Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hard-working men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and “lik” on Facebook under www.facebook.com/teamsters. The national master part of the agreement, which includes about 25,000 workers, has been ratified by a margin of 60 to 40 percent. All of them, with the exception of one of the 27 regional complementary contracts (Joint Council 40), were also adopted. The national treaty will not enter into force until the addition of the Joint Council 40 has been decided. An extension agreement is currently in force between the parties. Employees must report to work as usual. WASHINGTON, 3. May, Dec. 2019 /PRNewswire/ — YRC Freight employees Holland and New Penn, represented by Teamster, voted to approve the national master of the new YRCW National Master Freight Agreement, which increases wages, restores a week`s vacation and protects benefits.
Contact:Galen Munroe, (202) 624-6904[email protected] “This contract is expected to improve the livelihoods of our YRCW teamsters for the next five years,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters` president general. “Freight is the backbone of our great union, and this contract pays tribute to our members for their hard work.” “Over the past decade, our members have sacrificed so much to keep YRCW companies in business, and this contract restores the vacation week and offers, among other improvements, 4,$US salary increases,” said Ernie Soehl, Director of the National Teamsters Wages Division. One of the 27 rejected additions, agreement only entered into force until it was approved….