Union companies that hire noobs?

SSI likely wont be around then, also. I have a Union pension and I also have what's called a Thrift Savings Plan, or TSP. It works like a 401k, except your employer puts money in it every year. If SSI is still around when I retire, I'll be able to triple-down on retirement.

 

####, Would Ups Pay 28 An Hour WIth oUt The Union?

 

No one would. It's not just about the regular pay either. Our contracts are similar to UPS. A regular work week is 40 hours. You don't have to work overtime if you don't want to. If you do, you get time and a half after 40 hours a week and double time after 48. You also get time and a half if you work more than 8 hours a day and double time for more than 10 hours a day.

 

That's a good contract. Mine is about the same just the hourly is 10 more. Pay grade also depend on how many tires on the ground. Yeah Low boy is what I drive. Thing is Uncle Sam really puts the screws to ya. There's a point where you start to slid backwards on that deal.

 

Why would anyone pay 28.00 an hour when we have drug addicted homeless people that drive trucks for pennies and another hit of CRACK...

That's the issue with drivers of today...The hiring criteria went to the bottom of the barrel and the slave master are aware of this..

 

Welcome to the reason why I wouldn't drive for anyone who isn't unionized. Don't call yourself a 'professional' and then accept jobs that pay less than minimum wage. It doesn't work like that.

 

I hear people talk about going with unionized places, but I don't hear many company names. Any big ones, or are they all small local places?

 

Your union companies are mostly ltl, line-haul/short-haul, and companies that haul their own product. Very few 3rd party companies are union (the megas), and fewer mom and pop shops are union.

fyi, I drive for the USPS.

 

Amazon.org "shadow bosses " or youtube then enter shadow bosses at the top. there are a few links to watch and very informative

 

First of all, I'd like to clear up a thing or two about union companies. The dues, rule of thumb: Most Teamster locals charge 2-hours pay per month as dues. If you make $25/hr, your dues should be $50/mo. You are not paying to get/keep your job, what you are paying for is the cost to run your local's office, pay your business agent's and officer's salaries, and kick a few bucks up to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. You have to be qualified (experienced) or in an apprenticeship program to get hired as a driver. Some companies have hired people to work on the dock then offered to train them in house to be drivers. But you still have to do your job to keep it.

That being said, the money in trucking (not counting owner-operators with their own freight arrangements) is in LTL...and LTL has traditionally been the basis for unionized trucking. A freight contract spells out what you will be paid, and for doing what; your vacation and holidays; working conditions; and other stuff like seniority. A fair days pay for a fair day's work, and vice-versa. The local will get you enrolled in your health insurance and retirement programs. The contract is binding on the employee as well as on the company. Most guys who get hired on will stay 20, 25, 30, or more years.

So it really depends a lot on the company. Some companies seem to prefer to manage with the stick while others prefer to use the carrot. A new wave of managers has figured out that if they treat their employees fairly and honestly, their employees might not choose to organize (join a union). I've heard from friends that some of the non-union outfits are paying close to (if not more than ) union scale.

There is no perfect job nor is there a perfect union.