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<blockquote data-quote="104Feeder" data-source="post: 1181547" data-attributes="member: 42554"><p>Ostracism is a powerful tool, one that I don't feel we use enough in punishing non-members. Most of the actual picket-line-crossing scabs at my local faced very little retribution at my hub in the way of ostracism so they happily continue to feed like a parasite on our Local. A few came up later and apologized to me personally for crossing, and have been good members since. If those that crossed or got out were doing so out of some principled stance that they could explain to me I would respect that but the vast majority simply want to get something for free (and I find it ironic when they consider themselves die-hard conservatives railing against welfare and the entitlement mentality). </p><p></p><p>I have even less respect for those that I spent countless hours fighting Management to get their day reduced successfully in the time way before today's 9.5 language & triple time only to see them get out because they didn't like how the layoffs went during the Great Recession. That's pure greed & entitlement and shows what lack of character they truly have. I really can't understand how someone could go their whole career here without being a member then collect that Teamster pension check for nearly $60k if they were retiring today. I'd be fine with them not being members if the Company had to make contributions for them but they weren't allowed to collect any pension payments. </p><p></p><p>It was mentioned before that with our healthcare changing to a Teamster plan that our Local could require everyone to come to the hall to sign up for their healthcare, that there is no obligation for us to conduct enrollment by mail or internet. I'd like to see these non-members show up and do that.</p><p></p><p>Our dues are $22.50 per week, less than one hours work. Just using the legal plan once would pay you back everything you've ever paid in dues here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="104Feeder, post: 1181547, member: 42554"] Ostracism is a powerful tool, one that I don't feel we use enough in punishing non-members. Most of the actual picket-line-crossing scabs at my local faced very little retribution at my hub in the way of ostracism so they happily continue to feed like a parasite on our Local. A few came up later and apologized to me personally for crossing, and have been good members since. If those that crossed or got out were doing so out of some principled stance that they could explain to me I would respect that but the vast majority simply want to get something for free (and I find it ironic when they consider themselves die-hard conservatives railing against welfare and the entitlement mentality). I have even less respect for those that I spent countless hours fighting Management to get their day reduced successfully in the time way before today's 9.5 language & triple time only to see them get out because they didn't like how the layoffs went during the Great Recession. That's pure greed & entitlement and shows what lack of character they truly have. I really can't understand how someone could go their whole career here without being a member then collect that Teamster pension check for nearly $60k if they were retiring today. I'd be fine with them not being members if the Company had to make contributions for them but they weren't allowed to collect any pension payments. It was mentioned before that with our healthcare changing to a Teamster plan that our Local could require everyone to come to the hall to sign up for their healthcare, that there is no obligation for us to conduct enrollment by mail or internet. I'd like to see these non-members show up and do that. Our dues are $22.50 per week, less than one hours work. Just using the legal plan once would pay you back everything you've ever paid in dues here. [/QUOTE]
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