Well, actually it does.My location does not affect the validity of my statements.
Well, actually it does.My location does not affect the validity of my statements.
Now that’s a laugh ....considering the source. Will leave it that.Still underestimating truck drivers...
I tell ya Gene ,I do miss when your not posting here ...
His dispatch told him pull it or your fired . He told me and said what do I do ? I told him I sure as hell wouldn’t pull it . He hadn’t been with the company very long so did what they told him . Was just a young guy and was worried about his job . I hope he wound up with a good company .Union status is irrelevant to your story. If it's overweight, you don't pull it- union or not. If you choose to pull it, you'd better be sure you don't hit anything. He made the choice to drive with an illegal load.
Regardless of unionization or not it's wrong ( and in almost every case illegal ) to knowingly pull unsafe equipment. Don't. It could be your family or friends that get hurt or worse.Years ago , maybe 2001 a non union driver pulled an overweight load and got into an accident on his way back to the terminal . I was on the same dock and heard him call dispatch to tell them .I was told 2 weeks later he got fired even though he called and told dispatch it was over . They told him to pull it anyways . If it were union he could have told dispatch to tell the customer to pull enough off to make it legal . Union driver pulling same load but legal weight may have gotten into an accident as well and depending on who was at fault may have gotten a letter or may not of . But , the load would have been a legal one and driver wouldn’t be fired for pulling an overweight load .
Really?? Let's look at that statement. You're doing a far better job of illustrating the level of BS one has to put up with than I was.
What percentage of the bargaining unit signed the decert petition at LLA? If you don't want to post the actual number, I understand. How about more or less than 30?
Anyway, this is a great example of how the Teamsters only care about your rights and the law when you're on their side. It's all an act. Scotch was right.
Unnecessary- but again, if this is important to you, you should take a hard look in the mirror and ask yourself why. Good employees don't worry about at-will employment.
A Central States Health Plan based in Chicago, says the website. That's what's known as a "hint". Anyway, I thought the company declined this proposal- so why are you advertising it as a benefit?
Which is the same fear mongering I've heard since I've been here, which is at least CTS long. Purchase transportation is a terrible replacement for linehaul, and cartage is more expensive than in-house P&D.
I’m sorry Gene but do you work or are you personally involved at one of the union locations negotiations? If not what you post is your opinion and not fact . Your opinion is welcome but it is just opinion. Unless ,you want to tell us how you are provided the information you state as fact ? No manager at Any location is provided any strategic planing let alone share it with a driver at a none union locations. Now you may be well versed in labor unions and a avoidance of unions in the work place but as a driver you do not know what is exactly going on at the union locations or negotiations at Xpo . So, for you to state your opinion ( and that’s all it is) versus someone such as Hollywoodzs who works at and is involved with the day to day happenings at a union locations can only be taken as that but please continue with your views
So, are you going to tell us what I said that was incorrect in posts 8890/8891, or just continue to indulge this weird obsession you have with me?
Reasons why I don't want the Teamsters/don't like organized labor.Completely false statement when you say decertifying is difficult. It's only difficult if the majority do NOT want to decertify. It takes only 30% to validate a petition to decertify and call for a vote. Then, 50% plus one gets the decertification. The only caveat is that you may not decertify while under contract. Thirty days before the contract expires, you can file your petition and as long as you have a simple majority, you're done.
I'm not desperate for anything. You mistake me for the company that's desperate to avoid the union:
Did you ever ask why they are willing to spend millions to avoid giving the money to you?
Your first hand knowledge of LLA is also incorrect. Some have been discouraged, it's true. But, as one might expect from a desperate organization, the company went on a hiring binge and made sure to scare the :::: out of their new hires to be sure they would be opposed to unionization. Then, offered assistance in generating the decert. Once again, no respect for the law and processes in place brings them back to court. Whether or not they were able to hire enough scabs remains to be seen.
So, I'll ask once again, specifically...why are you personally so opposed to union representation?
AND..PLEASE EXPLAIN THE RISKS!!!
In the meantime, I'll explain the benefits.
1. Grievance and Arbitration Process - automatically mitigates "at will" employment. ALL discipline, including termination is eligible to be reviewed by a 3rd party arbitrator to determine if the discipline is just.
2. Team Care - a genuine zero premium plan that not only saves most drivers thousands of dollars in premiums, but also provides much better coverage than the Cigna plan we have now.
3. The company still gets to run their business and set policy, however, they cannot arbitrarily change policy anymore. The only avenue for them to do so, is to negotiate it when the contract expires.
4. No more wondering if the company will grant raises from year to year. You raises will be defined and spelled out in your contract. You'll know what you are getting and when.
5. The limitation of independent contractors and purchased cartage which will most certainly protect your job. No outside carriers can enter your yard unless and until every bargaining unit member is working or has been offered work.
And, there's more!
It their truck while it in the yard, it's mine when I pull out of the gate. So since I am responsible for the truck and load when I leave the company property it is my call on what is safe or not safe. The only way I will pull an over weight load, that is the total weight on the manifest, is if they have a scale on the property were I get a scale ticket. No scale, no scale ticket, it one and an empty or take some weight off.Years ago , maybe 2001 a non union driver pulled an overweight load and got into an accident on his way back to the terminal . I was on the same dock and heard him call dispatch to tell them .I was told 2 weeks later he got fired even though he called and told dispatch it was over . They told him to pull it anyways . If it were union he could have told dispatch to tell the customer to pull enough off to make it legal . Union driver pulling same load but legal weight may have gotten into an accident as well and depending on who was at fault may have gotten a letter or may not of . But , the load would have been a legal one and driver wouldn’t be fired for pulling an overweight load .
You guy need to know your dispatchers manager and so on up the chain. As we see this happened back in 2001 when everyone says the Con-way took care of there driver, sarcams. I know at my place all I have to do is call our local safety guy and this would have been taken care of in 5 mins and if I took it higher we would see who still had a job after that.His dispatch told him pull it or your fired . He told me and said what do I do ? I told him I sure as hell wouldn’t pull it . He hadn’t been with the company very long so did what they told him . Was just a young guy and was worried about his job . I hope he wound up with a good company .
I would hold you breath on getting an answer. The most they will say is "that's a lie" or attack you credibility. Just look at post #8821So, are you going to tell us what I said that was incorrect in posts 8890/8891, or just continue to indulge this weird obsession you have with me?
It wasn’t Conway but another regional LTLYou guy need to know your dispatchers manager and so on up the chain. As we see this happened back in 2001 when everyone says the Con-way took care of there driver, sarcams. I know at my place all I have to do is call our local safety guy and this would have been taken care of in 5 mins and if I took it higher we would see who still had a job after that.
Customers who use union carriers get concerned around contract negotiation time, it's never good for a company to sow doubt in the heads of customers for any reason.