vongrimmenstein
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Von, I have a questions for you and any other present and past Union member.
How many of you write off your Union dues on your taxe's?? And what do you get or will get when you retire from a union location?
We at UOA had a meeting with the regional HR guy and i asked him. What do we get when we retire from XPO. His answer was, NOTHING. You get a pay check now you better manage your money now. So you work your life away for people who want you to work your ass(life) off and all you get is old and broke.
You can write off your dues & uniforms if you have enough expenses to itemize your taxes. For just me & the wife we never reached enough expenses to do that. Your expenses have to be 1 dollar greater than your combined deductions. And most people @ our pay level don't meet that. If you make 90 to 105,000 per year as a road driver you probably itemize. But if your adjusted gross income (AGI) is say 60,000 or less, most likely you don't have enough expense to qualify to itemize. I had 17.2 years vested with the Union ALL under ABF. Retired @ 61 years of age. 2040.00 gross income per month from Central States. And that will change in the future due to Central States being under funded. I would go Union in a heart beat @ ABF to reap the full pay & benefits under the Master Freight Contract. Barring ABF I would go to work for Dayton my # 2 choices. Less pay & no pension but they treat you with respect. Go look on the Dayton forum & read the responses to 'Do you like working @ Dayton', speaks for its self. von.