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<blockquote data-quote="BrownShark2" data-source="post: 265820"><p>Brothers and Sisters,</p><p></p><p>The initial UPS offer included "signing bonuses" and only .30 cents an hour each year over five years. This was already shot down by hall in place of the $3.95 cent raise + .05 cents re-allocated from other contributions for a total of $4.00.</p><p></p><p>Here in local 396, "our" Officers thought they were beyond genius when they re-allocated an additional .25 cents from our hourly pension contributions towards our GWI for the first year.</p><p></p><p>They represented initially that "they" negotiated higher wages per hour when in fact they simply took it out of our left pockets to put it in our right pockets.</p><p></p><p>AS for going on strike, no way. You all have to recognize a simple concept.</p><p></p><p>Economic vs. Non-Economic.</p><p></p><p>The company will NEVER allow a strike to happen over NON-Economic disagreements.</p><p></p><p>They will ALWAYS renegotiate the disputes to a remedy. All the Economic issues seem to be well in hand for the company. Its the remaining language in the Master and the various riders that are in trouble.</p><p></p><p>To those who's locals are going to allow YEAR ROUND HELPERS, god help you. You will never see a new driver in the next contract without one being hired thru attrition.</p><p></p><p>Year round helpers do only one thing, TRAIN YOUR REPLACEMENT.</p><p></p><p>By the end of this new contract, if a strike was called (2013) these helpers would be ready to do your routes, handle your diads and drive your trucks, not to mention spend your paychecks. You'd better take a look further down the road on this issue.</p><p></p><p>Dont count on a strike happening if a shootdown of this contract happens. Another month of getting with the employees nationwide and then another 30 days negotiating and this thing is settled.</p><p></p><p>As far as showing the company that our leadership is in disarray, who cares, as long as the company recognizes that its member/employers still hold the reigns and instruct our leadership to follow our guidance.</p><p></p><p>Maybe next time, the Teamster leadership will consult with its members in earnest before they shake hands with the company and settle for something we are ready to shove up their high paid behinds.</p><p></p><p>Peace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownShark2, post: 265820"] Brothers and Sisters, The initial UPS offer included "signing bonuses" and only .30 cents an hour each year over five years. This was already shot down by hall in place of the $3.95 cent raise + .05 cents re-allocated from other contributions for a total of $4.00. Here in local 396, "our" Officers thought they were beyond genius when they re-allocated an additional .25 cents from our hourly pension contributions towards our GWI for the first year. They represented initially that "they" negotiated higher wages per hour when in fact they simply took it out of our left pockets to put it in our right pockets. AS for going on strike, no way. You all have to recognize a simple concept. Economic vs. Non-Economic. The company will NEVER allow a strike to happen over NON-Economic disagreements. They will ALWAYS renegotiate the disputes to a remedy. All the Economic issues seem to be well in hand for the company. Its the remaining language in the Master and the various riders that are in trouble. To those who's locals are going to allow YEAR ROUND HELPERS, god help you. You will never see a new driver in the next contract without one being hired thru attrition. Year round helpers do only one thing, TRAIN YOUR REPLACEMENT. By the end of this new contract, if a strike was called (2013) these helpers would be ready to do your routes, handle your diads and drive your trucks, not to mention spend your paychecks. You'd better take a look further down the road on this issue. Dont count on a strike happening if a shootdown of this contract happens. Another month of getting with the employees nationwide and then another 30 days negotiating and this thing is settled. As far as showing the company that our leadership is in disarray, who cares, as long as the company recognizes that its member/employers still hold the reigns and instruct our leadership to follow our guidance. Maybe next time, the Teamster leadership will consult with its members in earnest before they shake hands with the company and settle for something we are ready to shove up their high paid behinds. Peace. [/QUOTE]
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