CALLING CON-WAY FREIGHT DRIVERS: LLA {Con-Way Freight} Teamster Vote 9/12/14

buffalo ny filed for a vote this week, thats a strong barn, they were all in 3 years ago when columbus ohio started some ####. where are you now columbus, comon, get to filing with the labor board!

 

Manchester, NH voted no by a big margin. The SoCal terminal that voted yes was the small one ULX - USB is the big one that hasn't voted yet. Miami votes in the next 2 weeks and buffalo is expected to vote in mid December. There were rumors about Newark, NJ but it turns out there wasn't enough support to bring it to an election which surprises me.

Just my opinion, a few large hub terminals in one area would all need to go in order for it to gain any real traction. They will work around a few small or even mid size eol barns. As far as I know right now, there are no large hubs ready to vote.

 

thats always been a problem with signing barns up anywhere, sysco and us foods do the same thing. ive heard guys who are involved in organizing say that, one barn kept using the union as a threat to get raises out of the company. 3rd time around, the union local said screw it, youre on your own. all i have to say is 3 years from now, if guys turn it down, and the company takes away something else, dont be suprised if the union doesnt care.

2 barns have voted if in so far, and that got you guys 60 million dollars in raises, and a quicker progression to scale. all that can be taken back just as quickly as it was given....

 

I was a BA and organizer for 299 for a while and steward and committeeman for ever. You are right on the money with what you say.

 

I also agree with already gone. My friend who works for CWF thinks they gave him the raise because they appreciate the employees. They do deserve every dime for what that terminal does to them. That CWF barn needs the union as the turnover rate is extremely high.

 

299 huh? which ones of mattys companies are still teamsters? flint special services? pro logistics?

i grew up in lapeer, and worked for Martins Leasing out of Burton for a while, i always knew matty couldnt get away from the union for some reason...

 

drivers need to get together and set some standards, as they have been eroding. people make excuses, but there isnt a better way to fix problems in an industry than collective bargaining....

 

I worked for him as a city driver for Central Transport, six mile in Detroit, in the early 70's, back before Jimmy Junior let him decertify from the Union. Went from there to Carhaul where I finished my 32 year Pension. I don't believe any of his companies are Teamster at this point, maybe some off the wall Union but not Teamsters. I belonged to about five different local in The Detroit area at one time or another. I was all good for Central States Pension Fund. You might be right about pro logistics really don't know if they are Teamsters or not. I'm pretty sure they only get in the area of $14, but not positive of the amount, no where close to Union scale. Maybe some sweetheart loose leaf contract. That is enough from me on that subject. Hard to stop when I get started.

 

I hope every CW barn in the country goes teamster under the Master Agreement. Couldn't happen to a more deserving company. I watched em slowly strangle CF to death from start to finish. What goes around comes around, it is what it is.