According to labor statistics in 1975 women made up 1% of the truck drivers and owner operators, you may have climbed the seniority list by your hard work but being a minority gave you hiring preference. As a female company owner you should well know that having minorities helps for getting contracts from towns, states and the feds. An entirely minority owned company is a shoe in most times. Yes seniority is a fine thing, but if I have a specific job and the person I hired a month ago can do it better and quicker than a long term employee of mine guess who get to do the job. If the employee with "seniority" whines about it, he can stop his whining and play nice or find a new place to work. I expect results and performance. I make money, my employees make money with raises, bonuses and other rewards. The all have insurance and their families, the all have vacation time and I keep them working 12 months a year. We are proudly non union and 90% of my people have been with me 15 or more years. Race, religion or "connections" mean crap. I chose who gets what jobs on ability nothing else. My business, my money, my rules, want. I've had your Teamster blow up rats at a few of my jobs and not one of my employees gave them the time of day,. Ask them if the want to be unionized and 99% of them say no.
Now you can call me more names, PM Barry to bitch that I attack you or what ever else a liberal shill does when confronted with someone who "screws the union credo and liberal beliefs".