canaryinthemine
Retirement....The Job I Was Born To Have!
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Just reminding guys that,..........what you vote for,...you bought.
Many guys have "buyer's remorse" from the last contract,...when it became evident that there was quite a bit of.....lying.....that went on.
Look at the Tentative Agreement as just that.........If there's things you don't care for,....you only have ONE CHANCE to speak up about it. That "chance" can be as short as...one vote,.....or as long as several votes and continuing negotiations.....
Short-term gain,...may equal Long-term pain.......
If,....you see a potential for the company to...expand...."asset-light" acquisitions into your jurisdiction.........as ABF did with U-Pack and TimeKeeper,......a "yes"...vote will drastically shorten the time ABF remains as a predominantly Union carrier.......
Your own vote may make your job...."collateral damage".....in the future.
Don't vote "Yes" because the company is doing the ol' "sackcloth'n'ashes" routine, and you feel sorry for them....That's pretty much standard procedure,.....and starting to get stale......
They only do it because it...works.....for some guys.....
This is a watershed moment for truck drivers,......inasmuch as anyone with a CDL/ HAZ-MAT is sitting in the catbird seat......Of course,...the corporate people will use smoke, mirrors, propaganda, and rabbits-out-of-hats,....to tell you that ain't so......
But,....if you squander that moment,.......the Companies just bought some time,......in this case , 5+ years,.....to eliminate the "driver shortage problem"......
YOU,.......are a Corporation of ONE.........Your family is your Board of Directors........You have a Very Hot Product to sell,.......a scarce one, in high demand.....
Make your Contract vote a Business decision,........for your family......LONG-TERM......
Many guys have "buyer's remorse" from the last contract,...when it became evident that there was quite a bit of.....lying.....that went on.
Look at the Tentative Agreement as just that.........If there's things you don't care for,....you only have ONE CHANCE to speak up about it. That "chance" can be as short as...one vote,.....or as long as several votes and continuing negotiations.....
Short-term gain,...may equal Long-term pain.......
If,....you see a potential for the company to...expand...."asset-light" acquisitions into your jurisdiction.........as ABF did with U-Pack and TimeKeeper,......a "yes"...vote will drastically shorten the time ABF remains as a predominantly Union carrier.......
Your own vote may make your job...."collateral damage".....in the future.
Don't vote "Yes" because the company is doing the ol' "sackcloth'n'ashes" routine, and you feel sorry for them....That's pretty much standard procedure,.....and starting to get stale......
They only do it because it...works.....for some guys.....
This is a watershed moment for truck drivers,......inasmuch as anyone with a CDL/ HAZ-MAT is sitting in the catbird seat......Of course,...the corporate people will use smoke, mirrors, propaganda, and rabbits-out-of-hats,....to tell you that ain't so......
But,....if you squander that moment,.......the Companies just bought some time,......in this case , 5+ years,.....to eliminate the "driver shortage problem"......
YOU,.......are a Corporation of ONE.........Your family is your Board of Directors........You have a Very Hot Product to sell,.......a scarce one, in high demand.....
Make your Contract vote a Business decision,........for your family......LONG-TERM......
