Post strike in 97’ is not in anyway comparable to what we are starting to see now. Layoffs then were short term and completely related to getting our volume back up and running.This sucks. Exactly what someone said happen in 98 is happening now, UPS is laying off peeps before contract time.
Post strike in 97’ is not in anyway comparable to what we are starting to see now. Layoffs then were short term and completely related to getting our volume back up and running.
Today’s layoffs are due to economic/competition headwinds along with preemptive moves by our shippers to better position themselves in case of a strike.
Unfortunately layoffs are gonna be long and painful for those effected.
They should have used seasonals instead of hiring permanent drivers. Common sense would have said the high volume wouldn’t last.Yep, they had no choice but hire drivers due to the shipping circumstances that Covid created and that now has ended.
They should have used seasonals instead of hiring permanent drivers. Common sense would have said the high volume wouldn’t last.
Some of the volume we lost was because ofThey should have used seasonals instead of hiring permanent drivers. Common sense would have said the high volume wouldn’t last.
Plus Carol doing photo ops like she's actually making a delivery doesn't help.Some of the volume we lost was because of
Better not bigger
We don't have a lot of feeder runs in our building but we have 2 working insideI heard Friday that 40 package car routes were cut (10 per center here in Chema).
Feeders cut 4, I think (hard to tell, Feeders cut and add all the time).
40 guys going back inside, that's huge.
Never saw a Feeder driver working inside unless he was serving a DUI sentence.We don't have a lot of feeder runs in our building but we have 2 working inside
Still see tons of contractors in our yardI heard Friday that 40 package car routes were cut (10 per center here in Chema).
Feeders cut 4, I think (hard to tell, Feeders cut and add all the time).
40 guys going back inside, that's huge.
Well.its happening nowNever saw a Feeder driver working inside unless he was serving a DUI sentence.
It happens here frequently.Well.its happening now
They're usually back to work by nowIt happens here frequently.
They using contractorsWell.its happening now
They're going to try to get away with whatever they can until we get a new contract.They using contractors
If I was a feeder driver I'd be raising hell if feeders are in the building and contractors are still pulling loads.They're going to try to get away with whatever they can until we get a new contract.
It's going to be very interesting year
Coca-Cola voted on their second contract proposal
T-force and ABF contract is up at the same time as ours