Teamsters’ Push For Shorter Hours May Leave Drivers Very Short On Pay

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  July 5th at 12:00 PM  | 

It is axiomatic—a given, if you will—that unions do not like workers to work overtime. Sure, they’ll do it, but if unions had their druthers, the work week would be limited to 40 hours—in some cases unions prefer 35 hours. The reasoning is simple, the fewer hours worked, the more employees an employer must employ and, in a workplace where unions can require dues, the | Read More »

Untrusted Teamster Leaders to Members: A “No” Vote Could Doom YRC Worldwide, Up to 40,000 Could Lose Jobs

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  December 4th at 05:31 PM  | 

It’s considered the ‘Last of the Mohicans’ in the world of big Teamster-represented less-than-trailer load (LTL) carriers, all the rest having been doomed to the scrap heap of uncompetitive unionized trucking companies. Now it seems, however, the question is not “if,” but “when” YRC Worldwide will be closing up shop. YRC Worldwide, which is the combination of Yellow Freight’s 2003 acquisition of Roadway and its | Read More »