Today in Chicago, Il, leaders of local unions that represent ABF Teamsters met and overwhelmingly approved the tentative ABF National Master Freight Agreement and supplements, paving the way for a member ratification vote to begin later this month. View the IBT Summary Mailer Here

There will be meetings held the later part of next week at the 492 Union Hall and we will be sending/posting the notice for that as soon as we nail down the schedule.

One of the questions being asked is about the vacations. If ratified, your 1 week of vacation will be given back to you in the same time frame as it was taken. After the contract was ratified in 2013, the ABF members in the West did not lose the 1 week vacation until their anniversary date, so some lost is sooner than others. Those that lost it sooner, will now get it back sooner, those that lost it later, will now get it back later.

Another question was about the raises. The raises can be found on page 25 of the ABF NMFA TA and will go into effect on July 1st of each year, if ratified. There will also be a $1000 bonus upon ratification, and the profit sharing table will also be in effect which is 1% of your gross earnings in a calendar year in which ABF operates at a 96 or below, 2% if below 95, or 3% for anything below 93. The tractors will also be increased from 62 MPH to 65 MPH.

Another popular question is about PT. If ratified the PT allowed percentage will drop from 6% to 5% for the life of the contract.

Below are the TA's

2018 – 2023 ABF National Master Tentative Agreement

Western Region Supplements:

Western States Area Common Clause – Part I

Western States Pick-up & Delivery Local Cartage & Dock Workers Part II

Western States Over-the-Road Motor Freight – Part III

Western States Automotive Shop & Truck Servicing – Part IV

Western States Office Employees – Part V