Good job Chicago....way to go...what are you agreeing to strike for again...supervisors doing work, PTers low starting wage rate, PT v FT seniority for vacations and bidding...
Ptimers starting wage is a concern! But so is going to work and not having to worry about someone rear-ending you at a stop light and then they go to hospital, this is now a terminating offense.
How about losing your seniority if you go out on work comp?
How about cutting ftimers vacation to 40 hrs?
How about not going back to your job if your on fmla?
How about sitting at home on call for feeder as they work everyone upto 60 hours and you have not worked this week?
How about suncontracting? Does this not concern you?
In chicago an 8 hour work day is 8 hours, not 8.5!
If you get charged with a dui you can lose your job?
Don't you have better things to worry about? Are you getting compensated fairly or not overall - YES! Is the company struggling with costs and looking to affect only the unborns - YES!
Why should we sacrafice language and sell out future children? Why not stand and not allow certain things to be taken away so our children wont have to fight to get back because their lazy fathers tucked tail and ran?
Let the company find ways to find people that want to work here...let them have the starting wage proposed and let them figure out when and if they must supplement wages with our enticements like signing bonuses to man their buildings and routes...or pay their sups to work instead of manage....
Maybe because the union negotiates wages for one? Or would you rather have everyone negotiate their own wages, each driver gets paid by how much the man likes you. Signing bonuses are great if you have no interest in staying with a company. Would you take a $1000 bonus this year over a quarter an hour raise?
This is what you are arguing about...used to be striking was about serious safety concerns or lack of fair benefits ...You want to strike for such trivial things...you gambled by not joining the nma, and are going to lose.... Good job Chicago!