Last winter weather we had here City guys called in saying it was too bad. The ladies in the office made it in driving their Honda Civics along with the drivers like myself who had to cover their slack.
Boring? How can you say that? You must not have much contact with management... Hooks and go, maybe? A center that hasn't yet seen the changes that others have? Otherwise, how can you possible call it boring?
BS STATEMENT!! When I worked city and Holland was Holland those boys worked hard and were rewarded WELL.... Proud Union boys who gave a crap... There city ops crushed ours ... out early and unloaded by the time we hit the streets.... This place and our management needs some good old fashioned LTL education... It's a simple process, But our geniuses treat it like ROCKET SCIENCE! It's a simple animal NOT A BIG FOOT! Take some (ADVICE ) for once... From your drivers. It started long ago when most of our current management were all DOCK WORKERS... As I don't blame them for taking advantage of moving up the ladder " some just didn't deserve it" It's the GOOD OLE BOYS CLUB! One gets in then they have patted each other on the backsides ever since... This place promotes individuals who are damaging to the operation... Don't get it... Won't never... Power struggle... Little man's syndrome ...Be an ass just to be one... Talk about "not a team Player"... It's a Double standard, we are held in check by CSA for points and here... and our own points system....Yes it's a Good job... But why does does it have to be Alcatraz? Most problems here are ( management driven or central dispatch driven ) They suggest the operation to witch we deliver freight and when it does not work well they Fudge the numbers (DAILY) to protect there backsides ... Central continuously makes HORRIBLE after HORRIBLE decisions ... We get a POOP sandwich and they get .........well............... where's there point system... It's not that we need a 3rd party IT CAN ALL BE CHANGED .... It's just how far are they willing to go to get there? And at the moment obviously "in there minds, there way is only what matters" WELL .........................................IT DOESN"T WORK!Problem with the old union companies is that had a bunch of guys that hid behind union to keep from doing work. Taks 8 hrs to break a load or when they were setting up local route times take the long way around. Take maximum times on line haul runs. Guess what you ran your companies into the ground!
A lot of guys and gals that approached me aren't lazy they just want this crazy firing B.S. to go away. We have management in our house that 80 percent of their day is camera watching trying to find someone messing up! Instead of hiring driver's to help take care of our customers!
Bottom line is people want a safety net. It may not work, but after 20 yrs of sweat and blood I'm just not ready for some college grad to walk me out the door for some stupid carp!
Back in the 90's I was against it because I was able to work hard and got all the hrs I wanted and nobody nit picking everything I did. So I felt I didn't need a union. Now I'm not so sure anymore!
Bottom line is I will think no less of anyone who doesn't sign or feel the same way as me. No strong arm tactics here. I just don't want to give my career up to some snot nosed brat trying to make a name for himself or herself off my back!
We are FedEx!! We make this company run! Its a team effort! Good luck to all! Hope we make it through this!!
