ABF is creating 2 road positions in Avenal, NJ. They are offering those 2 positions to Winston-Salem drivers first, because the work is currently being performed by Winston-Salem drivers. The company will pay moving expenses and lodging, for a period of time, to any driver who would to take the transfer. But only in a follow the work situation. And follow the work means you have to be moving from a losing terminal to a gaining terminal. So that's why there is a LOSS at Winston-Salem.
Now, as far as the 5 UE positions being CREATED, as in NEW positions, they are also offering them to Winston-Salem drivers FIRST, because they are the drivers doing the work already. Now, if any drivers in Winston-Salem would like to take advantage of any of the 7 NEW positions being created in this change, they can. And they wouldn't lose their seniority for a year, which would be the standard. Instead, their seniority would be dovetailed in to the existing board.
If no driver is interested in moving to NJ, and no one is interested in transferring to any of the 5 EOL terminals that have new positions, then I guess the bottom 2 in Winston-Salem would be laid off. And then ABF will have to hire off the street for those 7 NEW positions. But I really don't think that's going to happen, do you?[/QUOT