troubleman84
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That’s in the 2010 restructuring agreement. Road drivers may only drop and hook while going thru a terminal. I understand winter climate up there but I go by work rules and contract only.
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troubleman84
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Not to throw shade at you, but now that you know that this is city work will you continue to do it or honor our work rules? It’s up to the company to find a solution on how to prevent fuel from freezing in winter not us. Funny how some members want their money back and stand united but won’t hold the company accountable on the work rules we have now. Shame or your local and many others for not informing the members of what’s in the contract.
I agree with what you are saying, but if a man waits till 50, to start planning retirement, he's screwed himself.
I sure enough screwed up counting on our pension.I don't need A lot of glitz and thought 3,ooo per month plus social security would be plenty. Boy was I a dumb ass.
It's not being dumb, sometimes life throws us a curve ball.
A fifty year old isn’t really screwed. If he throws $200 a week into a 401k with no employer match and gets 8 percent growth he works till 65 he walks away with $369,329 and it gives him a monthly withdrawal of $3089 a month for 20 years. Which is a lot better than nothing.
http://www.calculator.net/401k-calc...nflation=3&hideirslimit=0&type=1&x=27&y=7#top
How often do you think this may happen?
Starting a new job, chance of layoffs, financial obligations, I wouldn't think its that easy.
im not sure about other terminals but i can guarantee half of the 200;ish employees on my local city's board have been at the 1/4th pension the entire time they have been an employee, and the ones that can retire with a pension are retiring as soon as they can so they can collect some of it before the pension money is completely gone. the newer employees are contributing to a "pension" that will never pay them a penny and our company is paying millions of dollars into it every month in their name..its a complete waste of money.
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I completely agree with you seabreeze. I was a late starter myself because I believed in the pension fund,I figured the pension,my wife’s 401k and maybe a little social security I would be good, I was wrong. Starting late I didn’t want to deduct and I was a little nervous about what was going on with the company that maybe I would be better off having it in my savings just in case. But doing it is definitely better than not. The deductions are pre tax.
At 50 years old if the person could afford the down payment and depending where in the country they are I would also suggest looking into an income property to invest in if not a 401k
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I know when I dropped at Detroit for Speedy the rule was we dropped the trailer in inbound or empty rows because it's the hostler's job to bump the dock.
Only once did I ever dock a trailer there. And it was at the explicit request of the hostler. A lot of guys were giving me the stink eye, and a couple stopped to get my unit number, but I wouldn't have done it if he hadn't asked. He got paid for it anyway and I saved him the trouble of doing it, so win/win I guess?
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A lot of road do it for the 15 min or don’t know it’s the city work. City’s guys would wish they’d protect their work. Some terminals have individual agreement where Road can’t even do their own switches.
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I think that was done by OSHA due to a driver being ran over if I’m correct.Heck.... in Fort Wayne ya better not even pull through the gate......
I know things have changed so much since I retired, if a dock worker or city driver was on the clock, we couldn't switch.
Once they used my tractor in the city while I was in bed, I was told to stop by a terminal and take on 30 gals, fuel, when I
arrived the night dock foreman told me to fuel it, told him I didn't know how.
I was told, if you get fuel here, you will learn.
I pumped 30 gals. and collected 6 hours pay, didn't have to file a grievance and the foreman got a butt chewing.
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I'm just saying he's screwed in our current pension plan. Hence the reason we have trouble attracting new hires. Why in the hell would someone come here at 50 years old and contribute into a 401k when he can go anywhere else and get paid more per hour with a company match. Hence the reason we are in the trouble we are in. Before the 15% he could have worked 15 years and collected 1500$ a month.
United we stand divided we fall remember your a teamster my brother
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Oh thank you for that. What the hell is that supposed to mean. So I'm not supposed to worry about my retirement. I've gained nearly nothing in the last 9 years as far as retirement goes. And PS, I'm not an old guy just buying my time to get there. I've got at least 15 years left.
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There are plenty of non union carriers you can go to so you can just worry about yourself.
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What the hell are you talking about. Don't come at me with this Kumbaya b*******. You're telling me a senior Teamster has has never screwed over a junior Teamster. Use your head when you think for god sakes man.