The Point of Order raised by the company at the initial grievance hearing in Myrtle Beach during the summer was that since the Union had given approval for ABF to implement Art. 12, that there was no grievance issue in how ABF went about " complying" with the provisions of Art. 12...........In their estimation, they had done nothing grievance. We beg to differ.......I have yet to find the words "company-facing" in the Article,.........we have found many Union vendors,....... And,......as I sometimes wear my Teamster jacket as it is more appropriate to the weather and my health and well-being on occasion,.......I am fond of pointing out the American-made, Union-made tags on these articles of clothing,.....which should answer the allegations that there are no American uniform manufacturers anymore.
The panel agreed with our grievance premise and dismissed the Point of Order, thereby allowing the grievance to be heard, ....or rather, be put on the docket to be heard. Stall tactic, because the company's case is pretty weak? Who knows?