I did read the entire thread. I knew the details when I made that post. JUst because you worked for one company that failed, doesn't mean you have to contribute to the failure of this company. This job is just fine for most of us.
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I did read the entire thread. I knew the details when I made that post. JUst because you worked for one company that failed, doesn't mean you have to contribute to the failure of this company. This job is just fine for most of us.
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Let me tell you we all worked hard at my last company and see where it got us. Do nothing and you will contribute nothing, so as long as its fine for you. This job could a lot better for the rest of us and at least I have the right to go ahead with it, right along with you who is just fine with the company taking from you.
I work in the South and everything is fine for me. I wished you could've kept that job forever. Instead of working at Conway, why don't you apply at YRC, ABF, or UPSF? They're already union companies and you wouldn't have to mess with this..
NAH BEERFD if we all went to work at YRC or ABF then we wouldn't have the distinct pleasure of reading all your post's
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Right on, Past Teamster! You just said it all right there!! I'm a 'past Teamster' as well, and you hit the nail on the head. My best to you Teamster Brother!!
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that scares the hell out of me we have a lot of past teamsters and a couple of current teamsters at xco yes i have lost a lot since coming here but i still pull in 70+ each year if i side with the union will i end up in the pastteamster club with you guy's in two years or less
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Cool spin, bro!
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As the thread says you "Tell me which is better" Ok its fine for you, So tell us all why! When I started to research Con-way this was the company to work for not YRC,ABF or UPSF. Trust me I did not choose to leave my last job, if could I would have stayed. I was told how great Con-way was, so far they have not lived up to what I was told. Like I have said before if they don't want the Unions in start treating the employees with respect and not having a blanket your at fault mentality. Your the one its fine for so start making sure its fine for the rest of us who see a problem. Go ahead change my mind if you can. You haven't given any reasons so far.
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Your another one its all about you, as long as your making yours. But what about the rest of the DSR's through out Con-way? Should we just let them take more and more. It's not Management that makes this company great, it's the hard working employees that are out there every day face to face with our customers. Go ahead give us all a reason why Con-way is so great?
The point I was attempting to make is that if you could compare the number of grievances heard per 1000/man hours across several locals you would likely find that some union carriers/docks are probably a better place to work than others.
Apparently I need to change my approach when posting here as I am not very effective at making my point. I was specifically asked about my LTL experience. I stated "...been on at least 60 docks for over 15 LTL carriers" I never said I was employed by 15 different LTL carriers. I was employed for 12 years by an LTL carrier, starting on the dock working my way up to a Freight Claims Manager. I then went to work for a company that provides services to several LTL carriers at the same time. Thus at least 15 different LTL carriers. Been in this business for 25 years.
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all he cares about is himself,imagine if the baseball and football players only cared about themselves,remember beerboy,they used to work 2 jobs a year,and although i think they're overpaid now,apparently you'd rather be underpaid than over,go figure,you get a big fat check and have seniority,screw everybody else!!i'm lookin out for EVERYBODY,and like i've said,never thought i'd ever want a union,they USED to treat us right,now it's ,take take take take,there is only 2 answers,totally new management and board of directors(which ain't gonna happen) or TEAMSTERS,sad it came to this,but they have had YEARS to fix this ,and our blind trust in them is now gone,it's over,face it,union is the only option left,SIGN THE CARDS BOYS!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ok, so why didn't you go to another happy unionized carrier? For you to come to Con-way and complain about the company is like ordering a hamburger off the menu and then complaining it looks exactly like the picture on the menu.
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except they sold us a t-bone,with a nice pension,great medical,sick time,pto's,earned vacation,union scale wage,now we're down to a burger bite,WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not sure what that has to do with it since there are several components in the Rube Goldberg device known as your typical LTL carrier. Knowing one aspect of the business 100% while being completely ignorant of another isn't necessarily desirable. You don't want a P&D driver, who has very little knowledge of the NMFC or the first time they ever even hear of the Carmack Amendment is right here deciding your claims. You dont want a dispatcher that has never driven a truck. Do you want a dock supervisor that never had to break a trailer full of handstack in his life? While it all starts behind the wheel or on the dock...there is a bunch going on elsewhere.
However, to answer your question; 3 years into my career I signed my withdrawal card and went to the dark side. I decided that utilizing my other assets would likely get me further in this game. I still handled a pallet jack once in awhile. (Old school, did what we needed to do to get the job done, keep the customer happy) Working my way up the ladder I eventually found myself stuck behind a desk 50+ hours a week with very little interaction with positive people. I wasn't happy, missed freezing/sweating my ass off on the dock once in awhile. I also missed being outdoors and interacting with people in a positive way. Didn't like playing monkey in the middle with the sales VP’s lobbying to get a claim paid (that shouldn't have been) and operations VP’s on the other side pressuring for a declination on claims that should be paid. A freight claims inspector and packaging analyst is a very nice balance. I get to enjoy being outdoors. I still get to break a sweat once in awhile. I still have to imitate a mole rat once in awhile to get at some freight. If I can help a shipper solve a packaging problem all the better. If I can help a carrier identify a packaging issue before they start hauling the freight, it’s good to know I just saved them a bunch of money and headache. Yet, just as I am starting to get too cold or sweaty I get to stop and push a pencil for a bit. Just as my hand starts to cramp I get to break a sweat again. It's a nice balance...don't go home with a backache; don't go home with a headache ;).
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Your just like beerfd you don't read the thread and dont have a clue. Yea I came knowing that I woud get treated as just a truck driver whos replacebale. Read the whole thread not just the parts you thik will get some kind of comeback. I have given a answer to this.
