TEAMSTERS: ABF LAWSUIT FRIVOLOUS AND WITHOUT MERIT

On Monday, November 1 the Teamsters Union received copies of a grievance and a lawsuit filed by ABF Freight Systems, Inc. (ABF) in federal court in Arkansas against the Teamsters and other parties, alleging that the agreements the union entered into and that its members ratified with YRC Worldwide, Inc. violate the National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA).“After initial review of the ABF lawsuit