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Business
New labor deal between YRC, Teamsters drivers boosts wages, bars driverless trucks
In addition to securing wage increases and an additional week of vacation time, the agreement blocks YRC from using driverless trucks in the next five years.
May 15, 2019
Business
Teamsters, California file lawsuit challenging FMCSAâs ruling on California breaks
The lawsuits were filed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals -- the same court that ruled that carriers must comply with California's break laws. Read details.
February 11, 2019
Business
A small fleet v. the Teamsters
AB Trucking owner Bill Aboudiâs more than decade-long battle with union-inspired litigation and other efforts targeting his small fleet at the Port of Oakland: âI told the union, âI disagree with your assessment that all these guys actually want to be employees.'â
February 8, 2019
Overdrive Radio
âDynamexâ ABC test âan unfair hammer to legitimate contractorsâ â view from a small fleet, and a contractor
The latest podcast is talk with the owner of, and a contractor with, Southern California-based Angus Transportation, the now three-truck business of Jimmy Nevarez, the source of the quotation in the headline, hitting on the problematic nature of the independent contractor classification test for truckers who value entrepreneurial leased relationships and much more.
January 11, 2019
Business
FMCSAâs decision to exempt carriers from Calif. break laws challenged by the Teamsters
FMCSA asserted on Dec. 21 that carriers do not have to provide drivers with the meal and rest breaks dictated by Californiaâs labor code. The Teamsters Union filed a petition days later asking a federal appellate court to reverse FMCSAâs decision.
January 3, 2019
Business
UPS Freightâs Teamsters-backed drivers agree to labor deal, preventing strike
The nearly 12,000 Teamsters-represented drivers at UPS Freight threatened to begin a work stoppage if they voted against the deal.
November 12, 2018
Business
UPS Freight prepping for potential strike by Teamsters-backed drivers
UPS Freight says it is working âto empty [its] network of freight by Friday,â due to the potential for a work stoppage by its drivers. UPS Freight is the companyâs less-than-truckload division, for which about 12,000 drivers work.
November 9, 2018
Business
Two dozen XPO drivers in N.J. vote for Teamsters representation
The Teamsters in recent years have, with mixed results, attempted to union drivers and dock workers working at terminals operated by XPO and Con-way, which was purchased by XPO in 2015.
November 1, 2018
Business
Small California carriers eye relief from costly lawsuits with Congressâ âDenham Amendmentâ
Congress' Denham Amendment, if passed, would allow the federal government to nullify state laws regarding employee paid-meal-and-rest-breaks.
May 9, 2018
Business
Court sides with DOT in cross-border trucking case, allowing Mexican carriers to continue U.S. operation
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Teamsters Union challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationâs cross-border trucking program. FMCSA in January 2015 opened the U.S. operating authority application process to all Mexican carriers, prompting the Teamstersâ court challenge.
July 7, 2017
Business
Regsâ cost burden, independent contractor misclassification at issue as L.A.-Long Beach port haulers prepare to strike
Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif., drayage truckers will strike at three companies after both cities unveiled plans to transition to zero-emission trucks by 2035 and promote common environmental standards at ports nationwide.
June 16, 2017
Business
Truckers land $855k payout from carrier for non-driving tasks
XPO Logistics is appealing a Californiaâs agencyâs award totaling $855,286 to four truckers for wage law violations, including under a 2016 state law mandating compensating ânonproductive time.â
May 4, 2017
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