You're lucky there are no more jiff locks, those helpers of yours don't like to get grease on them.But, but, but, they're so much fun!
Yellow | Teamsters survey
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Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don'tNo rain and you're close but no cigar. I like Goldenberg's Peanut Chews. Always take a bunch when I'm on the road, easy to eat at 63mph and they give me the energy to string and un-string my sets when I don't pick up hitch hikers to do that for me.
Thank goodness we had great mechanics at Spring Valley who usually did the dirty work for us there with Jiffs.You're lucky there are no more jiff locks, those helpers of yours don't like to get grease on them.
Just be careful of whose nuts you feel.
Or which pronoun you use.Just be careful of whose nuts you feel.
Then go work for a non union company. Just because it’s not want to hear doesn’t mean it’s wrong. When we elect the President of the United States & go to war with another Country do they call for a special vote to see if you approve. I think the union if Fed up with Yellows Mis-management for the last 15 years….
Over 45 years ago at a Teamster ltl job I worked at, if the company wanted to change things, a sort of mini COO for instance, we drivers had a meeting with management and BA and we listened and then we drivers voted on whether to accept or reject the change, the BA didn't decide for us. That's the democratic way.
So is electing a union president democratic. We voted for O’Brien because we wanted someone with a backbone, not like Hoffa who gave into everything the companies wanted….
Yes, we elected him to take a strong stand in negotiations on our behalf, not to decide for us without us voting on acceptance/rejection.
Your contract doesn’t expire until next year….
We have a meeting at our local Saturday 8:30. The memo didn’t say anything about voting but we only have 10 days until it expires. I’m hoping we vote Saturday. They are offering $3.50 up front + 75 cents each additional year. Two more sick days & MLK day. No inward facing cameras no autonomous trucks and I believe it was $4.46 to be divided between healthcare & pension. That’s the highlights….
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My last 20 were with the company. I'm retired and I know a lot has changed in the industry. The difference between a retiree like me and a retiree like you is I believe the workers at Yellow are intelligent enough to decide what is a good contract for them or not. They have enough stress on themselves and their families and don't need agitators like you and Puffyeveryday. Like I said before you seem like an intelligent guy, spend a little more time reading your Wall Street Journal and a little less time being an instigator. Your retired park the truck.
I agree with you. How many times do I have to post, LET THE MEMBERS VOTE ON YELLOW'S OFFER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You say you agree with me but still you post constantly everyday trying to pit teamster against teamster. Do what you say, not what you do. Again park the truck you're retired.
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His stock is tanking so he’s a little grumpy. His President will tank the stock market totally in the next few months if Brandon don’t get us all barbecued.
That didn't work right for all the employees in 2009-2010 right? Now me who seen my dad take a cut and my oldest brother lose his pension even though I didn't take the cut direct but we are in the same team same union we fight together for what yellow took and for the morals on all employees.
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You assume that negotiation is possible.
If the union demands no change in work rules and refuses to discuss a COO.
If healthcare costs increase every year at more than the inflation rate and the union demands no change in healthcare.
If the union demands wage and pension increases.
If Yellow is not making a profit and cannot afford those demands.
If Yellow will run out of cash this fall.
Where is the middle ground needed for negotiations?
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You give me far too much credit. I'm not changing any minds. Everyone already has their opinions. By definition, a membership vote pits Teamster against Teamster.
I last stepped out of a yellow truck on August 7, 2004. 19 years later, no reasonable person believes Yellow can operate the way it did when I was working. The pay, benefits and working conditions I enjoyed are no longer sustainable given Yellow's current financial situation. Expecting to maintain that level of compensation is delusional.
Present Yellow's offer to the membership for a vote and let them decide what is best for their families. Anyone who votes no and feels they can do better is free to then vote with their feet and find work opportunity elsewhere. Why is that such a radical point of view?
It's not a radical point of view, but it has nothing to do with you. Yellow employees will think for themselves. They don't need you interfering with their thought process everyday of the week. Again, you're retired park the truck.
So you want to give all work rules and get nothing in return? Is like giving all your rights to be a slave and get paid the same? No that comes with a cost. I wouldn't want to lose my seniority but I also will put a price for my great job that I try to always put in each day that God lets me wake up and go back to work. How much do you value your self? I strongly agreed that he loading and unloading needs to be fixed and needs better training on the survey. I didn't learn squat at YRC while I was in training by a roadway guy, if you claim that you guys were the best then show it and give proper training. I learned at ABF but didn't get hired because I didn't have my CDL then. At that time I only had 1 year at YRC.