Just a stupid Question:smilie_132:..You think it was alright that 1000's of teamsters lost there jobs because of deregulation??what you don't see is the BIG picture.. Every year our membership[freight teamsters]goes down,sure the IBT gets a few new members here and there but they are not putting into OUR pension fund and they will most likely get the same medical as we have even if the contributions are a little less.Here is question number 2 :smilie_132: What shape do you think our pension and welfare will be in say 10 years from now???As far as walmart goes it seems you don't have a clue but this is not the forum for that discussion...
Ye I know 1000's of teamster jobs were lost, but they found work didn't they. Yuor missing the big picture. You talk only about teamster jobs, I was refering to the trucking industry in a whole. I want government out of my life and trucking, and deregulation atleast got them out of trucking for the most part. I see you didn't respond to what it was like for the trucking companies before deregualtion. But I guess thats ok with you, just as long as you get your check right? Who cares about the stupid laws and price fixing going on.
As far as m pension, I'm doing what my grandpa did. He retired from Yellow in 81. That pension was his backup retirement or bonus if you will. He saved and invested his own money. Paid cash for everything. Today his take home check is only $800 a month. But you wouldn't know it by the way he lives.
And you know what, the teamster jobs are not the only jobs are noth the only jobs in town. There are plenty of people working and retiring everyday that are not teamster.