Con-way Freight Rejects Union in Bakersfield, California

In a union representation election conducted 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.

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.

Con-way Freight currently does not have a contract with the Teamsters Union at any of its nearly 300 locations in the U.S.  The company is the industry’s leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation company.

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