When we became an HVXP terminal, through the change of op's, the freight from 120 ABQ allowed 2 employees from that terminal to follow the work. Them two guys had to go onto UE until the semi-annual bid for city, they stayed on UE, we had several linehaul jobs abolished as a result of the change of op's, so they had to become UE drivers.
This time around, the company chose not to do a change of op's, so now them UE drivers fall under the city board. It is the unions position that therefore they cannot dovetail into linehaul, if they want to go to linehaul they have to endtail. So if they choose to go to linehaul, a guy with 20 years of service, goes below a guy ABF hired six months ago.
Not sure if in that scenario that is the way it is always done, but it sure stinks to me...them former linehaul drivers through no fault of their own were forced onto UE. FWIW, the terminal manager said that the decision is up to the union. Calls to Ken Hall's office, results in a nasty hang up by his secretary.
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