[quote author=npmemanager link=topic=80254.msg831288#msg831288 date=1274318042]
[quote author=vwaggs link=topic=80254.msg831183#msg831183 date=1274288029]
either produce or good riddance
Though they started from the bottom up, it appears that is what is happening. When recalled, expect a leaner, meaner YRC.
I'm not going to get into the specifics of the entire conversation, however, I heard some very good words come from management recently...
this is the gist of it...
Everybody has to do the same thing, but I don't care if we follow the rules specifically. We need to worry about servicing our customers.
In this context, one Teamster was upset and the rest of the team (Teamsters) agreed with the member of management.
It is nice to see and hear more stories of management and Teamsters working together well. Everyone, management and Teamster alike, need to continue pulling together to increase our service to customers. As I heard a management member say recently "That rule book isn't going to do any of us any good in the unemployment line." That statement applies very well to both sides of the desk or dispatch window.
I encourage everyone to do your job to the best of your ability in a manner that effectively services our customers while promoting a team environment. As you make the judgment calls that are a regular part of your job function, focus on the the customer as well as making sure the TEAM, management and Teamster, are provided with the tools to effectively do their job also.
The biggest complaint I hear is about the 15%. You want that 15% back, follow the above prescription. I'm not saying throw the work rules out the window. What I'm saying is the next time you read it, grasp it with both hands and twist. You'll see that even the rules can be flexible to a point, without the ink disappearing from the paper.
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Very well said....bravo.
[/quote]I must say that was a good piece of literature, vwaggs; However, we did have that at one time, but the company was called Yellow Freight/CGB out of Chicago at that time. Currently, there is no such thing as respect for employees out of 309. What is good for you vwaggs, is you still have the original management from where your working at.
Completely different story out of Chicago. Not many drivers or dock workers are not going to care a whole lot about the service to customers. Especially, when management treats others like :

:, writing letters to start profiles on people, and constantly harassing and inducing their employees into a hostile work environment all the time, non-stop. People are there for the career, and YRC is trying to make it, just a job for everyone else.
The company does get built from the bottom-up, but in financial situations that should come from top to bottom. I don't remember all the drivers/dock at YRC making six figures a year. Can't run all the cycles from the bottom-up, all the time. IMO, that will never work for any company. Unless of course there are people who vote Yes, and keep allowing it to continue.