XPO says it is investigating the legality of the elections.
The drivers, based out of XPO’s facility in Aurora, Ill., and 126 warehouse workers at the company’s North Haven, Conn., location voted Wednesday in favor of union representation. Both facilities are former Con-way Freight locations. XPO purchased Con-way for $3 billion last year.
“The workers at XPO in Aurora and in North Haven, Conn. sent the company a message that ‘enough is enough,’” said Tyson Johnson, director of the Teamsters Freight Division. “The workers are tired of being mistreated and not having a say in their work lives.”
An XPO spokesperson emphasized in a statement Thursday that the number of employees who voted in favor of representation is small considering the number of XPO U.S. employees. The spokesperson added that the company is looking into the election process at the two locations.
“We’re investigating the process leading to the elections in both facilities to determine if they were lawful,” the spokesperson said. “If the elections stand, it will impact 200 employees. The vast majority of our 44,000 employees in the U.S. value a direct relationship with management, without the interference of a third party.”
XPO purchased Con-way last year, some of whom’s workers had already voted to join the Teamsters in recent years.
