ABF Agrees to Be Bound by 2008-2013 National Freight Standards Agreement

Company Will Sign Proposed Pact, Protecting Drivers and Dockworkers

ABF Freight System, Inc. has agreed to the Teamster Union’s demand that the company should agree to be bound by the proposed 2008-2013 Teamsters National Freight Industry Standards, which will protect union members’ futures.

By agreeing to be bound by the proposed standards, ABF employees’ health, welfare and pension benefits will be protected. Also, ABF employees’ wages and working conditions will improve, as well as their job security.

“We are pleased that ABF has agreed to be bound by the 2008-2013 Teamsters National Freight Industry Standards because it will protect our members’ futures,” said Tyson Johnson, Director of the Teamsters National Freight Division and lead negotiator of the proposed agreement. “Improving and protecting our members’ wages, benefits and working conditions are our top priority. I urge all Teamster freight members to approve the tentative agreement.”

The tentative agreement, also known as the National Master Freight Agreement, provides record benefit contributions from employers that will help protect health, welfare and pension benefits.

Members are voting on the agreement now, and ballots are due February 8.