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Anybody hear anything about some management in corporate and clerks getting let go?
no wonder my TM has been acting like a little b*tch for the past 2 weeks. they got him shaking in his slacks. as for Jim T., he is gone. someone is safety told one of our drivers " it was in his best interest to resign ". hmmmmmm
Was that sarcastic or a tip?
It is cheaper to pay OT and leave a man home. Add the benefits into it and you will see why YRCW chops the bottom of the board and works a bunch of OT.
Sorry buts its the Yellow way of business
What you forgot there Big Steve Every time someone hits the clock it's for 8 hours minimum ...And what allnightrain said it's the . Newpenn way..There still making money and that's what counts....$23 per hour +14 h&w = $37
time and a half = $35 +
real big savings for sure
the real reason is simply the companies wish to stress out the H&W funds as much as they can
they feel they can weaken the union by doing that and create disent and chaos
What you forgot there Big Steve Every time someone hits the clock it's for 8 hours minimum ...And what allnightrain said it's the . Newpenn way..There still making money and that's what counts....
i didn't forget brother
but when you have 8 or more guys working excessive OT because of a manpower shortage there is no difference in economics if they worked less and another 1 or 2 guys worked instead
its not only new penn's philosophy but every company's
also the only real savings they realize is that one more truck and it's operating expenses are curtailed
but my point is that savings is negligble and missing deliveries and pick ups due to less manpower and trucks operating is far more impactive in a negative fashion then running another truck and paying another guy
they usually base manpower requirements on inbound freight figuring outbound will take care of itself
it never does as we all know
yes they are making money but they are short sighted as they could be making much much more
so my conclusion is the other motive i've stated in my previous post
weakening the union in this fashion although one of many factors, makes the union more pliable come contract negotiations and that is exactly what we have been experiencing the last 25 years or so
simply put when you put it all together ( all the tactics the company employs in undermining the union ) places a great deal of stress on its health[/QUOTE/
In years past benefits were cheaper and yet NPME still operated with plenty of overtime. It was good for everybody. Drivers were very well compensated and the seniority lists were kept at a reasonable level. This meant that layoffs were limited or non-existent in slow times.
It was, in fact, changes to the contract that the International wanted that forced the companies to expand the seniority lists.
In the past NPME made every effort to keep people working through slow times even at a cost to the company. Of course, that was NPME of the past as we are no longer owned and operated by people who have a lot of common sense.