Steward of the Rock
TB Veteran
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Razorblade, on the FedEx forum you posted the following statement.
"Actually, I posted that I was a steward, both local and linehaul, with 3 different Western Pa. locals, 110, 261 and 249. I was recording secretary at 261 for 6 years. A JC 40 delegate and organizer. Worked on a COO negotiating committee 4 times. In 1998, I was Western Pennsylvania co-chair of The Tom Leedham for IBT President Committee. After 25 years at Preston, I worked at Yellow in Cleveland for 5 years.
None of that changes the facts. In a deregulated industry, the rules have changed. Nobody said anything about not deserving. FedEx employees take whatever the company "gives" because they have only two choices, stay or leave. FedEx will pay whatever it takes to retain or hire drivers and not a penny more. The union can be an advocate for employees who "deserve" a portion of the profits they create. The problem with unions is simple. They can never say to the membership, "this is it, the company can't do any better, there isn't anything else for us to do". Like corporate greed, employee greed means the employees always want more. Eventually in a free market service industry, unionized labor prices itself out of the market and the employer cannot compete. The company closes, shareholders lose their investment and employees are out of work. Which is why my 25 year career at Preston ended and I started over at Yellow. 25 years experience, 2 million miles documented safe driving, triples qualified and I started at 70% of the union scale. Was I worth more than 70% or was the 30 year old with 5 years more seniority overpaid?"
If you are still out there, I would like you to explain how you were a steward, Secretary Treasurer, and an organizer for the Teamsters if you truly feel that Teamsters are greedy and over paid. It makes me wonder how many of your fellow Teamster's you threw under the bus during your time as a steward just to make the company you worked for happy.
"Actually, I posted that I was a steward, both local and linehaul, with 3 different Western Pa. locals, 110, 261 and 249. I was recording secretary at 261 for 6 years. A JC 40 delegate and organizer. Worked on a COO negotiating committee 4 times. In 1998, I was Western Pennsylvania co-chair of The Tom Leedham for IBT President Committee. After 25 years at Preston, I worked at Yellow in Cleveland for 5 years.
None of that changes the facts. In a deregulated industry, the rules have changed. Nobody said anything about not deserving. FedEx employees take whatever the company "gives" because they have only two choices, stay or leave. FedEx will pay whatever it takes to retain or hire drivers and not a penny more. The union can be an advocate for employees who "deserve" a portion of the profits they create. The problem with unions is simple. They can never say to the membership, "this is it, the company can't do any better, there isn't anything else for us to do". Like corporate greed, employee greed means the employees always want more. Eventually in a free market service industry, unionized labor prices itself out of the market and the employer cannot compete. The company closes, shareholders lose their investment and employees are out of work. Which is why my 25 year career at Preston ended and I started over at Yellow. 25 years experience, 2 million miles documented safe driving, triples qualified and I started at 70% of the union scale. Was I worth more than 70% or was the 30 year old with 5 years more seniority overpaid?"
If you are still out there, I would like you to explain how you were a steward, Secretary Treasurer, and an organizer for the Teamsters if you truly feel that Teamsters are greedy and over paid. It makes me wonder how many of your fellow Teamster's you threw under the bus during your time as a steward just to make the company you worked for happy.
