ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In a union
representation election conducted today by the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB), employees at Con-way Freight's facility in
Bakersfield, Calif. voted to
reject representation by the Teamsters Union.
The Bakersfield vote marks the
fifth election defeat for the Teamsters, who have been attempting
to organize employees at various Con-way Freight facilities for the
past five months.
"We continue to be surprised by the amount of inaccurate and
misleading information that comes up in these election campaigns,"
said Greg Lehmkuhl, president of
Con-way Freight. "What we have found is that when our employees
have the opportunity to get the facts, understand clearly the value
of what they have today, and recognize the advantages and
opportunities they have in being union-free, they make an informed
choice and reject the union."
The Bakersfield vote follows
previous Teamster defeats in elections at Con-way Freight
facilities in Santa Fe Springs and
San Fernando Valley, CA, Manchester,
NH and Harlingen, TX.
Earlier, the Teamsters withdrew a petition for a vote at
Con-way Freight's facility in Irvine, CA. Petitions often are
withdrawn when a union believes it can't capture enough votes to
win.
"We are gratified by the support and confidence of our
Bakersfield employees, as well as
the support of all the employees at our other facilities who have
rejected the Teamsters' advances," said Lehmkuhl. "We remain
convinced that our path to success lies in maintaining an open,
respectful and direct relationship with our employees without the
interference of a third party."
"I hope our employees will continue to reach out to us for the
facts and analyze the issues carefully," added Lehmkuhl. "As they
do, we are confident they will reach the conclusion that the
opportunities we have to grow and prosper, and win with our
customers in the marketplace, are best achieved as a union free
enterprise."
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
January 8, 2015 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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