Don't believe everything you read and don't read into it what isn't there. I know for a fact that ABF did not go hunting with predatory rates and we were inured by that practice as well. If they did I would be willing to acknowledge it.
You are correct ABFer. Some here don't seem to understand what we have ALL GONE THRU!
Because of the ill fated attempts of yrc MANAGEMENT and what appears to be a few IBT officials to put the entire union freight industry under on roof we must now pay the piper.
Because of the greedy attack on the freight industry by zollars and his backers we all the drivers and dockworkers must now pay the price. Not just the union workers but also the non union workers also.
Because yrc management tried to buy up all the carriers with money they did not have it placed it's self in peril of collapsing. Then when it appeared they could not last the IBT stepped in and for what ever reason one wants to believe they along with the management at yrc devised a plan to keep yrc open but it would cost every truck driver in the business.
They did not take from the trucking executives. They all made their money from ABF to Oak Harbor they the executives made millions and enjoyed stock options and other bonuses.
But on the workers side we did not fare so well. At yrc they were told give up 15% of your wages and their pension contributions were stopped and then deferred. And many work rules were lost.
ABF Teamsters lost freight because yrc now could cut rates and take away once profitable freight at a very highly discounted rate. The ABF Teamsters because of the yrc pension deferrals and lower membership suffered changes in their pensions.
Con-Way not to be out done by yrc immediately cut workers wages and pensions and 401K's WITHOUT A VOTE!
And the industry went into the FREE FALL OF SLASHING WORKERS WAGES AND BENEFITS!
Everyone union and non union have paid a huge price for the GREEDY PRACTICES OF THE FEW!
And we the DRIVERS AND DOCKWORKERS point the fingers at each other. We should be ashamed of ourselves.
All we did was go out everyday and do our jobs. We did not try to buy up all the freight industry for greed purposes and fame. WE JUST DROVE TRUCKS AND TOW MOTORS!
But who are the one's paying for the mistakes. WE ARE! And that is how this Teamster(Truck Driver views it) YOUR BROTHER ALWAYS!
THE ACTIONS OF A FEW HAVE BURDENED THE MANY!