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Teamsters Union local leaders have announced their endorsement and support for the tentative agreement reached between the Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) and ABF Freight. The national contract covers over 8,500 members. “With this new agreement, we have reset the standard and charted a new course for the entire freight industry,” said Teamsters… Continue reading TEAMSTER LEADERS UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSE TENTATIVE ABF AGREEMENT

Reminder: June’s Meeting will be One Week Early on June 10th at the Vinton Moose Lodge 2127 E. Washington St. Vinton for our Annual Picnic with the Retiree’s. Come out and bring your families as we gather together to show Unity for Local 171. Food and drinks provided.

Local unions representing UPS Teamsters will begin conducting in-person voting this week for strike authorization. Voting YES will enable the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee to call a nationwide strike at UPS should the company fail to reach agreement on a strong new contract for more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters. Strike authorization votes will be recorded… Continue reading UPS STRIKE VOTES START THIS WEEK

Multiple subcommittees of Teamster representatives and rank-and-file members kept meeting during the day Thursday to review contract proposals with UPS and finalize language for future exchanges. Unfortunately, the Teamsters Safety and Health subcommittee was unable to meet after UPS committee chairs disrespectfully addressed other committee members and spoke down to Teamster rank-and-filers. Teamsters General President… Continue reading TEAMSTER SUBCOMMITTEES KEEP WORKING, TELL UPS TO SHOW SOME RESPECT

The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) met with ABF Freight in Kansas City this week to continue bargaining for a new ABF National Master Freight Agreement.   The parties made significant progress on both economic and non-economic items. Economic issues such as wages, health and welfare, pensions, sick leave, and holidays were significant points of… Continue reading ABF NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: MAY 26, 2023

The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) met with TForce Freight this week in Chicago to continue negotiations for a new national agreement to succeed the current agreement that is set to expire on July 31. Spirited discussions were had across the table on many subjects, including the company’s subcontracting and excessive rail usage.… Continue reading TFORCE FREIGHT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: MAY 26, 2023

https://www.wdbj7.com/2023/05/25/vinton-aramark-production-plant-workers-seeking-better-pay-work-conditions/ VINTON, Va. (WDBJ) – Aramark production and plant employees are upset with the company over pay and work conditions at the Vinton facility. “We want to have better relations with the company. We want to get things fixed,” said Cindy Pugh, who sews uniforms at Aramark and has been an employee for 25-years. “I… Continue reading Vinton Aramark production and plant workers seeking better pay and work conditions

Bargaining resumed with ABF this week in Chicago for a new ABF National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) to succeed current contract expiring on June 30. The parties continued to work through various issues, but a lot of work remains to be done. Negotiations are getting down to the tough issues, including protections against purchased transportation,… Continue reading ABF NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: MAY 12, 2023

After four months, and several weeks of delays by UPS, the Teamsters’ negotiating committees have secured major gains across all supplemental contracts and riders nationwide. Of the 30 open supplemental agreements, UPS Teamsters have won tentative agreements on key issues, including overtime improvements for part-time members, reform to the grievance process and a faster grievance… Continue reading UPS TEAMSTERS MAKE GAINS IN ALL SUPPLEMENTS

Teamsters Make Progress on Key Issues The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Committee (TNFINC) and TForce Freight met this week for another round of bargaining for a new national agreement to succeed the current agreement set to expire on July 31, and more progress was made. Although the parties resolved most of the easy issues… Continue reading TFORCE FREIGHT NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: APRIL 28, 2023