by - October 30, 2013 6:12 pm
A labor agreement between Arkansas Best Corp. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been fully ratified, with savings from wage and benefit reductions possibly helping the company to avoid…
by - October 29, 2013 11:59 pm
A local office of ABF Freight System employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have rejected a move to strike and will continue to seek approval of a supplemental…
by - August 29, 2013 7:18 pm
A partial approval of contract terms that may push forward by several weeks ratification of a five-year labor agreement was likely not the report officials at Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best…
by - June 27, 2013 9:41 pm
Union members employed by ABF Freight System have approved a new five-year contract that will see a wage reduction for drivers through July 2014 and changes in work schedules. Well,…
by - May 20, 2013 8:09 pm
About 160 Teamster local union reps on Monday (May 20) unanimously endorsed a tentative labor contract between the union and ABF Freight System that includes an immediate 7% wage reduction…
by - May 3, 2013 5:26 pm
ABF Freight System and the Teamsters announced late Friday (May 3) they had reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labor contract. The next step will include the Teamsters and…
by - April 23, 2013 2:08 pm
“Frustrating” contract negotiations between Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have again been extended, with May 31 the new deadline. The Teamsters issued a statement…
by - April 2, 2013 9:42 pm
An analyst watching contract negotiations between the Teamsters and ABF Freight System says its a good sign negotiations were recently extended, and adds that ABF needs wage concessions and work…
by - March 2, 2013 5:09 pm
After a slow start and some less than kind comments from both parties about tactics, progress is being reported on contract negotiations between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Arkansas…
by - December 19, 2012 8:53 pm
That didn’t take long. Negotiations between ABF Freight System and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters hit a rough patch before the first formal day of talks began on Tuesday (Dec….
by - October 10, 2012 12:07 pm
Arkansas Best Corp. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have agreed to begin negotiations toward a new labor contract for the about 7,800 unionized company employees. The dealing is set…
by - August 22, 2012 8:45 pm
ABF Freight System has notified the Teamsters that it will not negotiate a new labor contract under a National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA) that has been the template for many…
by - August 1, 2012 8:08 pm
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright has again ruled against Arkansas Best Corp. in the trucking company’s attempt to pursue a $750 million claim against the International Brotherhood of…
