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Article: YRC Worldwide Salutes Bi-Partisan Legislation Designed to Protect Jobs and Pensions.
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- Journal of Transportation
- Article date:
- November 14, 2009
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YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW), one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, expresses strong support for legislation introduced this week in the United States Congress that will save large and small businesses and protect the jobs and pensions of hundreds of thousands of Americans.
The Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, sponsored by Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH), seeks to repair and resolve some unintended consequences of The Motor Carrier Act of 1980, the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, and the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The Motor Carrier Act deregulated the trucking industry, while the ...