Older union workers

[ranger309]

Originally Posted by JEEP JERK

nemf is a union however not teamsters

ranger,i don't claim to know more than you or have more miles my point was i am not green.

wait to you see what jeep jerk is cooking you won't break my balls anymore i promise you that.

btw you should have never got rid of your cj5!

Dont I know it.

I almost cried when they quit making them in 1983. I never did like the CJ-7 or the new Wragler with the wide-track axles. Makes it much tougher in hard spots gettting down the Rubicon and Sierra Trek here in California.

Thing is, I got heavy into amature dirt bike racing and could go places a Jeep only dreams of, but I needed a pickup truck to make it to the races.

Nevertheless, it was a big mistake. Jeeps are lots of great fun.

[wild deuce]

Originally Posted by ranger309

What's that supposed to mean?

Just another ad hominum attack on a new poster, eh ?

What the hell do you know about Roadway, anyhow?

Well old timer. I'm with Yellow and fairly new. But my Grand Dad and my Dad both worked at Norwalk Truck Lines (NTL). (Grandad went to Carolina Way. Dad went to Yellow and retired 35 year teamster (3 million miler) after Yellow bought NTL0 I'm a Teamster brat (47 years old) grew up,Teamster!!! and I know when I see someone who is "me me me" and not "we we we". Can You spell solidarity? I can, my bet is you can't. You may be sorry someday after all the new hires have been turned off by your ignorance. New hires who are supposed to carry the flag after the rest of us are gone. But I suppose I just waisted my breath on you, fool. And I bet you don't even have 300 accident free miles OLD MAN!

[shoeman]

Alright you two. Scroll back to the original post in question and I think you will see that something was missed and apologies were made and we WERE back on the same page. So relax, Ranger missed a post or 200 from PUFFY but now he knows!!!!! Cant we all just get along Gosh darnit, you Penile inhalers you!!!!!!

[JEEP JERK]

BTW jj is not an old timer

[ranger309]

Originally Posted by wild deuce

Well old timer. I'm with Yellow and fairly new. But my Grand Dad and my Dad both worked at Norwalk Truck Lines (NTL). (Grandad went to Carolina Way. Dad went to Yellow and retired 35 year teamster (3 million miler) after Yellow bought NTL0 I'm a Teamster brat (47 years old) grew up,Teamster!!! and I know when I see someone who is "me me me" and not "we we we". Can You spell solidarity? I can, my bet is you can't. You may be sorry someday after all the new hires have been turned off by your ignorance. New hires who are supposed to carry the flag after the rest of us are gone. But I suppose I just waisted my breath on you, fool. And I bet you don't even have 300 accident free miles OLD MAN!

Wild Deuce, I have no idea where you are coming from but its obvious that you haven't read through this entire thread. Jeep Jerk and I are on good terms after I misunderstood him and the poster called "Puff" here. As far as me being a "measter" you couldnt be more wrong about that and I don't know where you ever got that idea. BTW, at 47 you are no spring chicken and I am only a few years older then you, showing once again, that you know next to nothing about me. - Ranger309

[PRD2BATEAMSTER]

Originally Posted by chrisfam

I worked for Roadway for two years. I noticed that the older union workers don't like to socialize with the new recruits. If you ask them a question, they just shake their heads and say, "You just don't understand." The younger workers will help. I'm pro union but there seems to be a separtation between the younger and older workers. I guess I have to be at Roadway for 30 years to get their approval and to understand managements attempt to screw me over.

chrisfam
Its not all about separtation between the younger and older workers its about earning your time as a Teamster and earning respect and trust from the older workers.
When you put in alot of time as i have of 25years its hard to know who to trust in the begining with a new guy.
Alot of us I guess you could call us (old school) have went through strikes,bad economys,deregulation of trucking,layoffs, some retire and some pass away.
What im trying to tell you is ask about there lives..... like how long they have been a Teamster?......and so on Get to know them first! For some it may be a short time others it may take longer.
Remember that we were all young once to and im more then sure some of them have went through the same thing in the past as you are now.
Above all read your Bible (contract Book) front to back knowledge of that will earn respect as well younger and older.
Also remember this....speaking for my self do not like little birds cherping off to management about any Teamster member for any reason small or big.(I didnt see or hear nothing)...... to management let them figure it out thats why there management and we are Teamsters Or these guys as well>>>>>>>
Any way hopefully this might help a little bit and welcome to the Teamster family and always remember why its called a Brotherhood