ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way Freight
announced that employees at its Harlingen, TX facility voted to reject
representation by the Teamsters Union in an election conducted
today at the facility by the National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB).
The Harlingen election results
mark the fourth defeat for the Teamsters Union this year in its
efforts to organize workers at Con-way Freight. Previously,
employees at Con-way Freight locations in Santa Fe Springs and San Fernando Valley, CA,
and Manchester, NH cast their
votes to remain union free. Last month, the union also
withdrew a petition for election at Con-way Freight's facility in
Irvine, CA.
Previous election results at two additional Con-way Freight
locations -- downtown Los Angeles
and Laredo, Texas -- where a
narrow majority of employees voted for union representation, are
being challenged by the company. In both instances, the
company filed objections with the NLRB alleging election
interference by the union and other improprieties.
"Our employees continue to demonstrate that when they are able
to consider all the facts, and have the opportunity to make an
informed choice in a free and fair election, they vote to remain
union-free," said Greg Lehmkuhl,
Con-way Freight president. "For over 30 years we have built our
success on respect for our employees and recognizing they are the
key to delivering on the service promise we make to our customers.
We continue to believe that our company can best meet the needs of
our employees by maintaining an open and direct relationship with
them, without the interference of a third party."
Con-way Freight currently does not have a contract with the
Teamsters Union at any of its nearly 300 locations in the U.S.
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, all 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 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
December 5, 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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