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When the gave that raise the union went out the door u can't get the old heads on board
What has the union done for the barns that already voted it inVote vote vote
Devil's Advocate and I'm not being sarcastic nor condescending.What has the union done for the barns that already voted it in
I cannot speak for Miami or Texas, but in Aurora most of us are doing fine, I haven't always ran great, but I do run everyday and I can work as much as I want.Devil's Advocate and I'm not being sarcastic nor condescending.
What has happened without them?
We all know that XPO is dragging their feet and trying to "starve" them out until they give up and vote it out.
Just started 2 months ago here in Tx (hou). This didn't help my decision at all. Bigg freaking joke to not increase starting wages and even to attract new drivers. Now looking for other options outside XPO. 38 YEAR DRIVERExactly. This raise is a failure on all levels. It didn't improve starting wages to attract new hires or keep up with the top tiers around town to keep the experienced drivers. Double whammy.
I’m curious as to why you came back to work for XPO? If there are better opportunities near you, I would check them out. A driver with experience like you should have no problem finding a job with higher wages and better benefits, if XPO really sucks so bad. I have looked in my area and there isn’t much out there that is any better, so I take my lumps, and next month my raise.Just started 2 months ago here in Tx (hou). This didn't help my decision at all. Bigg freaking joke to not increase starting wages and even to attract new drivers. Now looking for other options outside XPO. 38 YEAR DRIVER
You raise some great points.I keep reading these posts that XPO is the bottom of the barrel as far as pay goes. In my area we are almost at the top. Above FedEx after April 29 and below UPSF. Besides UPSF most of us are within 1-2% of each other. OD is just a little higher on the mile and within pennies on the hour. But they get no other til 60, flat rate for drops and hooks, no pay for wait time, break down time is at a very reduced hourly rate. I'm pretty sure I'm correct on this but songremainsthesame can update if I'm wrong. Anyway, point is I don't see the vast difference in pay like some of you know or believe to exist. Btw FedEx has a lot of different pay regions like we used to have and not all of them are at $28.83, in my locale they are at $26.94 /64.8¢ mle.
Before you just take Joe's word for it you might want to ask multiple sources what the other guys really make near you cause it's not like truck drivers to exaggerate or anything.
Troll here. This is something I can't understand. I know if a guy can tough it out, brown is the place to be. Same bs with union freight co's, bottom 10% is not guaranteed work. I'm thankful a Con-way TM went out of his way to tell me that I may not come close to 40 hours for extended period of time. How do they hire GOOD employees? Who can be casual?I just got offered a job as a feeder driver for UPS package. Do you all know they start out at Less than$18hr. Top out is $35hr but it takes 4 years to get there and your not above $25hr until the last raise. I would actually love to take the job but I can't afford the 1st 3 years worth of pay. The overall benefit package is much better though.
They run casuals all the time at UPS near me. They call them something else though, I can't remember what it is. Funny thing is, the part timers make more on the hour than the real employees for the first 3 yearsTroll here. This is something I can't understand. I know if a guy can tough it out, brown is the place to be. Same bs with union freight co's, bottom 10% is not guaranteed work. I'm thankful a Con-way TM went out of his way to tell me that I may not come close to 40 hours for extended period of time. How do they hire GOOD employees? Who can be casual?
"ad hoc", I believe, is the moniker.They run casuals all the time at UPS near me. They call them something else though, I can't remember what it is. Funny thing is, the part timers make more on the hour than the real employees for the first 3 years
Exactly. This raise is a failure on all levels.
Would love to see the whole company go union EVERYBODY.. that will never happen cuz there are to many kiss asses.
drivers running sectors
drivers doing maintenance, drivers putting up signs, patching holes in yard,
blowing up balloons,cooking hot dogs,
monitoring cameras, doing drivers training,
everything but driving and breaking freight because all the managers are quitting.
How so? Upper management made it clear that XPO's goal was/is leadership ( dominance? )Looking back through the posts about the raise for the last couple of months, I wasn't expecting anyone to say otherwise.
It's not even negative reaction anymore- it's this sad, entitled, defeatist attitude towards things before they even happen. Seems like a lousy way to live.
I love when someone says they have been here 12 years or whatever and talk about it like it's impossible to leave that behind.
No benefitsThey run casuals all the time at UPS near me. They call them something else though, I can't remember what it is. Funny thing is, the part timers make more on the hour than the real employees for the first 3 years
Ah hell just go ahead and leave, we will be ok BJ thinks there lined up out there at the front gate just waiting to get the chance to work here. I am a short timer now.
Well I live in the Memphis region we got 1.08 like most of the company. Its a 50/50 split on good or bad . We are now below the competition even crappy central transport I work there and came to Conway due to no raise for years or 401k we are no at 27.69 and .65 and and still no other after 8 anybody notice freight levels are way down
Would love to see the whole company go union EVERYBODY.. that will never happen cuz there are to many kiss asses. drivers running sectors,drivers doing maintenance, drivers putting up signs, patching holes in yard,blowing up balloons,cooking hot dogs, monitoring cameras, doing drivers training, everything but driving and breaking freight because all the managers are quitting. management just keeps sticking to them and it appears they like it. My God man... disgusting You all know who you are and so does everyone else