The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas ruled Friday against less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp.’s request for an injunction, which would have kept its Teamsters employees from engaging in a work stoppage.

In her decision, Senior Judge Julie Robinson denied a motion for a temporary restraining order and injunction.

The decision allows the union to carry through with a planned strike, which could begin as soon as Monday. The final straw prompting the strike was Yellow’s missed benefits contribution payment to Central States Funds last week, which will leave workers without health insurance on Sunday.

[If you’ve had a chance to read any of my posts on the UPS/Teamsters battle, you’ll recognize this company’s name. These are the 35,000 jobs the Teamsters are willing to destroy on order to send a message to UPS. What is the sticking point in the contract? When I wrote my post a week or so ago, it was the fact that Yellow drivers have to load their own trucks. It looks as if they’re well on their way to not having to worry about yellow trucks and jobs anymore. ~ Beege]