in today’s world you can not talk about national without dealing with global economy.
But why is that so? And does it have to be so? Our country's politicians (who are in the pockets of corps.) are taking our economy "global" for one reason -- to lower labor costs. There is nothing inevitable about going "global." It is not something that is just happening because that is just the way it is, or becuase that is, oh darn, the way the ecnomic winds just happening to be blowing right now and that therefore the people whose lives are being ruined by it should just suck it up and be happy, obedient, "patriotic," paupers. Globilization is not an inevitable economic path of history. It is something that has been very much planned and executed by corporations/gvnmt against We The People.
I know this thread was not about the economy; it was about YRC Logisitics. But YRC's situation seemed to fit into a bigger picture. I suppose my earlier post took the thread off subject somewhat. I apologize.
I was addressing a conspiracy theory stated in this thread and trying to educate you on the falsehoods that were being spread.
I for one enjoy your inside insight.
I think we went off the rails somewhat on the terminology. I don't consider union busting a "conspiracy theory." It is a fact. There is a $3 billion dollar/year consulting industry that does nothing but consult with companies on how to weaken/bust/keep out employee unions. I have no doubt whatsoever that YRC is using those consulting services or has an inhouse version of their own. I originally tried to convince myself that the new contract language creating the new utility driver classification was an honest attempt to compete in freight that the YRC unionized affliates were uncompetitive in. But since I have seen the new change of operations it is clear to me that they are attempting to weaken the union by spreading their union employees around into smaller terminals. With Junior Hoffa's help YRC is turning the Teamsters into a "company union." Once these drivers get isolated in small one-or-two driver domiciles and develope "mom and pop" relationships with the local management they will stop standing up for their union rights and even worse -- start accepting give back contracts.
To continue my conspiracy theory: if these new changes don't have the desired effect of turning the Teamsters into YRC's personal company union, YRC will let the unionized part of the company wither on the vine. I think Junior Hoffa is an abysmal leader, but looking at what has happened to the UAW, I think Hoffa's strategy of operational give backs and non National Master Frieght Agreement contracts at UPS Freight are probably the best path, until we get some change in the White House and in the National Labor Relations Board and get Congress to over turn the anti-american-worker and pro-multinational-corporation Taft-Hartley Act.
[people] reading into things (things that just aren't there) and have become so sensitive they are not willing to enter into a friendly adult conversation aimed at learning and teaching instead of belittling and demeaning.
Good point. But when a person sees that their ability to earn a decent living is under attact they get pretty dahgum sensitive pretty dahgum quickly. When the corporations try to cut a man's (or woman's) wages in half and lower their working conditions -- are we justified in being "sensitive" about it? There were some Americans a few years ago that got "sensitive" about a multi-national corp that was flooding the "global" American economy with cheap oriental tea -- it wond up in the Boston Harbor. "Sensitive" people indeed.
I was simply trying to point out that Meridian IQ and YRC Logistics are one and the same.
Agian, I enjoy the inside insight. But I don't think that there is a RDWY driver around that is confused about the origines of Meridian IQ - at least none that pay attention. RDWY started Meridean IQ long before YRC was even a glimmer in the CEO's eyes.
I don't know anything about your unions as my husband is independent.
It is not our unions. Not plural. We are ONE union - The Teamsters. We who work for a living (and are unionized) present ourselves as one to the corporate world. Just like the corporations, who are "unionized" investors, creat a "one" which they use to make themselves more powerful than they could ever be as individuals. If investors can form themselves into legal unions, which they call corporations, to leverage their power why can't me and you?
If the corporate world has their way you and your husband, and millions like you, will never know anything about unions. The only information about unions that you or anyone else will ever get from the corporate world is lies and disinformation intended to make you (and and all of us) poorer -- and them and their own richer.