discuss: do unions promote laziness?
- Thread starter Indy135
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Indy135
Well-Known Member
dont speak about something you dont know about
i guarantee you we did just as much freight
It appears to me that you should be focussing your time helping Local 135 organize the CVS distribution center.think about it from my perspective
when i was 18 i worked at a CVS distribution center in indianapolis....on the shipping dock, and we worked our asses off....freight flying at you down conveyor belts, hot as hell in summer cold asin the winter....for $9.65 an hour, non union...if you were too slow, they fire you or really discipline you until you can meet the quota
of course this job was non union....if they had unionized the pay would be more and the work load would be more realistic i guarantee it
now do you get what im saying? there are workers at ups freight roadway yellow usf holland that sit on forklifts all day and make the $23.00 an hour top pay...at CVS the highest paid guy at 17 years in and made $12.25
705red
Browncafe Steward
Are you kidding me? your with freight for 2 months and you think that you know the inside and out of ups? You need to take your ass to bed before you really wind up getting embarrassed here tonight. Get some sleep and in the morning your realize what you did/said wrong tonight.
Take my advice and sleep it off.
Overpaid Union Thug
Well-Known Member
I don't think that the Teamsters, or any other union, promotes laziness but I do believe that some people get away with being lazy because they know that its damn near impossible for them to get fired for it. In fact, some sups don't even bother with write ups because they know that suspensions and getting them fired would simply amount to nothing more than an unpaid vacation (sometimes they are practically paid vacations if they get their jobs back with back pay) for these people. During my short decade (and counting) of employment at UPS I've seen these types of employees in three different UPS buildings that I've been in and also at two other union jobs I've had prior to UPS. So, lets just face the facts here.....unions don't promote laziness but they sure as hell don't deter it either.
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
First of all calling me an idiot will get the attention of the mods rather quickly. DON'T call me an idiot!
Secondly why are you running? Running, being physically running fast or driving fast. That is not a safe practice, it puts yourself and those around in jeopardy. You can cause injuries and accidents. You take jobs away from others because of running (I know you aren't going to get this!).
Indy135
Well-Known Member
to do any more freight then we did is almost impossible
i have seen obese guys who work at ups
all of us at CVS were in top shape, we were in the back of semi trailers i use to drink over 200 ounces of water in the summer and was losin weight all the time and throwin up
that place was full of illegal immigrants, i guarantee ups doesnt do more freight then we did
Indy135
Well-Known Member
freight running= running freight
running freight= moving freight from one place to another
you can run freight slow as hell, run only means move
but yes we do fly around that dock, we have to, all of us, they dont wanna spend a few hundred dollars to put in mirrors, or build a bigger dock or put in some patio trailers for more space or anything
Indy135
Well-Known Member
705red
Browncafe Steward
Really? Your one cvs you say does more packages than a 4 billion dollar a year company that is world wide?
I guess freight does not drug test dock workers!
And dont insult any senior members on this forum when you clearly are the one that is talking about something your are 100% completely unaware of!
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
Really! You sure do think you are all that and more, don't you?who cares about the mods? i dont
let them ban me, like i cant get around a ban
Indy135
Well-Known Member
my cvs distribution center did more freight per loader per hour is what i meant
anybody with a brain would know that
you never worked for CVS and u are telling me what its like, they u are saying i am talking about things i dont know about
dilligaf
IN VINO VERITAS
Not one single person in this thread cussing or calling names but you. Get a life, dude. You are wound way to tight for this site!the
who cares about the mods? i dont
let them ban me, like i cant get around a ban
And we don't care for people calling other people idiots.
You can get around being banned? Seems like I've heard that one before.
Please try to leave out the insults. You posted a topic to some of the hardest working union workers in the world. Just try to keep the discussion on a little more respectable level.
upsgrunt
Well-Known Member
my cvs distribution center did more freight per loader per hour is what i meant
anybody with a brain would know that
you never worked for CVS and u are telling me what its like, they u are saying i am talking about things i dont know about
You claimed to have drank 200 ounces of water while in the trailers. That's 12.5 gallons- are you sure you know what you are talking about?
