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Originally Posted by Still thinkin
Dawgs
It sounds to me like you are one of many drivers who are a credit to the profession. Unfortunately the afore mentioned "driving schools" along with the corporate, profit first mentality ( that is probably the best reason to have unions) has made true truck drivers a dying breed. I appologize if I came off sounding like a union basher but you have to admit that the most visible members are usually the abusers. I work for a large corporation and my job is non union, but I firmly believe that if they could get away with it that the company would cut and gouge wages and benefits wherever they could. In the same breath I also believe that dead wieght should be removed.
There, I hope I made my stance clear.
Mike M.
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I hear you!!! In my opinion MY experience with MY Local has been great. And hey man there is no doubt that there are slackers out there that use the system. We have a point system...and there are people that know how to work it and stay right on top of it.
But the majority at Martin Brower are not this way...there is a group...but most are just hard working individuals that don't carry a point total, they just show up and do there job.
And I have heard of bad Locals. Our contract was up in August last year and it's always a little stressful. Let me mention that with 30 years of CBA's between MB's employees and the company it has never come down to a strike.
During our negotiations and meetings it was not the Union that wanted to strike. It was the younger employees. It seemed to be more of a game to them. Our .45 a year raise just wasn't good enought for them. Our contract is a Warehouse/Driver Contract. Drivers were all for it but the young warehouse workers weren't. Our warehouse employees make tops in the valley. It was fustrating to see someone 20 years old complaining about there wages. Not many 20 year olds with no education make $50-60K a year.
But the Union and the older employees prevailed. We did sanction a strike because of the want in the new contract to make the employees pay $185 a month. But as soon as we sanctioned the strike with IBT the company dropped it's request and were all happy for another three years. There's good and bad about it. But over all, MY experience has been great.