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Whether or not the Miami guys are getting screwed is not the issue. The fact they THINK they are getting screwed is what matters. And while you agreed with me that there comes a point in a man's life where changing jobs isn't a viable option, you also need to see other side of it. I don't know about you, but I didn't volunteer to work for XPO Logistics. XPO has a choice as did Conway to keep it real with the drivers, to keep us reasonably satisfied in an ever shrinking labor pool, but XPO wants to do the opposite. This company acts as though there is a driver surplus and they can take away benefits and conveniences that veteran drivers used to take for granted. Everyone has a threshold as to how they view fair and unfair treatment by an employer and it seems that for some, XPO has crossed the line into unfair treatment. I agree with you about rewriting the terms of your employment by force, I've said as much in the past. But this situation is an exception because our unasked for and unvolunteered for new employer seems to be ran by a douche bag who doesn't give a shyte about his workforce, whereas at least Conway, CCX for some of us, at least acted like they cared. If I ever quit this place and go to work for another non union carrier, I'm not going push to organize because I made the choice based on the job description, conditions and terms, and benefits that were handed me when I signed on. You talk about rewriting the terms of our employment by force, is that not the very thing XPO is doing since they became the new boss? Since the buyout, the options were stay or quit and some of the men found that unacceptable and have reached out for option number 3, the Teamsters.