Walmart here I come!

All clear go home and wait for final offer

 

Congrats !!! Now you can relax. The hard part is behind you.

 

So, it's about seniority? Nothing to do with how good of a job you do or how hard you work huh?

Just mark your time and you'll benefit more than the new guy who's better and harder working, huh?

Sounds like a great formula for mediocrity!

I guess that explains why foreign cars have a reputation for higher quality than American cars built with union labor, huh?

Thanks for making my point for me!

As for me, I think that pay for performance, not just time at the job, makes for a better product.

But, like I said, it's a personal decision. If it works for you, good for you.

 

Good job I was the guy at woodland this am that mentioned the trailer height

 

Oh okay

Everything went great

 

U misunderstood big time. Seniority has nothing to do with working harder. It has to do with bids or extra board. At a non union company you can kiss butt and get what u want. That's not happening at a union company. I'm sure Walmart drivers don't kiss butt. Lol why is Walmart so scared of the union? U know why? Because they might have to change some working conditions and get off there wallets and get better insurance. Those poor people working in the store for 10 dollars an hour can't afford to get sick because the insurance sucks!!

 

All I know is my wife is being taken care of financially and medically with my teamster job and that's all that matters 2 me. She needs good medical insurance and the teamsters provide that. U do your thing and I'm glad it makes u happy.

 

Brother, the sad reality is that there is ### kissing and favoritism EVERYWHERE. If you think being a member of a union eliminates that, then you've been drinking WAY TOO MUCH of the Union Kool-Aid!

My last company had a load board, you got on it in the order in which you were available for your next load. It didn't matter if you had been with the company 6 months or 6 years. So. If you hustled, you'd get your next load before the next guy because you'd get on the board before him, regardless of seniority. In other words, work harder, make more. I made more money last year than guys that had been with the company 3 and 4 times longer because I hustled.

So, what's a union driver's incentive to work hard and do a good job if they get an advantage for "bids and extra board" anyway?

And I'm not speaking for Walmart or any other company.

I've seen what unions do to companies. Look at the struggles trucking companies like YRC have had in recent years, partly due to their extremely high labor costs brought on by guess who? The unions.

As for insurance, my last company had great insurance for $88/month and I knew that money was going to insurance and not to union dues for the union bosses to put in their pockets or to give to political parties that I don't agree with and that have screwed the health insurance situation up more than ever.

For what Walmart pays it's drivers, I'll more than be able to afford higher deductibles and even higher premiums, thanks to your union bosses' support of the political party that has caused both to go up. But at least I'll know that money is going to my healthcare and not somewhere I don't want that money to wind up.

As, I said, if you're happy with your "union job", then be happy about it.

But I have a question.

If it's so great, then why do you feel the need to come on this thread and talk negatively about Walmart? To make yourself feel better?

Surely there's a union board on here somewhere where you "union drivers" can talk about how great the unions are with each other.

 

I simply replied to a comment about Walmart insurance that was asked. That's why I'm on here. Plus I can post were I want 2, and I don't work for yrc I work for abf and I make just as good of money as u Walmart drivers with premium free benefits.

 

Just a couple of points.

At Walmart, dispatch is handled based on availability. You are only a number in the system, and the system has no way to know how long you have been there. Thus, your dispatch is based on the ETD that you put in the system for your last move and how many hours you have available (that day and for your week).

Seniority (called longevity) comes into play for bidding for trucks (if you don't have one assigned to you) or programs. It also comes into play for approval of vacations / days off................. as in, only so many people can be off on a given day.................. and all things being equal (as in both request at the same time for the same days), the senior driver will get the days first. There is no "good ol boy" network here.

As for insurance Gryphon is correct................ it has everything to do with Obamacare. This is our example. Before Obamacare, we had an HMO with a $1500 deductible and it was an 80/20 with low copays for $104 per pay period. After Obamacare, it went up to $115, and coverage went down to 75/25. Then it went to $155 and the 75/25. This year, it would have been $225 with the 75/25. When a company the size of Walmart has increases in cost, and tries decreases in coverage, just to keep the costs from skyrocketing................. there is a huge problem. They are now trying many different things in different markets, to help their employees be able to afford the healthcare.

They can't just eat all of the increases because they make money. That is what they are supposed to do, as in make money, as they have a fiduciary duty to their stockholders.

Yes, the union companies have better healthcare for far cheaper. Yet, this is sucking them dry and making them non competitive in the marketplace, which is why job security is way down. In other words, it is short term gain for long term pain. Depending on your personal position, this is a good gamble. For those who do not have that certain set of circumstances, there are other options.