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FedEx Freight | After 4 Years, Fedex Freight (stockton, Ca) Keeps Union Representation. Wanna Know Why?

SwampRatt

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Since FXFE drivers in Stockton, Ca voted to KEEP Teamster representation, there seems to be nearly a news blackout on the topic.

One news source on the topic.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will maintain a foothold at FedEx Corp.after drivers at a FedEx Freight facility in Stockton, Calif., voted to continue membership in the union
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily...ight-workers-in-california-vote-to-keep-union

It seems odd to me that there is silence on both the FedEx news page, as well as the Teamster page.

Now then, is any one curious about why the silence, or more importantly, why a significant majority voted to maintain representation?

I'm certain there are valid reasons and I'm curious what yo think those reasons are. Don't be shy...
 
Perhaps they realized early on it was fruitless to get on here and have arguments with people that don’t even work here or certainly in STK such as Ump, Runaway Train, White and Johdeere 4020 who belittled everything we were trying to do. Or perhaps how in every decent thread at some point the conversation always turns into comments about a damned hat . Just sayin..... oddly now RT can see the need for a CBA. Go figure.
 
SwampRatt said:
Or, just maybe, they are satisfied with the representation received. They have certainly handled the matter quite differently than any other location, from the very beginning.
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Something must have happened , how do you go from having enough to petition for decertification to a clear win?
 
Crazy Trucker said:
If I remember right you can file for an election either way with like 1/3 of total voters in support.
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Yep, close enough. 30% is all the NLRB requires. It is/was the teamsters that required a super majority in order to petition for representation.

This whole exercise proves once again that we were right. If the majority of employees want to kick the Union out, they can. Stockton COULD have easily done so, but a strong majority chose not to.

Anyone recall the narrative that is was nearly impossible. :chairshot:
 
SwampRatt said:
Yep, close enough. 30% is all the NLRB requires. It is/was the teamsters that required a super majority in order to petition for representation.

This whole exercise proves once again that we were right. If the majority of employees want to kick the Union out, they can. Stockton COULD have easily done so, but a strong majority chose not to.

Anyone recall the narrative that is was nearly impossible. :chairshot:
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well lets face it swamp, Ducker wasn't here to lie to them like he did in CLT. Majority spoke lound on the left coast
 
Hoot Owl said:
Perhaps they realized early on it was fruitless to get on here and have arguments with people that don’t even work here or certainly in STK such as Ump, Runaway Train, White and Johdeere 4020 who belittled everything we were trying to do. Or perhaps how in every decent thread at some point the conversation always turns into comments about a damned hat . Just sayin..... oddly now RT can see the need for a CBA. Go figure.
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Can't believe I missed this one. Valid point.

Also worth mentioning, STK had/has no "merry band" bent on sabotage of the effort, from day one.

Despite my surprise, I'm not in any position to judge their majority decision. Curious? Absolutely.

I can speculate with the best. But if I had any inside scoop, I wouldn't even be able to do that.
 
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Per the UPS (package) contract:

The mileage rates set forth below shall be effective for each of the specified contract years. The total increases for each year will result in the following mileage rates:

Single /Double /Triple
0.8442 / 0.8626 / 0.8810 August 2018
0.8613 / 0.8800 / 0.8988 August 2019
0.8796 / 0.8987 / 0.9179 August 2020
0.9001 / 0.9196 / 0.9393 August 2021
0.9229 / 0.9429 / 0.9631 August 2022

The Top Rate shall be $30.64 plus the general wage increases provided in Section 1 above.

https://teamster.org/sites/default/files/5819upsnationalfinal.pdf

Compared to Package, the Freight side didn't fare as well:

(d) Employees entering full-time Local Cartage job after August 1, 2018 shall be paid in accordance with the following progression when performing local driving work:

Start $17.70 Seniority $18.00
Twelve (12) months $20.00
Twenty-four (24) months $23.00
Thirty-six (36) months $25.50
Forty-eight (48) months Top Progression Rate $28.65

.7232 Single
.7342 Triple
 
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24,000 Teamsters-represented drivers ink five-year deal with YRC companies

https://www.ccjdigital.com/24000-te...a3c973&utm_term=newsletter-2-daily-position-2

The final supplemental agreement was approved Tuesday, May 14.

Contract highlights include:

  • Wage increases each year beginning April 1, 2019, through 2023.
  • Continuation of existing health and welfare coverage, with predictable employer-contribution rates in each of the five years.
  • Restoration of an additional one-week of vacation for certain employees.
  • Increased ability to utilize purchased transportation for YRC Freight and Holland.
  • Increased use of lower-wage, non-CDL and part-time positions to improve employee availability and permit CDL-qualified drivers additional opportunities to drive
  • Expanded use of smaller equipment, or box trucks, instead of using third-party carriers to deliver freight.
  • Increased ability to utilize available hours of service.
  • A newly structured profit-sharing bonus program for employees.
  • Improved language to curb what the union called “excessive executive bonuses.”
  • Prohibitions against using driverless trucks.
 
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