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SAIA | Now that I’m retired .... let’s expose the truth!

runawaytrain said:
Let’s start with overtime today. Now, we have a certain young lady that works in P&D in Garland that gets almost 60 hours every week. We have many men as well but it’s RH we shall address today. Now, I understand why this happens to the select few. They want the freight back in early and these early starters make it back in first so they get the late swaps. Many other individuals would like a few more hours (wasn’t me) but it gets hogged up by the same people everyday. With a little creativity and thinking outside the box the company could save a lot of money by cutting down on overtime and still get the freight back in early. 4 day work weeks as an example for everyone during slow times. Not a select few. I could go on but I’m will stop here for now. It’s better for everyone to suffer a little than for one to suffer a lot. Not everyone contributes here to help the cause of saving the company money. It’s not even a consideration. Overtime hits the bottom line but no one is accountable for it.
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Again, favoritism running rampant.
 
Rollcoal said:
I can leave anytime! I'm just unable to retire because of age. Just wait ytili retire. You crack me up! You bitching about whining, while you continue to whine and bitch here so I'm guessing you sir would be the idiot yet
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Actually you said you were stuck here, not me. Age has nothing to do with retirement, it’s your financial situation. If you are depending on SSI you’ll be here into your 70’s. Good luck having much of a life after that. I retired at 51. My father retired earlier then that. I had a goal of 50 and kind of missed it. I could have left four years ago but my wife and I were busy taking 2-3 cruises a year and buying toys. Finally enough was enough. I’ll follow my fathers footsteps and finish a second career with the government but never again in a truck.
 
runawaytrain said:
Let’s start with overtime today. Now, we have a certain young lady that works in P&D in Garland that gets almost 60 hours every week. We have many men as well but it’s RH we shall address today. Now, I understand why this happens to the select few. They want the freight back in early and these early starters make it back in first so they get the late swaps. Many other individuals would like a few more hours (wasn’t me) but it gets hogged up by the same people everyday. With a little creativity and thinking outside the box the company could save a lot of money by cutting down on overtime and still get the freight back in early. 4 day work weeks as an example for everyone during slow times. Not a select few. I could go on but I’m will stop here for now. It’s better for everyone to suffer a little than for one to suffer a lot. Not everyone contributes here to help the cause of saving the company money. It’s not even a consideration. Overtime hits the bottom line but no one is accountable for it.
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Amen! Keep on keeping on I'm loving this
 
runawaytrain said:
I have no doubt in my mind a CBA would be beneficial to the SAIA workers. But let’s look at the reality of that ever happening at SAIA. If FedEx could never push it through then there is absolutely no way SAIA could ever pull it off. SAIA would fight it to the bitter end just like FedEx did and the union would lose. Same old song, just not enough leverage here in 2018 with a predominately union free LTL industry. That’s the reality so let’s not travel down the road of what if’s ..... It’s perhaps a nice dream but that’s what it shall remain. A dream. I have never been a big believer in the Teamsters anyway. The workers here just need to get debt free so that they have more options to go other places. And not just trucking. Many stay here out of fear of falling and I find that unacceptable. Anything in life requires risk. Some just need to venture out of their comfort zone and not let fear consume them.
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True the company holds the upper hand but never underestimate the power of the people. It all comes down to will. It’s never been easy to organize. Past fights have been waged with ballbats and even guns. Today the battle is fought with lawyers and $$$.
 
Let’s touch on the cameras some. This is where things really go wrong and tractor assignments come into play. All the senior drivers grab the older units that don’t have the cameras. None of the trainers have DriveCam units. They are assigned older units that aren’t equipped with DriveCam. They drive around using their Bluetooths and chatting away in full view for all to see. Again, some must play by the rules while others skate. There’s a lot of life left in some of the older units without cameras so this will continue to go on until those tractors are retired. In the meantime the guys that are stuck in the DriveCam units get continuous coaching and continuous harassment with pity BS. They are held to a completely different standard. A double standard. Just more inequity. The SAIA way.
 
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I wouldn’t have minded the cameras so bad if everyone had them. They really didn’t bother me anyway from a personal standpoint. It was just the inequity that bothered me. I adapted to them and they made me a safer driver. I was just the idea that everyone didn’t have to play by the same rules.
 
SAIA also wants to become involved in law enforcement as well. They want to supersede what the DOT says is legal. BLUETOOTHS! It’s pretty frustrating when every major LTL company allows them but SAIA says no. SAIA is not part of law enforcement. They want to hold us to a higher standard. What the **** ever! I’m so glad I managed my money well so I no longer have to put up with this unacceptable behavior.
 
It’s the double standard that really chaps me about this place. They want to play “holier than thou” and crucify certain drivers for the very same thing that’s done by other drivers in company vehicles not equipped with DriveCam. I need a damn beer!
 
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