Tannersville terminal to lose estimated 143 jobsRoadway Express will close most of its Tannersville terminal by March 1, transferring or eliminating an estimated 143 jobs as part of a nationwide consolidation of the trucking company's operations.The move will affect 55 drivers, 42 transfer dock workers, 25 mechanics plus other employees. Most of those jobs will be moved to other facilities.
Just a few jobs related to pickup and delivery will remain in Tannersville; the exact number is unclear.
"Tannersville will be a much smaller operation than it is today," said Mike Smid, president of YRC North America. YRC owns Roadway Express and Yellow Freight and is combining the companies. According to Smid, integration of the Yellow and Roadway will create the largest trucking operation in North America.
At the Yellow location in Allentown, 19 jobs will be gained, while Roadway in Allentown will lose 37 jobs.
Roadway's Tannersville location has experienced several staff reductions in the last few years. In recent weeks some Tannersville workers have been furloughed because of the season and economics.
Of the Tannersville workers affected "most will have opportunities to follow work to locations that are gaining work," Smid said. Those locations have not yet been determined. First, a change-of-operations hearing must be held with the Teamsters union, which represents the workers. That will happen in January, but the exact date and location has not been determined.
The "change of operations" is a document for the union which states the intentions of a company.
"It's a massive change. Probably one of the biggest I've ever seen," said a business agent who declines to give his name at Local 229 Teamsters in Scranton, the home union for Tannersville Roadway employees. Yellow and Roadway job transfers and work-force reductions are planned across North America.
"YRC is being forced to make changes in an attempt to cut costs. Unfortunately that will have some impact on our members. We will work tirelessly to ensure their contract rights are enforced and their seniority is protected," said Leigh Strope, a spokeswoman for the Teamsters.
Tannersville is one of 450 truck terminals in the United States owned by YRC North America.
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dont feel as though your the only ones losing jobs roadway. we at holland are also taking a hit.to make matters worse,the contract that was passed this past year is not being enforced.specificaly the 25% rule.the contract states that if overtime is in excess of 25% it should trigger a recall of laid off employees but that seems to have gone out the window as guys are losing their jobs with the overtime well over that.anyways i hate hearing about anyone being put out of work.good luck to those who will have to find something else.
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