I was under the impression that the new electronic logs were a big reason for changing up the UE runs. And I don't think that there will be any changes in the uniforms, there is no incentive, they don't have to wear them (neither The Fort nor the IBT) so they don't care.So with the departure of Mike Moss the brains behind getting rid of the ue routes and the mandatory ugly uniforms... How long yall think till we get the routes back and go back to the old uniform policy...
I don't see a full restoration of vacations lost. I do see something more amenable for new hires though so there will be 1 yr/1 wk, 2 yr/ 2 wk restoration but that's all I see in my crystal ball. To keep wages low they will probably not monkey with our Cadillac healthcare and predict that they will try to make a change in the retirement program but that they will not be successful.Vacation policy has to be restored,.... If they want any hope at all of hiring reasonably trainable people......Wages have to be commensurate with the rest of the industry.......
I'm with Canary, wages at the non-union LTL carries rose faster than both the company and the union predicted. This has led to ABF having to lower their employee requirement standards and some loss of control with the current employees (employees are less afraid of losing their job). It has also led to the increase use of Purchase Transportation, which is a further loss of control of the company (management cannot punish PT drivers).
The Teamsters (us) got shafted on this last contract and everyone knows it. The company rubs our noses in it continually with our vacation package and extreme work schedule. With all that said, it is my opinion and hope that we, the employees, force management to compensate us for the past four year by demanding a much higher compensation package.
We soooooo got the shaft last contract. Things could be different this next round. We'll know a year from now just how much the company 'values' us as the backbone of the operation. I don't know when the last time ABF went on strike was, but I'm guessing it's overdue.
Yep, we sure did!We soooooo got the shaft last contract.
I expect it will be slightly different, restore vacation for new hires, insulting wage increases and...ummmm...uuuuu...that's all.Things could be different this next round.
Buddy, I thought you already knew this one, I know I do.We'll know a year from now just how much the company 'values' us as the backbone of the operation.
1994 and I do not see that changing, EVER.I don't know when the last time ABF went on strike was, but I'm guessing it's overdue.
How did the strike play out?Yep, we sure did!
I expect it will be slightly different, restore vacation for new hires, insulting wage increases and...ummmm...uuuuu...that's all.
Buddy, I thought you already knew this one, I know I do.
1994 and I do not see that changing, EVER.
1994 was the last strike of the industry. We were told that the issue was that the companies wanted part time dock workers by our BA but I never saw anything to confirm or contradict that claim. We were out for about a month and some companies were permitted to work, one of which was Carolina Carriers. At the time Robert Young III was the Chairman of Traffic Management Inc. (TMI), the name of the companies' 'union'. Ironically, one year later ABF makes buyout of Carolina Carriers, they were going bankrupt regardless of everything. I can't say that I saw a long term loss of business out of it but someone with hard numbers may be able to prove otherwise. At the time I had some company stock and between the loss in value there and lost wages I lost about $7,000 total.How did the strike play out?
I think the major issue was expansion of two-tier wages and creating part time employees.How did the strike play out?
Did NW participate in that strike, or were they one that was permitted to run?NationsWay and several other smaller carriers went out of business.
NW signed a "Me Too" & continued to work but went belly up later. Carolina also signed a "Me Too" & continued to work. Ken Churchill told Ron Carey his company could not reopen if they were struck. They closed the doors permanently. I had friends who lost their jobs there.Churchill was good to employees.Did NW participate in that strike, or were they one that was permitted to run?
Yes I know I had worked at Churchill for 3 years...NW signed a "Me Too" & continued to work but went belly up later. Carolina also signed a "Me Too" & continued to work. Ken Churchill told Ron Carey his company could not reopen if they were struck. They closed the doors permanently. I had friends who lost their jobs there.Churchill was good to employees.
The next freight strike will be the last. ABF lost most of their best accounts during the strike.The most profitable ever was the General Motors Assembly Line Division just in time warehousing account. The company had that one running smooth. If the assembly line was shut down due to a late delivery ABF paid for it. Rarely was there a late delivery.
So, in the current era,...based on demographics of age and shortage of experienced drivers....... (or any driver who can pass a drug test....)...... the companies have more to lose than the employees, in the event of a strike.
Certainly wasn't the case in 1994, with an overcapacity of drivers and equipment.