ABF turned up trucks?

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  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I’m sure the linehaul guys just loved that. :rolleyes:
     
    MACK E-6, Sep 2, 2018
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    Ehh. Before the pay cut, it was fine. We drove at night, so we made a pretty consistent $36 per hour while driving. We felt that 7% giveback, though.
     
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    What 7% give back?
     
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    In 2013, the Teamsters voted to give 7% of their pay back to the company, and one week's vacation.

    I was gone within a couple years. There was no reason for that giveback.
     
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    That blows. Was the company considering dropping the union or something?
     
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    No. They claimed YRC's paycut was making it very difficult for them to compete in LTL, got the give back, and then went on a $200 million shopping spree for non-union companies.

    So in essence the Teamsters voted to help ABF get rid of the union with their assistance.
     
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    Years ago ABF was governed at 57. All the way across Nebraska.
     
    HM_haulin'_slowpoke, Sep 3, 2018
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    That would've been unbearable. Like when my dad worked for Schneider, they were set to 55. There's just no way. Lol
     
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    Zzzzzzzz
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    Huh? Wha?
    AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
     
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    I have noticed a lot companies have turned trucks up. Fed wrEx backed theirs down last year. That didn't last long they are tuned back up some.
     
    J Rich, Sep 10, 2018
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