Teamsters say pilots mean more earnings for drivers.
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News
UPS to wind down LTL business until outcome of contract vote decided
UPS will clean out LTL pipeline before Teamster contract votes are counted.
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Driver issues
UPS saga continues: how many local agreements are considered ratified?
The master agreement was ratified with less than 50% of the vote. Now it appears some of the local deals were as well.
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Company earnings
ArcBest finalizes labor contract with Teamsters, reports strong second quarter earnings
ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB) recently finalized a new 5-year contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The new contract brought “major gains” for members, including…
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Driver issues
UPS reaches deal with Teamsters for UPS Freight division
The Freight division of UPS is far smaller than its package division, but it also has reached agreement on a new five-year pact.
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Driver issues
King of the hill: an elite group of UPS drivers would get as much as 96 cts per mile in a few years
The sleeper drivers at UPS, by the end of a five-year contract, would have rates that are approaching $1 per mile.
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Canada
CP strike update: Teamsters willing to continue talking; Trudeau signals reluctance to step in
One union agrees while the other walks, as CP is hit by a strike again. The government signaled it may not step in to end…
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Canada
CP strike watch update: CP, IBEW reach agreement; no word yet on Teamsters
The rejection was of the final offer, not an agreement reached with CP’s unions. About 98% of the voters voted no.
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