Teamsters

Clouds gathered over United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE:UPS) after a shaky second quarter influenced heavily by labor disputes. What Happened: UPS hit a rough patch this year primarily due to its ongoing labor disputes with the Teamsters union. A tentative agreement was reached late last month, but...

The Teamsters union reached a deal with United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE: UPS) in what the package delivery company is calling a "win-win-win agreement." What Happened: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents approximately 330,000 UPS employees...

FedEx Corp (NYSE:FDX) issued a call to action on Thursday for potential customers amid a possible strike by workers at United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE:UPS). What Happened: The move by FedEx aims to protect its existing customer capacity and service during an anticipated industry disruption. "...

A dark cloud is hanging over the United Parcel Service, Inc (NYSE:UPS) as the Teamsters Union, representing nearly 340,000 UPS workers, moves toward what could be the largest labor strike in the U.S. in decades.With the union’s contract set to expire at the end of July, a storm of labor...

Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) and members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have voted to ratify a new three-year collective contract agreement, the groups said. "We are pleased to have completed these agreements," said Canadian National (CN) CEO JJ Ruest in a release late Friday. CN...

Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) and union officials are at odds over a documentary and reports produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) in which the network explored the events surrounding a February 2019 fatal accident involving a CP train — including questions about how the investigation was...

Drivers at Universal Intermodal Services at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have voted to join Teamsters Local 848, marking the seventh company at the ports to employ workers represented by the union. There are 28 drivers in the bargaining unit. Workers say they are seeking affordable...

Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) and the Teamsters reached a tentative agreement to end the rail strike by about 3,200 rail workers. Normal rail operations resume at 6 a.m. tomorrow, Nov. 27, Teamsters Canada and CN said in on Nov. 26.  "We want to thank our customers for their patience and support...

Southern California port and rail drivers, along with union and labor advocates, pushed back against industry critics of a sweeping new labor law that seeks to limit the use of independent contractors. Last week the California Trucking Association (CTA) filed a legal challenge against the bill,...

Talks are ongoing but there is now a strike notice overhanging Canadian National and its 3,200 Teamsters members. Both the company and the union announced late Saturday that the Teamsters had served a strike notice to Canadian National (NYSE: CNI). The  strike would occur just after the stroke of...

In a document leading up to the vote by members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union on a new contract viewed as vital to the survival of auto hauler Jack Cooper, the Teamsters spellsout in great detail just what happened to the company and its need to file for protection under...

For the second time in four months, unionized pilots flying for cargo airlines Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NASDAQ: AAWW), its Southern Air unit, and ABX Air, a unit of Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG), descended on Cincinnati to protest the lack of traction in contract talks that have...

Auto hauler Jack Cooper, which reorganized its debt and became a private company just two years ago, appears to be reorganizing again. While the company itself has said nothing about a reorganization, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has published updates on its negotiations on the...

Active and retired members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters received a boost after the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation to keep multiemployer pension funds from failing. The Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act (H.R. 397) passed the chamber on July 25 by a...

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union has joined the majority of early commenters rejecting a proposed pilot program to lower the restriction for an interstate commercial driver's license (CDL) from 21 to 18. Roughly 75 percent of the 180 comments filed so far – just days after Federal...