Are truckers no longer in unions?

When your talking apprentices your talking tradesmen like electricians and carpenters and jobs like that.

 

I'm not sure what your trying to say here. If your trying to say anything at all.

 

Geeze you union guys are dense. He clearly stated that an elephant is sitting on his brain!

 

If unions would ever decide to look at performance above seniority, or at least find a good formula to meet the 2 I would gladly look at a union organization. The problem I have with unions is the way that they will defend the laziest most worthless of people just because of tenure. Also, if an organization needs to cut back on labor I don't like being the guy who has been there the shortest amount of time even if that time is a few years and getting cut while the guy who says "I'll get that in a minute" has "worked" there 20 years and keeps his position.

I may not be rolling in the money, but at least what I have I have honestly, not because of some mob style outfit deciding what my labor is worth and bargaining for me.

 

Mikeeee

 

THIS & THIS

I have seen some HARD working individuals get canned after Canadian Freightways bought Byers Transport and a GOOD portion of the Byers employees got fire because there have work there not as long.

Yet I still see the same 10 lazy CF guys that sit in the truck making money for doing nothing!

 

Maybe there on break or lunch.

 

Very few unions left,

very few truckers left...........

 

Right! Some construction contractors run seniority boards some do not. I'm starting this spring with an excavation co. that doesn't run a seniority list. Work or get laid off,doesn't bother me either way. I work! By the way i'm talking construction Teamsters as far as my job. I know a few people,plus i have a good reputation,even at my age people are glad to have me on the payroll.

 

You mean the wages and benefits Teamsters give up after they make concessions after being on strike for weeks and months ? Tell me a strike where the union members gained benefits in the last few years .
Yes , it is hard to get into a union shop when they have so many union members laid off .