Your post above bears no relationship to mine. You cannot find a single post where I blame employees for YRC's plight. I have said the only way to save YRC is to cut labor costs. As I have written many times, blame whomever you choose. It changes nothing. This is the situation now and today.
Actually, I think management decisions starting with the Preston Trucking purchase, the formation of Yellow Corp followed by The Roadway/Yellow merger and spiraling debt is what brought YRC to this point. The tipping point was reached years ago and, in my opinion, there is no saving YRC. The merging of all the companies into one Yellow is the last breath.
I believe it was and is intentional. That's what holding companies do. They bleed the companies held and if one goes bankrupt, it does not affect the others. The holding company can sell off the valuable ones, Saia, and skim cash flow from the other companies until they die. It's classic corporate raiding.
Yes, take it or leave it. If YRC really wants to survive, that is their only option.