You have to be a member first,You guys crack me up .Sign a card get representation .Obviously ,Bradley Jacobs could care less who’s working and who isn’t.Good XPO
Where is the damn Union when you need it
You have to be a member first,You guys crack me up .Sign a card get representation .Obviously ,Bradley Jacobs could care less who’s working and who isn’t.Good XPO
Where is the damn Union when you need it
You are paying for your health ins plus deductiblesWhat have you earned and not getting? I get my paycheck, PTO time, health insurance and 401k contributions every week. Is there something I'm missing?
Just want to add to your reply “crappy Insurance”You are paying for your health ins plus deductibles
Just want to add to your reply “crappy Insurance”
Honest question and that's all you can say?Watch out, here comes the "We have... something. Why would you want more?" guy.
Every company I have worked at I had to pay health insurance and deductibles .You are paying for your health ins plus deductibles
I’m guessing you were never union?Every company I have worked at I had to pay health insurance and deductibles .
That’s because most on concentrate on their weekly premiums and not on the content of its coverage. Sad but true . The company capitalizes on this .What else could we bargain for, right? But 95% of the barn were happy when costs didnt go up as we lost 30% of our benefits. Jokers.
How long have you been in trucking? How long with this company?Honest question and that's all you can say?
21 years trucking,10 here. I worked at 3 other competitors and the reason I came here was because of better benefits, yes some things have changed since I started here but there isn't much difference in total package when you compare each company.How long have you been in trucking? How long with this company?
Seems like we have a difference in standards or expectations.
Or demand better. If you leave every place that starts to go bad you will be picking up and leaving your whole life.Don't get me wrong I know things aren't as good here as they use to but I guarantee the union will never amount to anything here so every one has a choice to accept what we have here or leave
So I'm confused, if you have all of that PTO time, good run, top pay what are you complaining about? Like you said you can't go anywhere and get what you have right now.
What have you earned and not getting? I get my paycheck, PTO time, health insurance and 401k contributions every week. Is there something I'm missing?
Don't get me wrong I know things aren't as good here as they use to but I guarantee the union will never amount to anything here so every one has a choice to accept what we have here or leave
There are lots of other people like me that see zero value in the Teamsters or there would have been a lot more barns that would have voted. If I wanted to be in a union I would of went to one of the companies where they are already established. Say what you want but XPO will never be union so you can either complain about it or deal with it. As a side note they have plenty of problems at the union companies, go check out their trucking board threads if you don't believe me.How could you know that? There is a third choice. Organize, certify and sign a union contract. There is no harm in trying something different. There is no risk any longer. Six terminals have laid the tracks and all you have to do is hop on the train. You need 50% plus one to certify. Then, you begin contract talks. The Teamsters will not take one cent in dues from you until you have a signed and ratified a contract. They have been representing Miami for nearly 5 years. Not one cent. Why 5 years, you say? Because the company is very happy to delay this process, hoping somebody , somewhere will grow frustrated and give up. When we receive support from some of the other terminals considering representation, only then will we have the power to negotiate the contract we want.
I’m pretty content at ABF, sure I have my complaints like everyone else. $12+ an hour up to 40 hours into my pension, top of the line FREE healthcare, decent equipment, overtime after 8 & work rules. I wouldn’t call that zero value....There are lots of other people like me that see zero value in the Teamsters or there would have been a lot more barns that would have voted. If I wanted to be in a union I would of went to one of the companies where they are already established. Say what you want but XPO will never be union so you can either complain about it or deal with it. As a side note they have plenty of problems at the union companies, go check out their trucking board threads if you don't believe me.
I hired in in October of 1998. In the 17 years I worked @ ABF under a union contract, C-6 Teamster Medical, I have yet to see any trucking company in the US match or exceed the coverage like I had. It takes a union contract to get that kind of coverage. Also I paid 60 bucks a month in dues. In a non union outfit my weekly cost to have the medical coverage (family) would be between 70 & 130 a week. Versus 60 a month dues. And 36,000 a year in pension income. Not bad for 17 years. I was lucky & blessed to have that coverage @ that cost. Turnover @ ABF is very low. The benefits alone for Med & Pension are worth 35 grand a year. Go union. von.An ABF or UPS compensation package. More money in your paycheck, overtime after 8, a pension and please forgive me if I say that what we have is NOT a health care plan. Team Care is a ZERO premium Health Care plan that actually pays for services you need. A driver with a family of four will save nearly 5,000.00 a year with Team Care as opposed to Cigna. I'm not trying to be a smart ass, but that's missing a lot. Most of us don't realize what we are worth AND the company can well afford to pay.
The health of the pension worries me. I'd rather be in control of my own retirementI hired in in October of 1998. In the 17 years I worked @ ABF under a union contract, C-6 Teamster Medical, I have yet to see any trucking company in the US match or exceed the coverage like I had. It takes a union contract to get that kind of coverage. Also I paid 60 bucks a month in dues. In a non union outfit my weekly cost to have the medical coverage (family) would be between 70 & 130 a week. Versus 60 a month dues. And 36,000 a year in pension income. Not bad for 17 years. I was lucky & blessed to have that coverage @ that cost. Turnover @ ABF is very low. The benefits alone for Med & Pension are worth 35 grand a year. Go union. von.
What pension fund are you referring to?The health of the pension worries me. I'd rather be in control of my own retirement