wow the union shops are so horrible. us vs. them , not appreciated or respected, what a crappy work environment. but i noticed that really sounds like conway you just forgot a few things, like seniority not meaning much, dsr's working 14 hour days, weekly insurance payments, loi given out for the least little things,i could keep going but all i'm doing is getting madder with each key stroke... so i'll take a couple more bucks an hour and a better benefit package and a pension, since i already work in a crappy work environment i mite as well get paid for it !!!
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you have not been to tulsa, i come in from p&d and if our senior drivers have to work the dock oh my gosh thats not happening, they are better than that and thats grunt work ,heck i bet they cant even turn on the handheld, safestack forget it they think those bars hanging from the ceiling are support bars.
wow I remember when I used to say"my company".......and meant it...
Paraphrased from 1st Q 2011 10 k.....1st Q capital expenditures were 58.4 mil vs 16.1 in 2010. Increased expenditures were due primarily to the acquisition of tractor equipment at truckload segment......Conway anticipates capital and software expenditures of about 300 mil in 2011. Tax legislation enacted in December 2010 will allow conway to deduct a substantial portion of 2011 expenditures in 2011. Eveyone really should take the time to read the 2011 proxy statement and 2011 10k statements. They are public information and easy to find on the web. Lots of mumbo jumbo lawyer talk but concentrate on the numbers and you just may be shocked.
It just sickens me to read these sec filings and see our throats get cut for their capital gain. I've been looking at this stuff for years and it isn't anything new. For me personally enough is enough and ready to move on after nearly 15 years. I really thought this would be the place I retired from but they've burned me so much I'm ready to get completely away from trucking and I've been doing it since I was 21.
I was thinking the same thing. lol. Sorry I never checked this thread..
Now your just making up numbers. Go back and re-read your post.
I believe I hear more because I'm an outsider there providing a service who has formed a relationship with many of these folks over the years. Combine that with the fact that I have some commonality with many of these folks and I don't go repeating what I hear. You have no idea what my LTL knowledge is or how many companies I've worked for nor how many different docks I've been to.
Take a typical 25 year p&d guy....how many different shipping and receiving docks do you think he's been to in his career? Do you think he has a pretty casual relationship with any of his regulars? Do you think he has a pretty good idea of what places would be crappy to work for and which ones might be a bit better? You think he runs into the office whenever he hears someone complaining about their environment? Think he ever sees a boss come out to the dock and treat the shipping guys with respect? Think he ever sees some a-hole come storming out on the dock, belittle the guy in front of him and then strut back into his a/c office?
Please, you do the math.
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"Think he ever sees some a-hole come storming out on the dock, belittle the guy in front of him and then strut back into his a/c office?" ummm yeah, never seen that before at Conway lololololol. "formed a relationship with many of these folks over the years. " what folks? the drivers or the management part that pay your bill? and since you're so proud of it, what is your knowledge of ltl, and how many docks have you been on? what exactly do you do if you're not a driver/dock worker?
YOUR compensation; like the $18 an hour that Yellow Brick Roadway is getting now? I just got paid this am, I think my hourly rate was $23. Do you REALLY want union rates? If so; go over to YRC and take the pay cut.
Do you remember what happened with Eastern? The one of the 3 that bought a union company? It folded because it could not make a profit with a union.
I have about 15 yrs before I can retire; I don't want MY company that I chose in part because it WAS NOT union to go belly up before then. I have been there and done that. I don't need to do it again.
A couple more bucks an hour? Have you talked to YRC driver lately? They still are operating under the 15% cut I think that means $18/hr. Last I checked (this am) I'm over $23.
they were at $19.66 an hour, plus a cost os living raise brings them to $20.46 an hour plus overtime over 8, not to mention they pay nothing for their medical weekly. they do pay 2 and a half times their hourly rate in union dues per month which is between $50 to $60 a month. so whos bringing home the bigger paycheck you or them ? do the math...
BTW, at our terminal the donuts are on Fridays, not Mondays. Are you sure you are a Conway driver and not some union thug posing? Oh, and I don't think the family plan costs more to add kids. It costs more if your wife has health insurance but does not take it; which makes sense. It costs more if you have your wife and kids on it than if you are single w/o dependents (as it should). I am really thinking that you are a poser; your arguments don't add up.
If you do really work for Conway and are soooo unhappy here; why don't you find another company where you will be happy? I did that. When TLC went under due to the union (and an ******* owner) I stayed with the company that bought it until I decided that they would not come up with health coverage. Then I went to Conway.
If you are not happy here; go and find someplace where you will be!