Teamsters can protest at Amazon air hub, federal court says
The Teamsters union claimed a legal victory in its pressure campaign for collective bargaining at Amazon’s primary air hub in northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati.
The Teamsters union claimed a legal victory in its pressure campaign for collective bargaining at Amazon’s primary air hub in northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati.
The pilots union at ABX Air, a large contract carrier for DHL, is taking a novel approach toward labor relations by promoting the company at industry trade shows.
Striking airport workers at the DHL Express hub outside Cincinnati have picked up support from union members around the country, slowing customer shipments.
Along with a six-year port agreement, President Biden is underscoring the role of UPS Teamsters and ocean shipping reform in boosting the U.S. economy.
Regulators are leveraging their power to once again weigh in on state laws affecting truck drivers.
It will be difficult, if not impossible, to avoid a mess if shippers haven’t laid out contingencies for a Teamsters strike against UPS.
The Teamsters union says it will not meet with UPS again unless the company provides a better proposal.
UPS and the Teamsters union have wrapped up noneconomic issues. The hard part, economic issues, lies ahead.
The Teamsters meet with UPS on Monday in Washington to discuss progress on supplemental agreements as main negotiations begin.
La compañía dice que está “reasignando” conductores en respuesta a la desaceleración de la demanda
The UPS-Teamsters contract’s so-called 22.4 classification is unpopular with the union because it is seen as an unjustified second-class role for drivers.
Things get noisy at the union’s two-day meeting to begin reviewing thousands of negotiating proposals.
A federal appeals court upheld the FMCSA’s hours-of-service rules by rejecting a challenge filed by safety groups alleging the 2020 changes make the roads less safe.
Se evita la huelga en todo el país al llegar ambas partes a un acuerdo de última hora sobre un pacto provisional
The tentative agreement will be reviewed by union leaders June 16, with a ratification vote to follow.
AskWaves has reviewed the latest comments on a proposal allowing oral fluid instead of urine to test for drugs — the trucking industry mostly likes it.
A congressional report alleges then-President Donald Trump may have pushed the Defense Department to approve a pandemic loan to help gain Teamsters support in the 2020 election.
Amazon’s JFK-8 in Staten Island is the first warehouse in the company’s history to vote to unionize. Now, the ball is in the massive retailer’s court.
In an appeals court filing, OOIDA defended its support for changes in federal work rules for truck drivers.
Los grupos de seguridad no dan ninguna base para dejar de lado las revisiones destinadas a dar a los conductores más flexibilidad, afirma la administración
The Biden administration has rejected assertions made by safety groups that more flexible hours-of-service rules will make roads less safe.
Truck safety groups and the Teamsters claimed in federal appeals court that the FMCSA weakened its regulations in 2020 regarding truck driver work hours.
About 15% of 1.4 million members cast ballots in the Teamsters presidential election. The question is will voter quality trump quantity?
The firebrand leader holds a strong early advantage in an election in which about 15% of members cast ballots.
Both candidates said that organizing Amazon is a top priority, noting that Amazon and UPS workers’ futures are at stake.
The always-contentious UPS-Teamsters negotiations could hit new levels of enmity should Sean O’Brien be elected Teamsters president.
Delegates will vote on whether to eliminate a provision requiring a contract to be ratified even if a majority rejects it.
Yellow CEO Darren Hawkins sent a formal response to lawmakers seeking proof of compliance with the terms of the $700 million CARES Act loan.
A Senate hearing on freight mobility includes a dispute over hours-of-service rules for truckers
The Teamsters union is seeking executive compensation reform at XPO.
The Teamsters union has patched things up with one of Amazon’s main air transport providers. Talks remain stalled with the other cargo airline.
FMCSA ruled in December 2018 that federal hours-of-service regulations preempt California meal and rest-break laws.
If you had to name one of the most influential companies in trucking history, Consolidated Freightways (CF) would be near the top. While the trucking company, CF is no longer with us, the legacy of CF lives on through the companies it spun off, including Freightliner, CNF (which became part of XPO) and Purolator International.
Some of the drivers were told they could return as independent contractors if they purchased their own trucks.
More substantive talks could ensue in the four-year-old labor saga between Atlas Air and its pilots’ union after a federal appeals court ruled the union must abide by arbitration procedures.
Union pilots at Atlas Air authorized to form own local
Roughly 3,580 drivers will be affected by the FMCSA’s exemption
Trucking stands to gain, rail to lose if project moves forward.
ABF Freight, YRC Freight employees affected by pension-saving bill.
Trucker union sides with most of proposal’s early comments.
XPO shareholders reject Teamsters union proposal to split company’s chairman and CEO roles.
No pension hikes in the cards under the agreement.
10-year old lawsuit is win for contractors but driver classification issue remains largely unsettled.
The NLRB overruled an Obama-era litmus test defining independent contractors, giving trucking companies’ defense against unions a boost along the way.