I think that usually, a terminal's work atmosphere is based on the terminal manager and his/her attitude. If the TM is an asshat, the atmosphere is horrible and so is the morale of the employees.
I agree, for the most part.
I agree with you falcon, it's not a perfect job but with it being Union there's still some things that are good and job security is one of them,although there are somethings the union can't protect you from.There are still some people continuing to whine about the last MOU,it's not going to change anything,I think that the majority of the people just don't want to here about it everyday. The only thing we can do is come to work and do our jobs the best that we can. If some people think it's such a S....y job then please find yourself one that's not.We are several years into this contract now let it GO !!!!!!!!! I refuse to wallow in it everyday and make myself or anyone else Sick by WHINNING all the time, it's not good for your HEALTH!!!!!!!!!! Just my opinion..
I guess it's kinda like the 1st amendment. People freely talking about what bugs them. I think it gives New Penn a lot to consider on where to go and where NOT to go. Advise is free to take or ignore. I wish MORE people had given me more advise during my lifetime. I wish New Penn the best on his job search. He just need to separate the BS from the truth. The more info he gets, the easier it is to do just that.
Is this xpo? Not being a smart mouth, genuinely interested because I'm shopping aroundI agree Falcon, but I got lucky and found an employer who treats us like gold, has respect for us, pays us really well, supplies us with great equipment, and promotes teamwork. My boss rides with us twice a year for safety update purposes and when he is in the passenger seat, I forget that he's my boss and not one of by beer drinking buddies. I can't even imagine going back to the way it was at Holland when I left.
The good jobs still exist, but they are hard to find.
He will never tell. Lol
No, not XPO.
That's a shame that corruption and bad management in both the Teamsters and YRC (Holland) has become a joke. That's why the last General membership vote turnout was just 16.5% of over 1.2 million that had a real say in what the Teamster organization does in the future and what it has done (and hasn't done) in the past. I worked with a lot of different people in my 38 years of paying dues. For the first 25 years, we had a good Local staffed with good people. Then corruption set in with BA's that were too busy playing golf to do their job and didn't want to be "bothered" after what THEY called "their regular business hours". Instead they got on every "committee" they could that paid them even more money and future benefits. The didn't have time to do what they were supposed to do for the local. I worked line haul from around 9 pm until around 10 am or so every night - no day runs - also Friday nights into Sunday morning nearly every weekend for years. During those first 25 years we had good BA's that were OK with taking calls at any time, whether it was in the middle of the night, at home, or on weekends, because they knew that was when we worked and their job was to represent us during OUR work hours, not just theirs, because THAT was when "problems" occurred for us, the members. Since the mid-90's our local has changed dramatically into a corrupt place full of people who only want to fill their own pockets. Now it has come down to the fact that we have only 2 people on the entire Local's staff that had any experience whatsoever with any freight company job. Try to file a grievance and they don't have a clue as to what you're talking about. But just like Hoffa, they keep getting re-elected by our members that think the whole voting process from the locals all the way to the IBT is a "joke" so why bother. 90% of the members in my local think the elections are "rigged" so they simply don't vote. The result is what we have now - but still those that were too lazy or too convinced their vote wouldn't matter - complain. That's just the way Hoffa and YRC likes it. "Divide and Conquer". YRC, YRCW and the Teamster Freight Division are now more divided than ever, but the majority of members still consider it a "joke". That's what is destroying the "brotherhood" we used to have. As a result, Hoffa and his cronies win, YRC wins big, the other companies still under the NMFA see what is possible for them by demanding givebacks, the likelyhood of another NMFA is about zero, there is no leverage of a strike threat anymore, so look for even more cutbacks in wages and benefits. What or who is going to stop it? Hoffa? Not a chance. The Teamster Freight Division membership? No way - they still have their heads in the sand and think it's a "joke". Even more cutbacks in wages and benefits would probably be OK with them. I don't like to see it, but that's what it has become. Just paying those dues has become the real "joke".
Up to a point, I agree with you. Even the "standards" on justified firing has been dropped, because they know a driver (especially a long time experienced driver) can't be replaced. They're now having real problems even hiring green rookies with little or no experience. The people that seem to be "bullet proof" sit in the upper and middle management offices. THEY are the one's that should be fired for incompetence. Instead, they get periodic bonuses.
Lucky you. You have found something in this industry that is very rare. Years ago I worked framing new apartment construction & the contractor treated us like we were gold & then some. He never once had a labor issue & we had respect for each other because of the attitude of both the employer & the employee. Very hard to find back then & now days. von.I agree Falcon, but I got lucky and found an employer who treats us like gold, has respect for us, pays us really well, supplies us with great equipment, and promotes teamwork. My boss rides with us twice a year for safety update purposes and when he is in the passenger seat, I forget that he's my boss and not one of by beer drinking buddies. I can't even imagine going back to the way it was at Holland when I left.
The good jobs still exist, but they are hard to find.
How about Libby, Montana? No? Ok, try Sand Point ID. No? Don't pass up Moscow, ID. No traffic issues for any of these locations. Now all they gotta do is build a freight terminal. von.
Montana is a special place. It hasn't been competely ruined by political correctness yet, but the thousands fleeing California a few years ago that came to Montana because of a more sane lifestyle and cheaper housing hasn;t helped. Now those Calif, refugees are trying to change Montana into another Calif like the one they left years ago. Liberals never change, they just move somewhere else to push their adgenda on others.
It is either Moscow or Lewiston ID that has the famous hill on US 95 that use to kill a lot of drivers. Back in the late 70's there was no runaway truck lane on a 2 lane highway. Now they have rebuilt the road with a ramp & 4 lane divided. Back then all kinds of signs that said stop & check your brakes. They were not joking. A hill that could kill you in a heart beat.
