Union Thugs?????

[2631]

Originally Posted by a9faninnc

I'm sure every employee in the industry would love to see the loophole regarding overtime dismissed,however until that time comes its a companies choice.Most of these employees that work with these corporations were aware of these practices before they signed on.Hell,theirs a lot of practices I dont like with my employer,though I signed on knowing"their rules".

That pablum would be appropriate for a few of the nonunion company forums in an attempt to avoid addressing the issue of overtime pay.

pablum; trite, naive, or simplistic ideas or writings; intellectual pap.

I purposely started this thread in this forum so that we can address the overtime issue without some of the company apologists crying foul because I offended them.....This was the start of a thread

Originally Posted by big$driver

I was just wondering. Any linehaul drivers out there ever get any kind of incentive for helping out on p&d besides the hourly rate?

And this was an opinion that I posted on that thread.

Originally Posted by 2631

How about being compensated with overtime pay like all the bigboys do. If they have the money & don't pay their hard working dedicated employees overtime, then IMO thats just plain greed.

I didn't start the thread, I was just responding to big$driver's post..... Anyone who is interested in reading some of the responses that my post got will understand why I won't post on their forum & offend them.

[2631]

Originally Posted by a9faninnc

Sorry if you or any other deemed my post as an attack on your organization,that wasnt my intent.

a9faninnc You must have added this after I started my reply. If I had seen it I probably wouldn't have used "pablum"

[TheBigR]

As far as knowing a companies rules and regs, I highly doubt most people know the workings of any company they apply to, union or non. You are going in, hat in hand, asking for a job, you need work. If you find out it sucks after a few weeks, you quit, but most people, my self included, go in blind, other than basic knowledge, especially union.

[larry retired]

I've read a lot of posts on these boards referring to union people, more leaders than members, as being "thugs". I have been in the Teamsters for 35 years and have never met a union thug yet. I have never been intimidated by any union officer. I have stood up in meetings along with hundreds of others and stated a position that was not favorable to the officers, with zero retribution. I can only speak for Local #17, but I get very angry when I hear this garbage. This is just a ploy on the part of individuals who have an ax to grind against the union.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by larry retired

I've read a lot of posts on these boards referring to union people, more leaders than members, as being "thugs". I have been in the Teamsters for 35 years and have never met a union thug yet. I have never been intimidated by any union officer. I have stood up in meetings along with hundreds of others and stated a position that was not favorable to the officers, with zero retribution. I can only speak for Local #17, but I get very angry when I hear this garbage. This is just a ploy on the part of individuals who have an ax to grind against the union.

A former BA of mine got banned for life for ties with the mafia. Had disagreements with him a few times and never had any fear that he would send the thugs after me or my family. In fact he was my best friend when I got my tit in a ringer and needed to get my job back. He never recalled any of those disagreements. I think those so called Thugs are like Unicorns, everyone believes the excisted but nobobdy ever seen one. Me thinks like Larry Retired, this argument is a copout for people that fear serparation from the boss's arse.

[larry retired]

Originally Posted by wolf

A former BA of mine got banned for life for ties with the mafia. Had disagreements with him a few times and never had any fear that he would send the thugs after me or my family. In fact he was my best friend when I got my tit in a ringer and needed to get my job back. He never recalled any of those disagreements. I think those so called Thugs are like Unicorns, everyone believes the excisted but nobobdy ever seen one. Me thinks like Larry Retired, this argument is a copout for people that fear serparation from the boss's arse.

And, Wolf, I'm also talking about those folks over on the non-union side who like to use this as an excuse to rip the union. They throw out this blather and they don't even know what they are talking about, because they have never even met or talked to a union officer.