Union trucking VS. non union!

I meant I was surprised they are Teamsters. Not surprised they are union.

 

Or how about the non union LTL companies that lost their pensions after the recession. Conway was one. FXF scrapper their pension but brought it back somewhat recently. I believe it's a lot different though. Pays peanuts when you retire.
There might be one or two others.

 

Reason number 1 to not rely on anyone but yourself for your retirement. Not the company, and not a union.

 

My cousin is allowed to drive 50 hours a month as part of his pension deal. No more, or they can revoke it. Which means he basically can work as a relief driver for someone.

I've been telling him to let them keep their pension, you got a good 5 years left in ya if not more, come make 100K year, and bank that.

 

Many union workers have been screwed out of pension.. USW did a fine job on the guys at Bethlehem Steel reducing many pensions by 70%.
Knowing how unions are managed is very enlightening.

No union where I work but I have complete control of my company pension including how/where the funds are invested. Company needs money for poor investments they have to look elsewhere

 

Than that's awesome. On a whole union shops have better benefits. Pitt Ohio has that kind
of health insurance if I remember correctly. I also said drivers need to do their due diligence when looking for a job but that part seemed to get lost in your quote. It's a drivers market so everyone go where they feel that works best for them. I've worked both and prefer union especially as I get older.

 

I am a UPS driver so I'll try to answer your question. Are the unions in trucking the same as any other union. Yes and No. Yes because like all unions you have the grievance machinery, pay dues, have contracted vacation days, work rules, and seniority rights. Where they differ at least in trucking are supplements and Riders (like the Central Supplement, Southern, West, and East) those supplement have some slightly different language attached to them in addition to the Master Freight Agreements.

Other differences are in pay scales. Freight has lower pay scales that the Parcel division. Health benefits have some differences along with dental and vision plans as well.

If your neighbor was in the Grociers Union I'm thinking maybe it had to do with the product handled and geographical jurisdiction? Hope this helps.

 

Some folks see "union" and all they see is money. Not always the case but benefits generally are better.
#1 son got offered $65 per hour to go on non union job in Saskatchewan, he declined although they were offering a premium over union pay.
Knowing what you sign on for when joining a union is also critical.

 

Drained pension fund has retired New York union workers pinching pennies to survive, as doom looms for reserves across U.S. - NY Daily News
Not very bright future.
When I worked at a teamsters union shop, it was a miserable place. Nobody was happy.

 

In that article one guy says he has a 2300 a month mortgage. .think he is 75 yrs old. Signing up for that was a wise move..not.