The unions weren't the reasons the companies died. You say 25 years you've been in the business, that would be close to 1989. Most of the union companies closed before then, shortly after deregulation. The only 2 that I remember closing after that were CF and Nations Way, and in my opinion neither were because of the union. I've seen a lot more non-union companies close up during that time span. I got started in 1974 and retired in 2008, being a third generation retired Teamster. The Unions haven't put pressure on anyone in the last 20 years and it shows.