Chicago Teamsters * USA - Reject YRC Concessions
Local drivers, dockworkers say 'no' a third time to wage, benefit cuts
Chicago,ILL,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by William B. Cassidy -Dec 9, 2009: -- YRC Worldwide Teamsters in Chicago again rejected wage and benefit cuts approved by the most of the unionized employees at the troubled less-than-truckload company... It was the third time the YRC drivers and dockworkers were asked to vote on a 15 percent wage cut and 18-month suspension of pension contributions already approved by the majority of union employees at YRC Worldwide’s national and regional companies... City drivers in Teamsters Local 705 rejected the concessions, while dockworkers in Local 710 voted them down. Only maintenance workers in Local 710 accepted the cuts... (Photo from joc.com: YRCtruck)
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