Refund of Union Initiation Fee
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MassWineGuy
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Now THERE'S the truth among all of this ridiculous rhetoric.
I don't know. I thought I did put out my best effort. Seems to me from reading threads here for a while that even if you do, it often won't matter at UPS.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I have been able to get 3 seasonal workers hired on permanently after Peak so it sounds like it your "best" may not have been good enough after all.
Despite Dave's prowess at getting his helper re-hired, he does have a point.
If you didn't get re-hired after three peaks, you can only look to yourself for the reason.
(Dave, I helped at least five helpers to get hired inside.)
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
So, it's Brown's fault? Did it ever occur to you that maybe your best just wasn't up to their standards? This place isn't for everyone.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I still have 5 Peaks left to match you . 
I still have 5 Peaks left to match you .
Go for it. Everybody needs a legacy.
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Back to the Original Poster's Complaint. The problem I have with the seasonal workers at my hub is that HR does not tell them union dues will be deducted.
So a seasonal feeder guy comes in at the beginning of September and sometime in November, the union finally gets the paperwork through and nails the seasonal driver for two month's union dues from one paycheck( for October and November). That stings and that's when the guy finds out he is paying union dues.
So a seasonal feeder guy comes in at the beginning of September and sometime in November, the union finally gets the paperwork through and nails the seasonal driver for two month's union dues from one paycheck( for October and November). That stings and that's when the guy finds out he is paying union dues.
BigUnionGuy
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They get the Union negotiated rate of pay.
If that isn't enough for a seasonal....
They can always go work as door greeter at Walmart.
I have never heard a seasonal say, they weren't informed it was a Union shop.
Not sure what you mean with that.
Seasonal feeder drivers are defiantly aware UPS is a Union shop.
That's why they are here.
They want to make some money.... for a change.
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About oh, 5 years ago, seasonal feeders drivers in local 804 were paid $16.10 an hour, and were definitely made aware that they would never be hired on permanently. What no one told them was that they were going to be paying union dues. FACT!
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scooby0048
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Wouldn't infamy be more appropriate in this scenario...just sayin!
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
WOW!
They can always go (back) to a non-union shop.
And still make .32 cents a mile.
Just say'n....
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And what do they get in re
I am sure if a manager , in response to a complaint(legitimate or not) from you, said "You can always flip burgers at McDonalds if you don't like it here" that you would see the utter lunacy of his argument.
I am sure if a manager , in response to a complaint(legitimate or not) from you, said "You can always flip burgers at McDonalds if you don't like it here" that you would see the utter lunacy of his argument.
Bubblehead
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How many have you talked to recently?
Annually, I am bombarded by phone calls from drivers when their helpers receive their first check and its a hundred plus dollars short.
Again, I'm all for them paying dues while they work a job with union negotiated wages.
What I don't understand is what they are being charged an initiation fee for?
Without this being fully disclosed by the company and the local union when they are hired, with no chance of actually joining the union in the position they were hired, charging them an initiation fee is at the very least hazing and at the the very most extortion.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Bubblehead
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Perhaps you would understand if it was your college age son or daughter, who came home from school and got a job at UPS to earn some money during their break, then came home with a pay check for next to nothing for their hard work, with the majority of their earnings going to the union in the form of an initiation fee.
Do you think it is the company or the union that gets the black eye in this scenario?
Bubblehead
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Sounds like it is an issue in many locals.
That sounds fair.
upschuck
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I think so too.
