I wanted to start over with this thread. I think that the image of this tractor shows the problem with the yrcw companies.
When we went through the last mou vote, Mr. Welch said that we were being paid industry AVERAGE wages and benefits . He's right, if you do the math considering we get time and a half and do not pay for our benefits.
The problem is Holland and our and our brother teamster companies used to be ABOVE AVERAGE companies.
There has always been a driver shortage, but not at our companies, because we were not AVERAGE companies we were ABOVE AVERAGE companies, paying ABOVE AVERAGE wages, ABOVE AVERAGE benefits, an ABOVE AVERAGE pension, providing ABOVE AVERAGE service with ABOVE AVERAGE equipment and employees.
Because of this there was always a line of drivers trying to get a job with our companies, you needed 5 years experience, drivers would get that experience at your AVERAGE company then come looking to our companies for a good job, an ABOVE AVERAGE job.
Mr. Welch wants to pay us industry average wages and benefits, provide us with below average equipment.
This formula does not work, it is not the formula that made us once the industry leaders
The old formula is the one that works, the one that provide a proud workforce going above and beyond and looking good doing it.
I would love for Mr. Welch to see this and give us his thoughts, I wonder if he would say as he did after the last vote. "get on board or get out" and then wonder why drivers are quitting.