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Teamsters, OOIDA, NAFTA Teamsters, OOIDA, NAFTA news here. Are you a member of the Teamsters, OOIDA or another Organization involved with trucking or transportation? What are the good and bad sides to Unions? Discuss the finer points of Unions or Organizations here.

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Old 03.14.2009
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hey bud, Thanks to the Union you probably make more per mile than you would with out... I am a proud member of Teamster 509 I have worked non union and union trucking jobs, I will take my chance with the Teamsters... if you were smart you would too
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uote=MTC2665;491229]why would you want to go union? do you hate to work? anyways unions are outdated and need to be taken out to the pasture.

I'll put it this way I go to a Union Wearhouse.....hmmm safeway Tracy, CA takes them 8 hours to unload a 3/4 full truck IF im lucky.

I go to some hole in the wall wearhouse like Gilber Paper in Stockton, CA take a Mexican and a pallet Jack 45 minutes to unload 44K pounds of paper, unions are what brought this country down to the way it vis, they guys who works for what he has gets fired but union boy who cant scratch his balls without calling his union rep dont do anything and makes $$$
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Thats also why I ship FedEx because I know there is some Russian dude in a Volvo pulling doubles with my #### in it running for 20+ hours with no sleep, UPS on the other hand gotta stop every 15 to drink a coffee
So let me understand this. All of those drivers sitting drinking coffee in a truck stop complaining about their job are union drivers? The ones complaining about how they are treated by their companies are union drivers?The ones complaining about no pay are union drivers?MMMMM odd.
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he he he^^^^^
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why truckload drivers dont join
they like to sit a whole day for no pay and they think the company cares about them
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Just wondering why the Teamsters dont go after truckload carriers?
Even at UPS Freight Truckload division the drivers are wanting to join but the IBT are not interested why is this? I think truckload drivers need help more than any LTL company Why dont they (IBT) Want us Someone please explain. I dont think anyone can. But please try
I was just reading the March/April addition of my Teamster magazine. The title of the artical was:

"Teamsters organize first truckload carrier in decades"

This happened in late August by a vote of 30-3. The company is called USF Glen Moore. They are located in Kansas City, Missouri.

Some of the items discussed were an increase in mileage rate (didn't specify), less out of pocket expense for healthcare (previous, $100.00 per week. Now, $50.00 per month), Teamster retirement plan and pay for all other on duty time that was not paid to them when they were non-Union.

Hope this helps.

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Just wondering why the Teamsters dont go after truckload carriers?
Even at UPS Freight Truckload division the drivers are wanting to join but the IBT are not interested why is this? I think truckload drivers need help more than any LTL company Why dont they (IBT) Want us Someone please explain. I dont think anyone can. But please try
i drive for upsf ltl division, as far as truckload your right i haven't heard of the teamsters trying to organize them, my guess would be to much competition from other truckload carriers to make a profit paying ltl wages, just a guess but even when we were overnite the mileage rate for an ltl road driver was a good bit higher than there truckload division, i guess just to many truckload carriers out there, but who knows if usf GM did maybe more will,
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Thats also why I ship FedEx because I know there is some Russian dude in a Volvo pulling doubles with my #### in it running for 20+ hours with no sleep, UPS on the other hand gotta stop every 15 to drink a coffee
i pull over if i get tired for 15 or 20 minutes or to get a cup of coffee, the rest of my time is getting the freight there on time, then take a break when i get there, not every 15 minutes
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When the Mafia ran Las Vegas you had gambling. Now business runs Las Vegas you have flat our robbery.
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talk to most people in america and you will see that they are 1 paycheck away from ruin.



most of my neighbors are 1 paycheck away from losing it all...
Huh? Where the heck did that statistic come from?
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Huh? Where the heck did that statistic come from?
Well I think that, in a sense, it MIGHT be true that many people are living pay check to paycheck. But I don't think that it means they are one away from ruin. Actually, with the amount of debt that people have, coupled with their vast inability to spend money wisely...THAT is the reason people are so strapped. A good paying job isn't going to cure that, only masks the ongoing problem. If people started to get out of debt, they would be so much better off financially. For example...I figured out that, when we get out of debt, we will have an extra 3-4,000 a month.
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