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1. Union Avoidance: Unions Tear Companies Apart

2. UNIONS

4. NO UNIONS

5. We will do everything we can!

7. NO Secret Ballot Vote

8. An arbitrator writes terms of first contract, to extent company and union could not reach agreement

9. All employees will be Stuck in the Union without choice!

10. Could NOT be Competitive for 2+ Years

11. Union also could decide to promote a strike

12. Strikes are not inevitable, but strike would still be the union’s main weapon in bargaining

13. Union membership has continually declined over the last 70+ years.

14. 9 out of 10 do not belong to a union.

15. U.S. Union MembershipPrivately Held Organizations Percentage Year Sources: BNA & DLR

18. Unions will NOT help us be SUCCESSFUL.

19. Unions Do NOT Provide or Guarantee Job Security

20. Many Companies had to CLOSE.

21. Teamsters Paid Membership (1987 -2007) NOTE: Numbers Reflect Membership as reported by the Union in their annual LM-2 Reports. Source: Department of Labor LM-2 Reports (1987-2008).

22. Johnson Trucking

23. McLean Trucking Lincoln Times – News January 13, 1986

24. Pilot Freight, 1989

25. PIE, 1991 The Charlotte ObserverAugust 21, 1991

26. Consolidated Freightways The Wall Street JournalSeptember 2, 2002

27. Union takes over employees’ freedom to speak for themselves

28. Unions prevent management from talking directly to employees.

29. ALL employees go under the union’s exclusive control—even if they do not join and pay dues.

30. Employees must get clearance from the union to bring to management any significant job-related issues

31. Union losing money with declining membership dues each year.

32. Union losing money with declining membership dues each year.

33. Unions must have money to operate & they get money by taking YOUR money.

34. CAUTION Union can guarantee NO improvement in wages, benefits or other terms of employment – they can only ASK.

35. Law states that companies only have to negotiate in good faith.

38. A contract may NEVER be reached.

39. Strikes are not inevitable, but are the union’s main weapon in bargaining

40. Outcome of negotiations often decided by pushing and shoving

42. No unemployment check

45. If union ever comes to your home:

46. You do not have to talk with them

47. It would be your right to ask them to leave

49. Blogs

50. Twitter and other micro-blogging platforms

51. Podcasts

52. Videos

54. Depends on YOU

55. Our future depends on economics and our ability to compete

56. A union will not help us be competitive, only divide us