facts are this over the last 10 to 20 years as all the union carries went out nw, cf, etc non unions took there place new ones starting up, paying less pay, benefits, no legacy costs. no constrictive work rules whether its Old dominion, fed x, con way that's why they have grown.
yrcw leader James welch back when it was just yellow, came to Chicago ridge when he was the boss of just yellow about 10 years ago said we have a road guy who brings it in, a guy who breaks the set, a guy who puts the trailer in the dock, a guy who fuels the truck, and a guy who hooks trailer, 5 different guys to do that job and only that job are competitors don't use 5 different guys one guy does it all.......get the picture
why they have an advantage less employees standing around when there's nothing to do. less employees more savings he also said if there was city freight ten miles north of Milwaukee they couldn't send a city guy to get it because that was fond u lacs area so fond u lac would pick it up ship it to Chicago then Chicago would ship it back to Milwaukee for delivery that wouldn't happen at fedx ,Conway etc there city guy would have got it and delivered it on his was back to Milwaukee OFFERING BETTER QUICKER SERVICE
bottom line if you don't change with times you get left behind............union been dying a quick death over the last 10 to 20 years..... due to bad IBT leadership and a majority of members who have never been to a union meeting, or vote...................my grandpa always said your union is only as good as its members so we have what we have to day because of it SAD good luck abf on your vote
just remember yrcw still wants to buy you ( wait a vulture capitalist is willing to give YRCW the money) we need new equipment, newer computers, cause roadways is dos from the 80s and we need employees also ............................. the vulture bank wants the money from the sale of abf propertys to get most of there money back up front and shares ..........plus it would eliminate half the non union people ,savings there, among others savings......shares go up short term and they cash out and laugh to the bank.........and then what ever happens they don't care THIS IS AND HAS BEENTHE DEATH OF THE UNIOUNS FOR THE LAST FEW DECADES