Yellow’s poor management is what drove the company under, not the union. It’s specifically discussed in the article. Loaded up with debt, took on a $700M loan with the Trump admin during COVID, still couldn’t manage appropriately.

How’s the union supposed to bend with the company missed a $530 million payment to the pension?

Given their financial struggles for most of the current century and the way the Teamsters bailed them out during the financial crisis, I’m skeptical of any explanation which absolves management of any responsibility. It especially sounds like their quality issues matter more: you might be able to skimp on that in a bull market but when things get tight customers will have few qualms ditching a low-quality service.

I find it entertaining when people shoot from the hip with no understanding of the situation.

The teamsters bailed the company out during the 2010s.

This anti-union sentiment is just appalling.

Bailed them out how?

By taking a cut in wages

How is adjusting to a market wage the same thing as bailing them out?