I don't see it as a good thing when the employer looks forward to negotiating a contract, they should dread the notion and loose sleep over it. Ready or not boys, here it comes."We look forward to working with the Teamsters' leadership to reach a new collective bargaining agreement that appropriately reflects the competitive environment in which we operate," said ABF Freight President Tim Thorne.
PAY the RATE or LOCK the GATEI don't see it as a good thing when the employer looks forward to negotiating a contract, they should dread the notion and loose sleep over it. Ready or not boys, here it comes.
Careful on that thought. I don't think they want to operate in LTL any longer. Can't they lock the gate for 1 year and 1 day and reopen non union? They have enough revenue from other businesses that LTL is just a burden based on their balance sheet.PAY the RATE or LOCK the GATE
Personally, I don’t see them leaving the LTL business anytime soon. This contract will be rough...a literal tug of war, if you will. They would basically have to give up everything, including U-Pack. Competition is increasing in the cube sector too. PODS has always been out there, and I even noticed that U-Haul has ‘cubes’ and a flatbed trailer now. The Conway regional carriers were already in place when CF shut the doors 15 years ago. To my knowledge, ABF has nothing of the sort.Careful on that thought. I don't think they want to operate in LTL any longer. Can't they lock the gate for 1 year and 1 day and reopen non union? They have enough revenue from other businesses that LTL is just a burden based on their balance sheet.
I think it is actually 3 years, R, if they would remain under ABF in name. Starting up a non from scratch under a different name, rebranding equipment, properties, and labor, would be very difficult.Careful on that thought. I don't think they want to operate in LTL any longer. Can't they lock the gate for 1 year and 1 day and reopen non union? They have enough revenue from other businesses that LTL is just a burden based on their balance sheet.
If your not willing to fight for a good contract why are you here? You want to work for non union wages and benefits there are plenty on non-union companies to chose from that tell you what your going to make. PAY THE RATE OR LOCK THE GATE!Careful on that thought. I don't think they want to operate in LTL any longer. Can't they lock the gate for 1 year and 1 day and reopen non union? They have enough revenue from other businesses that LTL is just a burden based on their balance sheet.
Other retirement options abound at FedEx, R&L, Old Dominican et al.They can start negotiations by stop contributing my money to a worthless pension, that's gonna be insolvent, and give me different retirement options.
yep ... central states pension fund is so promising too! Count me in !!!!Other retirement options abound at FedEx, R&L, Old Dominican et al.
If your not willing to fight for a good contract why are you here? You want to work for non union wages and benefits there are plenty on non-union companies to chose from that tell you what your going to make. PAY THE RATE OR LOCK THE GATE![/QUOTE. What's the going rate for a driver anyway ?
What's the going rate anyway?If your not willing to fight for a good contract why are you here? You want to work for non union wages and benefits there are plenty on non-union companies to chose from that tell you what your going to make. PAY THE RATE OR LOCK THE GATE!
RollinOTFLOut from under the bridge.........
Are you going to claim to be an ABF employee again, this year?
The going rate is the same as the coming rate.What's the going rate anyway?
You get what you gave to 401(k) and IRAs, with very little from the company.I still have a much better pension with Central States than those working for non union carriers. What is the pension plan for non union carrier employees? Maybe some of the non union retirees or soon to be retired can enlighten us about their retirement benefits.