I hear what your saying there and would love to just jump on with you too. In theory, your right, there is a contract, supplementals, and white paper agreements etc. That brings me to the point we all know very well... The gate keepers do not allow most to have that in writing and/or access to it usually EVER!!!
As teamsters, some of us starve to death because other teamsters are soaking up 6 punches and ot every single day they work too. Forgive me if I speak with venom and I do not direct this at you either. I simply am speaking out loud here.
Live better and work union.... yeah if you have another full time NON - UNION job on the side!
Finally, this one guy I know is a teamster and has his CDL through a trucking school. However, he has less then 1 year driving experience. Therefore, he must go throguh 140 hrs of his own time while working his on-call schedule to be able to drive for Yellow. At the same time, NEW hires in the same situation are sent to finishing schools for 3 weeks and then allowed to drive for Yellow, same terminal too!!!! As a teamsters???????
These guys hold BIDS OVER these same teamsters that are forced to go through 140 hrs..... As a teamsters???????
As GATE KEEPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!