Strike?

Conway, along with 100's of other companies have failed to keep pace with cost of living increases. Companies rarely base pay increases on the cost of living.

I left them while they were still CFI. Based on what I am reading and hearing, there has been ZERO increase since that time. Many other companies have cut pay.

Trucking may be a stable career. But it lags behind most of the US economy when it comes to pay increases. Transportation cost have an immediate affect on the cost of living. So the seemly frozen rate of pay for the majority of drivers, will always be an issue.

If you think the attacks on big oil and banking have been ugly. Just wait until the majority of trucking companies go union....and the public begins to feel the effects of that single increase in the cost of living.

We'll have the 99'ers protesting in truck drivers personal lawns.

 

Not a thing,nor would anyone notice

 

Like it did to LA grocery stores,read this article

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/19/business/la-fi-california-grocery-store-20110919

The Union got them all riled up and struck and while they did the NON-Union competition came in and took a bite out of the Union shops that they never recovered from,oh yeah Unions got their $$$ from the people on the picket lines and the Unions Lost nothing,only the workers who they said to strike,look at the #'s of the stores that were forced to close,much like Union carriers in the 80's-90's

 

I'm a union member and not a slacker. I work just as hard as the non union guys I just get better pay and benefits. trust me they are worth striking over. I would figure all these drivers out here would want to get paid well too. I don't get why these guys defend these companies who pay crap.

 

I didn't say ALL union members are slackers. I said the union protected the slackers.

The "workers" (which you say you are) are forced to take the slack, from protected losers.

Would you strike simply because some dirtbag who spends more time trying to get out of work....wants more money?

Think about your answer.......

 

The battle about yes or no to a union will go on forever. With both sides having valid points as well as pros and cons. That is not really what we are talking about here though really.

The OP wants large sweeping changes to occur throughout an entire industry. You would need all major carriers workers (union or non) to all be on board with the strike of the entire industry in order for it to happen. Otherwise vultures, scabs, as well as honest hardworking folks that want no part of it, will just swoop in and take all the freight and work that isnt being performed for themselves essentially undermining what you are trying to accomplish. As we know THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN!! There are just far to many people out there that just will not be on board. Although they may be unhappy with their current situation they will still ultimately just accept it and not rock the boat, it is very unfortunate, but very true.

 

You must think all union members punch in pre trip there trucks and go sit somewhere for 8 hrs a day and do nothing and come back and punch out. I can tell you it's not like that. You may see that union truck chilling behind 7-11 for 45 minutes or an hour but did you ever think he might have just did 18 stops all day worked through lunch and is taking his break at the end of the day which believe it or not we do. When I was peddling Philly or Camden for big R I would
Look forward to that at the end of the day. I currently do more OTR work now but guess what here's no lumpers I hand jack my freight and lump it myself. while the non union OTR guys eat and do whatever while there truck gets unloaded. Oh and that one dirt bag I don't care what he does I mind my own business cause I know as long as he has a job i will have a job.

 

so when is this strike going to happen? rofl

 

I wonder why I'm not surprised with your answer ???

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