D
Docker
Guest
Earlier this fall, the IBT mailed contract surveys to ABF employees. The survey results have not been revealed to members or local unions, but the survey itself was worrisome. Some of the questions were fine, but others looked like they were prepared by management, asking which concession we would like to give to the company.
It’s true that ABF is operating in hard times: the economic recovery in trucking is painfully slow.
TDU has done outreach to active members, and found that Teamsters are reasonable but have a bottom line of holding firm on no givebacks on the contract.
“Every ABF Teamster I talk to says the company doesn’t need any help from us when it comes to money,” commented Larry Capesius, a utility driver for ABF in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“We do our jobs and ABF is making a profit,” he continued. “We voted down givebacks once and we’ll do it again if there’s any attack on our wages, benefits or pension
contributions.”
Also, Teamsters have seen that ABF has the money to pay bonuses and salary hikes to top execs, and to buy Panther in 2012.
“No Givebacks!â€: ABF Bargaining to Start | Teamsters for a Democratic Union
It’s true that ABF is operating in hard times: the economic recovery in trucking is painfully slow.
TDU has done outreach to active members, and found that Teamsters are reasonable but have a bottom line of holding firm on no givebacks on the contract.
“Every ABF Teamster I talk to says the company doesn’t need any help from us when it comes to money,” commented Larry Capesius, a utility driver for ABF in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
“We do our jobs and ABF is making a profit,” he continued. “We voted down givebacks once and we’ll do it again if there’s any attack on our wages, benefits or pension
contributions.”
Also, Teamsters have seen that ABF has the money to pay bonuses and salary hikes to top execs, and to buy Panther in 2012.
“No Givebacks!â€: ABF Bargaining to Start | Teamsters for a Democratic Union