USF Red Star Contests Teamster Job Action With NLRB Filing.Business Editors PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2004 USF USF University of South Florida USF Universal Service Fund (often part of phone bill in US) USF University of San Francisco USF University of Sioux Falls USF University of St. Red Star Inc., an operating company of USF Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :USFC) announced today it has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), independent agency of the U.S. government created under the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act), and amended by the acts of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Labor Act) and 1959 (Landrum-Griffin Act), which affirmed labor's right (NLRB) in response to today's actions by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT (1) (Instructor Based Training) Training courses conducted by human teachers. (2) (Internet Based Training) Training courses provided via the Internet. ). These actions have resulted in a work stoppage at all USF Red Star facilities. The petition requests the NLRB preserve the rights of USF Red Star's 15 office workers in Philadelphia to a normal election process. John O' Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for USF Red Star said, "The IBT's actions today are an effort to circumvent the normal, democratic, lawful process by which people in this country can make decisions on union representation. We support the process outlined by the National Labor Relations Board and our employees' right to choose in a non-coercive environment. We will defend those rights vigorously starting with today's petition. In addition, we have also requested that the NLRB conduct an expedited election that will allow our employees to exercise their right of choice." USF Corporation's other less-than-truckload subsidiaries - USF Dugan, USF Reddaway, USF Bestway and USF Holland - continue to operate and to provide their customers with the superior service and support they expect. USF Corporation, a $2.3 billion leader in the transportation industry, specializes in delivering comprehensive supply chain management solutions, including high-value next-day, regional and national LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic transportation, forward and reverse logistics, and premium regional and national truckload transportation. The Company serves the North American market, including the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and Guam. For more information, visit www.usfc.com. |
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