Huh? You wrote, in numerous postings, that persons with seniority dates in the '80s & '90s (and even the '70s!) were still waiting to go FT. I called your bluff on this. Then you admit that in the mid-2000s, your local center was struggling with labor shortages. At first I thought you were embellishing the situation, now I just think you're ignorant towards it. Honestly dude, you shouldn't be surprised that persons hired within the last several years will have to wait to go FT, given the bust in the local & national economy. Heck, even our military suspended recruiting efforts & STILL received too many applicants. Things are clearly improving but whether the recovery will happen quickly or not... who knows.
And I am grateful for my job at UPS, show up to work everyday ontime & provide a full effort. I've even worked through vacations when asked. That said, I'm aware that my ~$21/hour and no-cost health & welfare benefits for PT are a result of my union, and that my company would pay me $9/hour if it could get away with it. I could understand if you just admit you were too cheap & lacked the ethics to pay your dues ... instead you're dumb enough to believe that UPS cares about you.
Just another fist full of dump it seems.
The military for the past decade has struggled to get people in service. I was one of those people they drooled over. And when I noticed, I got the hell out of there. You just spew whatever you want or have been told and believe its true. No one wants to join the military now or in the past. They saw a war given death statis by your media, and never walked in a recruit office. I shouldve have gone, to honor my father who was a navy seal. To this day I know the seals were my destiny. In a ways, I couldve been the guy who shot Bin Laden. I know the military better then you, a million times better, so I call BS on you cause that isnt even close to the truth.
Hey, they sign the sheet, doesnt mean they want to go anywhere with it. They sign to keep their seniority alive and willing. Yet they remain, and the weekend drivers remain, covers remain and a host of people with 16-11 years remain on PT. I am on cue for next driving school. I'm intrested in just driving, not FT weekly. I like my long hair and full beard. Car wash would be a dream come true for me. I also want to drive the semis, always have since a little boy.
If I can go FT, there would be no holding me back to paying union dues. I feel my pay would be good enough to do so. But part time is a SOB on the body, money earned here is what I will take back of 100% minus taxes. And oh boy do those taxes suck. I'll make 350 dollars one week only to see the final cut is 290 something after taxes. I'm not taking anymore cuts to my pay as is. Its a matter of principle and ethics.
To ask me to take another cut in pay is like taking food out of my mouth. May I eat food? May I earn at such a low income to save it incase of problems that occur in the future? May I invest in small amounts to look after loved ones and myself?
NO! YOU'RE STEALING! TEAMSTERS RAWR RAWR RAWR!