Fartknocker, the union's problems are industry wide. Deregulation has caused issues for all of us, and the union's failure to deal with said has been a problem that needs to be addressed by everyone in the trucking business. As Eldridge Cleaver once said: "You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem."
So how do we solve the issue? New work rules that allow companies the flexibility to save money and move freight efficiently and profitably. Productivity and profitability are not four letter words. They are in fact the lifeblood of a company, from which wages and benefits flow to all the employee's. Union work rules have been killing companies for 33 years since deregulation, and no one in the union has the guts to address the issue and talk about it to save the union.
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