You'll still be here reguardless of what happens
Well, Rollin......You had....how many years?......at Con-Way,.....and yet you chose to quit and come to ABF...
Or,....at least,.....that's what you told us, anyway. Can you tell us the reason you came to a Unionized carrier? In hindsight, Con-Way/XPO is now paying more by-the-hour than ABF,.......If it was purely about the money, then you've made a terrible error.
If it was about real job protection in a rapidly changing industry,.......a real pension not subject to the vagaries of the stock market right up to the day you "retire"...........Health care that didn't require paying back part of your paycheck to your employer.....with no rhyme or reason.......( other than the employer's ability to "adjust" labor costs )...........so your employer will..."maintain".....your health insurance plan...... An actual voice and VOTE on how much your compensation should be set by, based on market and Labor conditions......
If it was about all of those things,.......then surely you've "lost your focus" on what truly matters......Having been on this board as long as you,....if not longer,........I distinctly remember you saying the same sort of tune way, way back in 2013........You said ABF will be "out of business" if we voted "NO"....
Yet there were 7 Supplemental areas that voted down the contract,......causing a months-long delay in negotiations , and requiring a second vote......YRC did not "buy us",.....as was "threatened"....in trucking trade papers.......ABF did not fold,...did not lose all their customers,.....did not lose their ability to buy new equipment and purchase three non-Union entities,...nor not be able to build new Corporate Headquarters for ArcBest and Panther..........In fact,......it was "business as usual" within a week of contract ratification....
"Business as usual".........except for the employees who lost wages and vacation time with their families for five years.......
Now,.....supposedly,.....you've "hitched your wagon"....to ABF. You.....supposedly,.....are taking lower wages, in the hopes of a future GOOD retirement.....That would be the "trade-off", wouldn't it?
So.....WHY are you willing to vote for a contract.......immediately.......that CRIPPLES your future retirement plan?
Truly,.....are you that......"young".....that it is ...ONLY ABOUT THE MONEY? and the Heck with the Future....?
Union jobs are ...career jobs. They expect you to stay for thirty or so years. Employment-at-will jobs are long-term inasmuch as you "win" the daily popularity contest with your local management people.......Money is the only enticement at a non-Union job.........
Did you make a.....mistake....by leaving Con-Way?............