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Dues, Initiation Fees Just for Seasonal Drivers?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1238897" data-attributes="member: 43436"><p>I certainly don't agree with the practice of whacking helpers earning $8.50-$9.50/hour with an initiation fee and dues. But I ponder how many locals do this -- as I mentioned, mine assesses a one-time monthly dues fee (2.5 hours) for seasonal helpers, and they earn $12.88/hour here ($15 under the new contract). The one-time fee is assessed only when the helper works a certain threshold. Quite frankly, if the union was whacking helpers with $200+ initiation fees and dues, UPS would never find anyone willing to do the job, since higher wages could be earned elsewhere, thus I'm very skeptical.</p><p></p><p>What I find ironic are the people accepting seasonal jobs at UPS for $16.10 and $12.88 (or more, if retroactive pay is due) because they pay significantly more than what the competition's paying and then whine and cry about having the pay minimal dues / initiation (like I said, it's limited for seasonal in most places), even though they're still netting higher take-home pay. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1238897, member: 43436"] I certainly don't agree with the practice of whacking helpers earning $8.50-$9.50/hour with an initiation fee and dues. But I ponder how many locals do this -- as I mentioned, mine assesses a one-time monthly dues fee (2.5 hours) for seasonal helpers, and they earn $12.88/hour here ($15 under the new contract). The one-time fee is assessed only when the helper works a certain threshold. Quite frankly, if the union was whacking helpers with $200+ initiation fees and dues, UPS would never find anyone willing to do the job, since higher wages could be earned elsewhere, thus I'm very skeptical. What I find ironic are the people accepting seasonal jobs at UPS for $16.10 and $12.88 (or more, if retroactive pay is due) because they pay significantly more than what the competition's paying and then whine and cry about having the pay minimal dues / initiation (like I said, it's limited for seasonal in most places), even though they're still netting higher take-home pay. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.... [/QUOTE]
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