Dues and Don'ts

[Lead Belly]

 

[Returntosender]

I made $2250 this week. Where can you make that anywhere else as a non union truck driver?

Run drugs from Mexico to the US?

 

[Jkloc420]

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you should of invited upstate new york over. He could of used a good night out.

 

[Jkloc420]

I don't know why these people are going home with only 12 hours a day. Union dues are only taking out twice a month and at 10 bucks in hour it should only be about 12-15 bucks. Unless it is different everywhere.

 

[Lead Belly]

 

[Inthegame]

I don't know why these people are going home with only 12 hours a day. Union dues are only taking out twice a month and at 10 bucks in hour it should only be about 12-15 bucks. Unless it is different everywhere.

The IBT Constitution sets the dues rates, but local unions can assess higher with membership approval. The rate for $10 pt's is $20 per month.
Too many pt's leave before their 3.5 hr guarantee. That's leaving money on the table.

 

[Jkloc420]

The IBT Constitution sets the dues rates, but local unions can assess higher with membership approval. The rate for $10 pt's is $20 per month.
Too many pt's leave before their 3.5 hr guarantee. That's leaving money on the table.[/QUOTE

Yea that is a little high consider i have been at ups 15 years and I make over 20 bucks and only pay 26 bucks two times a month. Has for the hours I agree they should be staying but maybe they don't know their rights. Maybe their not aware if you volunteer to go home you wave your 3 and half gurantee.

 

[Jkloc420]

The IBT Constitution sets the dues rates, but local unions can assess higher with membership approval. The rate for $10 pt's is $20 per month.
Too many pt's leave before their 3.5 hr guarantee. That's leaving money on the table.

Yea that is a little high consider i have been at ups 15 years and I make over 20 bucks and only pay 26 bucks two times a month. Has for the hours I agree they should be staying but maybe they don't know their rights. Maybe their not aware if you volunteer to go home you wave your 3 and half gurantee.

 

[quamba 638]

Another problem is your math. As Upstate posted, pt's are guaranteed 17.5 hours per week. But even using your numbers, at 12 hours per week that's still 48 hours (in a 4 week month) X $10 = $480. If this pt was paying 20% as you allege, their dues would be $96. A pt'er @ $10 per hour pays $20 per month in dues.

Trust me I know all about the 17.5 hours a week. I'm just going by averages in my area. 12 hours a week is average or on the high end at my hub for a part timer. If you wanted to go 48 hours a month= 480 along with a $25 due... That's 5%. But then would have to do the same for ft about 180 hours a month. With a 90 union due is only 1.5%. I'm not complaining about paying dues. I get it/support it. I'm just pointing out the PTers are the ones paying and nobody seems to acknowledge it. That's a large part of why they don't stay, I hear it a lot.

 

[Inthegame]

Yea that is a little high consider i have been at ups 15 years and I make over 20 bucks and only pay 26 bucks two times a month. Has for the hours I agree they should be staying but maybe they don't know their rights. Maybe their not aware if you volunteer to go home you wave your 3 and half gurantee.

Dues for any UPSer over $11 an hour is at least 2.5X their wage.
The OP's point was as a % of earnings, pt's pay disproportionately more than ft's. He is correct.

 

[quamba 638]

View attachment 95200 Live in a real nice neighborhood with my Teamsters negotiationed pay and benefits.

Man, you have an iPhone AND AT&T you are loaded!![emoji6]

 

[quamba 638]

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If they stick it out they can be here someday.

This is my PT dig.

 

[quamba 638]

The IBT Constitution sets the dues rates, but local unions can assess higher with membership approval. The rate for $10 pt's is $20 per month.
Too many pt's leave before their 3.5 hr guarantee. That's leaving money on the table.

I honestly couldn't imagine what they would do if everyone in the building stayed for 3.5 each day. Most of the hub is done after 2.5 hours the sort is complete, nothing to unload or sort.. Not sure how much longer the loaders stay.

 

[quamba 638]

The dues multiplier is not the same in very local. Ours is 3x.

Ours are 2.5%

 

[quamba 638]

The dues multiplier is not the same in very local. Ours is 3x.

Ours are 2.5x hourly wage I meant to say.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I honestly couldn't imagine what they would do if everyone in the building stayed for 3.5 each day. Most of the hub is done after 2.5 hours the sort is complete, nothing to unload or sort.. Not sure how much longer the loaders stay.

Management would start laying people off. Then PTers would find a better job. Then management would be short of workers and either have to hire more employees or double shift high seniority employees paying them $50/hr.

 

[quamba 638]

I made $2250 this week. Where can you make that anywhere else as a non union truck driver?

That's nice, but irreverent.

 

[quamba 638]

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Amen brother!!!

You mean sister....

 

[scooby0048]

Does anyone else have a problem with the flame in this picture or is it just my psychosis acting up again?

 

[BSWALKS]

Does anyone else have a problem with the flame in this picture or is it just my psychosis acting up again?

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Only problem I have with that pic is the lawn. Not a weed to be found.

I'm totally jealous. My lawn got trashed from this drought.