TEAMSTERS CALL ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REFORM CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY LAWS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union is calling on the federal government to reform corporate bankruptcy laws following Yellow Corp.'s filing for Chapter 11 this week. The freight company's closure leaves 22,000 union members without work despite Teamsters at Yellow giving back more than $5 billion in wages and benefits since 2009.
- Companies Like Yellow Should Not Be Able to Escape Accountability, O'Brien Says
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union is calling on the federal government to reform corporate bankruptcy laws following Yellow Corp.'s filing for Chapter 11 this week. - We see this with federal labor laws as well with workers fighting an unequal system for more than 400 days to get a union contract.
- The Teamsters are calling on Congress and the White House to pass and enact new legislation that prioritizes workers throughout the corporate bankruptcy process.
- Yet existing bankruptcy rules encourage corporate vultures to pick apart workers' bones, shred union contracts, and kill off companies," O'Brien said.