2023 Teamster Contract Negotiation - Partner Edition

[I have NOT been lurking]

I was new to the company last time, 1 year in and still hourly in corporate. Literally every manager had to go on road and deliver volume. I happened to be on vacation the first week of the strike so I was spared the horror stories of abuse corporate workers were taking at the hands of our partners in the field. When I returned, they stuck me on the phones to deal with angry customers who weren’t getting volume picked up or delivered. It was not a pleasant experience for anyone, lets hope they can sort things out.

No

 

[PASinterference]

I was new to the company last time, 1 year in and still hourly in corporate. Literally every manager had to go on road and deliver volume. I happened to be on vacation the first week of the strike so I was spared the horror stories of abuse corporate workers were taking at the hands of our partners in the field.

What's so horrible about doing what we are in the business of doing? Sorry your co workers had to experience what we do every day. You guys have a soft life. Maybe Aunt Carol will let you all work from home so you can make it to retirement. Waah.

 

[Lineandinitial]

Management Employees:
The time to invest in Burn Barrels is NOW!!

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

What's so horrible about doing what we are in the business of doing? Sorry your co workers had to experience what we do every day. You guys have a soft life. Maybe Aunt Carol will let you all work from home so you can make it to retirement. Waah.

I doubt someone with that little time and not teamster was allowed vacation.

 

[Lineandinitial]

I doubt someone with that little time and not teamster was allowed vacation.

They probably felt he was a
“Non-essential worker”, and didn’t notice he wasn’t around.

 

[ifreak]

What's so horrible about doing what we are in the business of doing? Sorry your co workers had to experience what we do every day. You guys have a soft life. Maybe Aunt Carol will let you all work from home so you can make it to retirement. Waah.

The work was not the problem, the getting spit on and stuff thrown at you by the strikers followed by abusive sups who screamed at us daily for coming in and bailing you guys out was the problem. Go ahead and bring that “Auntie Carol” attitude and we can find out how many hours you guys can work in a row trying to get through a literal mountain of packages like last time when Corporate refuses to show up after several days of that abuse.

 

[burrheadd]

The work was not the problem, the getting spit on and stuff thrown at you by the strikers followed by abusive sups who screamed at us daily for coming in and bailing you guys out was the problem. Go ahead and bring that “Auntie Carol” attitude and we can find out how many hours you guys can work in a row trying to get through a literal mountain of packages like last time when Corporate refuses to show up after several days of that abuse.

Poor little snowflake
Yo better go to your safe space
I can tell this is very upsetting to you

 

[burrheadd]

I was spared the horror stories of abuse corporate workers were taking at the hands of our partners in the field.

Let’s get one Thing straight
You’ve got no “ partners” in the field
You need to step out of your cubicle and see what’s going on

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

The work was not the problem, the getting spit on and stuff thrown at you by the strikers followed by abusive sups who screamed at us daily for coming in and bailing you guys out was the problem. Go ahead and bring that “Auntie Carol” attitude and we can find out how many hours you guys can work in a row trying to get through a literal mountain of packages like last time when Corporate refuses to show up after several days of that abuse.

Suck it, scab

 

[Mplayers2006]

The union members talk a big talk with an empty bank account. I give you 5 days until you start to scab over.

Another one bites the dust.
And another one gone! Another one bites the dust!

 

[PT Car Washer]

The union members talk a big talk with an empty bank account. I give you 5 days but you start to scab over.

Another one bites the dust.
And another one gone! Another one bites the dust!

With no pick ups, what work will be available?

 

[DMW]

I was new to the company last time, 1 year in and still hourly in corporate. Literally every manager had to go on road and deliver volume. I happened to be on vacation the first week of the strike so I was spared the horror stories of abuse corporate workers were taking at the hands of our partners in the field. When I returned, they stuck me on the phones to deal with angry customers who weren’t getting volume picked up or delivered. It was not a pleasant experience for anyone, lets hope they can sort things out.

Management vacations are canceled during a strike. Last strike in 1997 most of management had current DOT cards and and knew how to deliver packages. Very few left.

 

[DMW]

Management vacations are canceled during a strike. Last strike in 1997 most of management had current DOT cards and and knew how to deliver packages. Very few left.

I remember that one manager that was killed driving feeder’s. Sad

 

[burrheadd]

I do not understand why he does not want to negotiate earlier

You don’t think 5 months is enough time to get a deal done

 

[Thebrownblob]

You don’t think 5 months is enough time to get a deal done

When they “negotiated” earlier in previous contract years nothing was getting done anyway until about this time. Literally business agents negotiators would fly to these meetings a year early and nothing would get done because the company knew they had plenty of time. Seems like Sean Obrian was just trying to cut the BS out.

 

[DMW]

You don’t think 5 months is enough time to get a deal done

Absolutely. However, the closer it gets to July 31, the more leverage the teamsters have. UPS will make an agreement. They don’t have a choice. In 1997 UPS had 80% of the ground market share. And if you look back at the revenue #s we were flat for years. Then Covid and e-commerce. But now we only have 50% of the market share. And Fedx has already integrated some locations.

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

I remember that one manager that was killed driving feeder’s. Sad

Good

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

You don’t think 5 months is enough time to get a deal done

Look at this contract and the one before that. Neither one of them got settled on time.

 

[Wally]

Absolutely. However, the closer it gets to July 31, the more leverage the teamsters have. UPS will make an agreement. They don’t have a choice. In 1997 UPS had 80% of the ground market share. And if you look back at the revenue #s we were flat for years. Then Covid and e-commerce. But now we only have 50% of the market share. And Fedx has already integrated some locations.

What leverage if you promise to walk first thing? Tough guy Sean has boxed himself in by saying that.

 

[Buffet Master]

What leverage if you promise to walk first thing? Tough guy Sean has boxed himself in by saying that.

I think you're right about that. At least from a precursorary view, the rank and file of the company does not seem engaged, educated or even that interested that a contract is coming up. As much as it's fun to think corporate is infested by idiots, no way they don't sense that about the work force and I think they force O'Briens hand. Unfortunately I don't think he's holding the cards he's claiming to. We'll see, that July date is coming at us quicker than it seems.