I don't think our Union is in the position these days to strike, however, they still carry enough "clout" to enforce our contracts with their collective bargaining power, at least for the meantime. On the other "hand" the companies have to offer a "little" more than the non-union competition to be able to hire, and even YRC is hiring again. ArcBest does have the highest labor costs per man hour in the industry, union and management, so they're going to negotiate for the best they can get. ABF's vetting process and compensation package does help them hire more "above average Joes" we'll just use that moniker for better drivers. Hope I don't offend any "below average Joes" or anyone named Joe for that matter. I did hear that the negotiations will involve a proposal changing pension contributions for new hires to 401k and those with less than 10 yrs. vested will be given a couple of different options and the current contract will have to extend to get these details figured out and it's surely not going through on one vote. ABF/ArcBest's position is the pension is never going to benefit it's drivers that much....if at all, especially those with less than 10 yrs. And, in their benevolence they want to help them? When I asked my BA, he said "I don't think the International is going to go along with that....but, in a negotiation, "if" (he said "if", playing ignorant of any knowledge of said proposal) the company has proposed it, they will have to consider it....that's all, and you can never, say never." Personally, he didn't think it would fly. I'm not so sure either, but it's going to get some serious consideration I think. I think they gonna start chewing on that next. But after that "salvage operation" that went down at YRC to keep as many "dues payers" on the rolls as possible and the "givebacks" at ABF last time....we done got a "fox in the henhouse" as we say down in Mayberry, and I won't be shocked by anything that gets put up for a vote. There has never been any "corruption", union, corporate, government or otherwise", and they count them votes in Washington D.C. and I'm told they got good honest "counters" up there you know. I heard once at Yellow that a TM, a union driver, and a shipping clerk got fired in a lawn mower theft ring, but I never thought it was true! It was some kind of set up deal to frame them guys! "Corruption" is way over "hyped"....in my opinion.There you go 6Pak...the "alternative facts" for your entertainment. Be careful with that research, we'll get educated above our intelligence, but that Googler thing is pretty cool and only downloads the real facts off that Internet thing, you can bank on that!