ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a union
representation election was conducted by the National Labor
Relations Board at Con-way Freight's Manchester, NH facility. As a result of
this election, Con-way Freight's employees voted against
representation by the Teamsters union. The union was defeated
by a vote of 29 to 15.
"We were gratified that our Manchester employees, after having the
opportunity to review all the facts and make an informed choice,
rejected the Teamsters union and clearly communicated their
intention to remain union-free," commented Greg Lehmkuhl, Con-way Freight's president.
"We continue to believe that our company can best meet the needs
of our employees by maintaining an open, respectful and direct
relationship with them, without the interference of a union," said
Lehmkuhl. "The vote today in Manchester once again demonstrated that when
our employees are given the opportunity to hear the facts, and vote
in a fairly administered election free of coercion, they choose to
remain union free."
Con-way Freight currently does not have a contract with the
Teamsters union at any of its locations. The Manchester election has no effect on other
locations of Con-way Freight and will not affect the company's
overall ability to continue delivering reliable, high-quality
service to customers.
About Con-way Freight
Con-way Freight is the
industry's leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation
company, providing guaranteed, day-definite regional and
transcontinental service with exception-free delivery, on-time
service performance and faster transit times through a single,
unified network of more than 425 service locations serving
the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto
Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL freight transportation
across North America and through
Global LTLTM delivery in the
United States from around the world. Global solutions
include international less-than-container (LCL) ocean shipments
from Asia through its
OceanGuaranteed® service; U.S. and Europe delivery for inbound and outbound
international cargoes through an exclusive alliance with TNT;
direct service to more than 30 Bahamian and Caribbean ports; and domestic offshore
transportation to Alaska,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Con-way Freight is a
certified FAST highway carrier and is C-TPAT/PIP, ACE- and
CSA-certified.
Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a
$5.5 billion diversified freight
transportation and logistics services company. For more
information, visit www.con-way.com/en/freight.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this press release constitute
"forward-looking statements" and are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties and should not be relied upon as predictions of
future events. All statements other than statements of historical
fact are forward-looking statements, including: any projections of
earnings, revenues, weight, yield, volumes, income or other
financial or operating items, any statements of the plans,
strategies, expectations or objectives of Con-way's
management for future operations or other future items, any
statements concerning proposed new products or services, any
statements regarding Con-way's estimated future contributions to
pension plans, any statements regarding the payment of future
dividends, any statements as to the adequacy of reserves, any
statements regarding the outcome of any legal, administrative and
other claims and proceedings that may be brought by or against
Con-way, any statements regarding future economic conditions or
performance, any statements regarding strategic acquisitions, any
statements of estimates or belief, and any statements or
assumptions underlying the foregoing. Specific factors that could
cause actual results and other matters to differ materially from
those discussed in such forward-looking statements include:
changes in general business and economic conditions, increasing
competition and pricing pressure, the creditworthiness of Con-way's
customers and their ability to pay for services rendered, changes
in fuel prices or fuel surcharges, the possibility that Con-way
may, from time to time, be required to record impairment charges
for goodwill, intangible assets and other long-lived assets, the
possibility of defaults under Con-way's revolving credit agreement
and other debt instruments (including without limitation defaults
resulting from unusual charges), uncertainty in the credit markets,
including the effect on Con-way's ability to refinance indebtedness
as and when it becomes due, labor matters, enforcement of and
changes in governmental regulations or legislation which
potentially could result in an adverse impact on the company,
environmental and tax matters, and matters relating to Con-way's
defined benefit pension plans, including the effect on the plans of
changes in discount rates and in the value of plan assets. The
factors included herein and in Item 1A of Con-way's 2013 Annual
Report on Form 10-K as well as other filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission could cause actual results and other
matters to differ materially from those in such forward-looking
statements. As a result, no assurance can be given as to future
financial condition, cash flows, or results of operations. Any
forward-looking statements speak as of November 13, 2014, and are subject to change.
Con-way does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by
law.
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