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Portable Exhibits: What to Know When You Don't Use Show Labor
Aug 12, 2016Union workers are a substantial part of trade shows and exhibitions. Experts specializing in various fields, including carpenters, electricians, plumbers, decorators, carpet layers and teamsters, help trade show marketers and convention ...
Tags: Union workers, customer service, trade shows
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MillerCoors' Plan to Close North Carolina Brewery Faces State And Federal Antitrust Scrutiny
Apr 6, 2016North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper spoke at a Teamsters rally outside of the MillerCoors brewery in Eden, North Carolina. MillerCoors announced plans to close the Eden brewery in September 2015, just two days before merger talks ...
Tags: MillerCoors, Eden brewery, ABI, SAB, North Carolina Brewery
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Sinton Dairy Foods to Focus on Making Extended-Shelf-Life Milk in The Us
Mar 19, 2015Sinton Dairy Foods, a unit of Borden Dairy, is looking to exit fresh fluid milk business and focus on making extended-shelf-life milk in the US, a move which could put around 120 jobs at risk. The transition will be carried out over ...
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance Asked Politicians on Parliament Hill
Nov 3, 2014The Canadian Trucking Alliance asked politicians on Parliament Hill, who are looking into the safe transportation of goods by road, to consider a universal electronic logging device (ELD) mandate among other things. Incidents involving ...
Tags: electronic logging device, ELD
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Trucking Industry Leaders Announced an Industry-Wide Image and Education Initiative
Mar 28, 2014Trucking industry leaders announced an industry-wide image and education initiative, Trucking Moves America Forward, on Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Kentucky. “Today’s modern truck drivers are skilled ...
Tags: Trucking industry, Facelift
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YRC Has Completed $1.15 Billion in New Financing, Including Term and Asset-Backed Loans
Feb 14, 2014YRC Worldwide Inc. said it has completed $1.15 billion in new financing, including term and asset-backed loans that will reduce borrowing costs by $40 million to $50 million annually and extend debt maturities to 2019. The $700 million ...
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YRC Teamsters Voted to a Four-Year Contract Extension Through 2019
Feb 10, 2014Teamsters union members at YRC Worldwide Inc. voted to a four-year contract extension through 2019, which the carrier called a “key ingredient” toward refinancing $1.4 billion in debt. The result was announced Jan. 26 after ...
Tags: YRC, Teamsters union
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Canadian Freightways Shut Down Four of Its British Columbia Terminals
Jan 23, 2014In a move that came as surprise to employees, Canadian Freightways shut down four of its British Columbia terminals. Operations were halted at the company's Prince George, Smithers, Terrace and Prince Rupert locations on January 17. ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
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YRC, Teamsters Reached a Tentative New Labor Agreement to Help The Carrier
Jan 20, 2014YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters union said late Jan. 17 that they have reached a tentative new labor agreement to help the carrier deal with its debt and financial situation. The company said the plan extends the contract to 2019 as it ...
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YRC Is Evaluating New Approaches to Its Long-Term Contract Situation
Jan 17, 2014YRC Worldwide Inc. said is evaluating new approaches to its long-term contract situation in talks with the Teamsters union after last week’s rejection of an extension that would have solidified the carrier’s financial situation. ...
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UPS Freight Employees Approved a Five-Year Agreement
Jan 14, 2014UPS Freight employees in the Teamsters union approved a five-year agreement that gives workers a total $2.50 per hour wage boost that the union said makes them the best-paid drivers in the less-than-truckload industry. The tentative ...
Tags: UPS, UPS Freight, Transportation
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YRC Worldwide's Truck Drivers,Workers Have Rejected Expansion of Labour Contract
Jan 13, 2014YRC Worldwide's truck drivers and other employees, represented by Teamsters Union, have rejected a proposal to extend the current labour contract to 2019. Members voted over the past several weeks and ballots were counted Thursday. The ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
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YRC Rejected a Contract Extension Which Was Crucial to Refinancing Its Debt
Jan 13, 2014YRC Freight Teamsters at YRC Worldwide Inc. rejected a contract extension that the company said was crucial to refinancing its debt and ensuring long-term stability. The union announced the results of the vote late Jan. 9. A total of ...
Tags: YRC, contract extension, refinancing, teamsters, vote
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Local Teamsters Leaders Cleared The Way for Members in UPS Inc.'s Freight Unit
Jan 8, 2014Joe Boris Local Teamsters leaders cleared the way for members in UPS Inc.'s Freight unit to vote on a new tentative contract that comes seven months after the company's original proposal was rejected by the union by a wide margin. The ...
Tags: UPS Inc, Local Teamsters, Freight unit, tentative contract
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Carlyle Group Has Invested $55.2 Million in Connection with YRC Worldwide Inc.'s Recently
Jan 2, 2014Carlyle Group Inc. said it has invested $55.2 million in connection with YRC Worldwide Inc.'s recently announced agreement to reduce its debt load. The investment company, one of the carrier's five largest investors, disclosed that it has ...
Tags: Carlyle Group, YRC Worldwide, investment, debt agreement