ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In a union
representation election conducted today by the National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB), employees at Con-way Freight's facility in
Buffalo, NY voted to reject
representation by the Teamsters Union.
The Buffalo vote marks the
sixth election in which Con-way employees have turned away the
Teamsters, who have been attempting to organize employees at
various Con-way Freight facilities since last year.
"I want to commend our employees for their patience and
perseverance in seeking out the facts and rejecting the union's
misleading and inaccurate rhetoric," said Greg Lehmkuhl, president of Con-way Freight.
"Time and again in these campaigns, we are surprised at the amount
of misinformation spread by the union. 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 Buffalo vote follows
Teamsters defeats in elections at Con-way Freight facilities in
Santa Fe Springs, San Fernando
Valley and Bakersfield, CA,
Manchester, NH and Harlingen,
TX. Earlier, the Teamsters withdrew petitions for votes at
Con-way Freight's facilities in Irvine,
CA and Orlando, FL.
Petitions often are withdrawn when a union believes it can't
capture enough votes to win.
"We are gratified by the vote of our Buffalo employees and the statement of
confidence it represents in our company and our union-free
philosophy," said Lehmkuhl. "We continue to believe that our path
to success lies in maintaining an open, respectful and direct
relationship with our employees without the interference of a third
party."
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 LTL™ 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
$5.8 billion diversified freight
transportation and logistics services company. For more
information, visit www.con-way.com/en/freight.
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