There are 5 article(s) tagged Teamsters:

• December 2023

  • FedEx Express mechanics pushing to unionize, Teamsters say

    Teamsters say thousands of FedEx mechanics have signed authorization cards; it expects to have qualifying number by end of March. 

    By Jane Roberts December 21, 2023

• July 2023

  • Closure of trucking giant Yellow could impact more than 500 local jobs

    Yellow has not formally announced its closure, but a representative of Teamsters Local No. 667, which represents 4,000 local workers, said the company going out of business would affect about 550 of its members.

    Related story:

    Yellow shutting down, headed for bankruptcy, reports say

    By Rob Moore July 31, 2023

  • FedEx urges customer action as UPS strike appears likely

    The move from FedEx follows a breakdown in negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union; more than 300,000 UPS workers could go on strike at the end of July. 

    By Rob Moore July 06, 2023

• February 2019

  • XPO to close Memphis warehouse at center of pregnancy discrimination allegations

    XPO Logistics Inc. plans to close a Memphis warehouse it operates for Verizon in June, affecting 400 employees. Union officials say the closure is in retaliation for exposing sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination at the facility.

    By Kate Crawford February 14, 2019

• October 2018

  • Community activists, elected officials rally for XPO Memphis workers

    A coalition of community activists marched Monday in solidarity with workers at a Memphis XPO Logistics facility that’s the focus on a union organizing campaign.

    By Wayne Risher October 02, 2018