Ya. That too. It comes with age.
Ya. That too. It comes with age.
Ramble.
Babble.
Bitch.
Gripe.
On.
And on.
We get some good information here.
We get to vent here.
And we get to have fun here.
Most of us get it. The bs that is.
We all get this.......
2 bucks an hour diff in one 40 hour week is 80 bucks. times 4 is 320.a month more money, gross. Medical coverage like c-6 central states is 0 dollars a week @ ABF. union dues are 60 bucks a month. The same exact medical coverage @ OD or Fed EX will cost any employee @ least 100 bucks a week for family coverage. And that 400.00 a month medical premium you pay is after takes have been taken out. Say 25% off the gross means you are paying 500.00 a month after withholding. And OD does not pay OT until after say you have worked 45 or 50 hours. From the looks of things it is pretty dam expensive to work for that 2 bucks an hour more. I could tell you about other costs versus wages, but I wont. Just remember the grass is not always greener on the other side. Before hiring on with someone, look past the hourly & find out how much the medical will run weekly, deductions, out of pocket expense, on a $100,000 surgery, what is my out of pocket cost versus the other offer you have. Remember for the rest of your life, it is the details that can slap you up side the head. von.
To quote the Wise mud: it's about contentment.
How true your statement. But to rise out of the ashes, you must want to. Come vote time on the next contract, we will find out just how high they rise. von.
Those that have a future are already gone. Sorry, but those remaining have little hope except hang on for whatever it takes to survive. There'll be no great success thru a strike. I was on Preston's picket line in (94?) Churchill walked out, down the street. They closed up for good. Danny Barrton and John Neal of Local 135 drove down Morris Street and told us to go clock in before we did too. Some of Yellow's dock guys came and worked casual for us til the strike was over...
You forgot to add an IMO with your post.
I heard that story. I worked with George Runion @ ABF & he was working @ Churchill when Danny said strike them. They won't close like the company threatened. If memory serves me right the very next day the owner of Churchill closed the company moved back to Missouri or wherever, & opened up a non-union trucking company. He told Barton what would happen if they struck him, & he followed through. Danny is still President of Local 135 with about 180,000 in total compensation, not counting his, I should say our Yukon for our dues paid for it. Oh well, life in the big city. von.
Contentment. Yes. One of my best friends quit a month ago and went to Walmart. Talk to him weekly. He tells me it is the easiest job he has ever had, and is treated with respect. Not a breakroom full of profanity either. Everyone talks to each other like they have known each other for years. Contentment. Yes.
Perhaps there are employee's that see YRC the same way.
Perhaps- but they appear to not post here...
(IMO)
Responsible adults with a family to provide for that comes first.Too busy just going in and doing their jobs like responsible adults maybe??
