newsworthy Tentative ABF, Teamster contract calls for subcontracting of driver work, pension freeze May 21, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Health and welfare benefits maintained; profit-sharing plan proposed.Read More
newsworthy Teamster local unions approve tentative agreement with ABF May 20, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Fate of trucker, parent could hinge on rank and file's vote.Read More
newsworthy YRC director appointed by Teamsters in advisory pact with carrier, filings show May 13, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Director's firm played role in YRC's move to buy Arkansas Best, source says.Read More
newsworthy YRC rebuffed in move to acquire ABF, ABF's parent says May 8, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Two CEOs met in late March to discuss possible transaction.Read More
newsworthy ABF, national Teamster leaders reach tentative five-year contract agreement May 6, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Ball now in court of local leaders, rank-and-file.Read More
newsworthy A tale of two truckers May 1, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments YRC was out in force at last month's NASSTRAC annual meeting, while ABF is locked in a struggle with the Teamsters union.Read More
newsworthy ABF, Teamsters agree to another 30-day contract extension after union leaders spurn offer April 22, 2013 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Company proposes 6.5-percent wage cut, reductions in pension contributions; union calls offer "disappointing."Read More
newsworthy With one-month reprieve, ABF and its pugnacious rank-and-file retreat to separate corners April 2, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments For now, shippers seem apathetic to brewing storm.Read More
newsworthy Modest progress reported in ABF, Teamster contract talks March 4, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Company needs to "get realistic" on core issues, union negotiator says.Read More
newsworthy ABF warns of major network changes if it can't lower labor costs and gain flexibility December 20, 2012 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Extent of changes "depends upon the savings" negotiated in Teamster pact, company says.Read More