PT vs FT Union Dues

[PT Crazy]

Why do I pay $89/month in union dues as a part timer? A driver pays nearly the same amount per month. The union and the local bend over backwards for full timers. Maybe the drivers should pay double what part timers do! Larger percentage of a part timers pay goes to dues. We go to meetings....vote, etc. no one hears us.

 

[BrownMonk]

Your dues should be regulated by your rate. If you are paying that much, I'm guessing you have been there quite a while. Your by laws and the Constitution control the rest.

 

[wide load]

Why do I pay $89/month in union dues as a part timer? A driver pays nearly the same amount per month. The union and the local bend over backwards for full timers. Maybe the drivers should pay double what part timers do! Larger percentage of a part timers pay goes to dues. We go to meetings....vote, etc. no one hears us.

Maybe you should go full time then.
I pay 3x my hourly rate as a full timer.
So instead of trying to get yours reduced, you think the answer is to double a drivers dues?

 

[burrheadd]

Why do I pay $89/month in union dues as a part timer? A driver pays nearly the same amount per month. The union and the local bend over backwards for full timers. Maybe the drivers should pay double what part timers do! Larger percentage of a part timers pay goes to dues. We go to meetings....vote, etc. no one hears us.

Seems about right

 

[Gear]

I thought Teamsters were 2.5 your hourly rate, plus $2.

 

[wide load]

I thought Teamsters were 2.5 your hourly rate, plus $2.

2.5 times is constitution
.5 is local

 

[TearsInRain]

union dues are a huge reason the PT workforce aren’t engaged in RTW states

make whatever excuses you want, it makes the union weaker

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

union dues are a huge reason the PT workforce aren’t engaged in RTW states

make whatever excuses you want, it makes the union weaker

It's not just the dues. It's the high initiation fee.

 

[Rack em]

It's not just the dues. It's the high initiation fee.

The dues need to be in place to keep the union running, but the initiation fees are dumb and need to go. Ours here are like $75 which isn't too bad, but I've heard of places being $500! That's ridiculous.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

The dues need to be in place to keep the union running, but the initiation fees are dumb and need to go. Ours here are like $75 which isn't too bad, but I've heard of places being $500! That's ridiculous.

$100 part time and $200 full time. It's always been that way. Actually the union hasn't kept up with inflation here.

 

[PT Car Washer]

The dues need to be in place to keep the union running, but the initiation fees are dumb and need to go. Ours here are like $75 which isn't too bad, but I've heard of places being $500! That's ridiculous.

The Union can't get away with outrageous initiation fees in RTW states. Ours are like $20 for PT. And a lot of PT are Union members after a short while of getting jerked around by management. I pay the same Union dues as FT and more then Art 22.3 employees.

 

[Rack em]

$100 part time and $200 full time. It's always been that way. Actually the union hasn't kept up with inflation here.

Someone on here about 6 months back said their part time initiation fee was $500. Maybe he was misinformed?

 

[PT Car Washer]

$100 part time and $200 full time. It's always been that way. Actually the union hasn't kept up with inflation here.

$100 initiation fee for a minimum wage job and no benefits? Just so the Union can take their cut of your paycheck? Hows that working?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Someone on here about 6 months back said their part time initiation fee was $500. Maybe he was misinformed?

I've heard other people mention that in here before also

 

[PT Car Washer]

Someone on here about 6 months back said their part time initiation fee was $500. Maybe he was misinformed?

I have heard those same stories. I believe it.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

$100 initiation fee for a minimum wage job and no benefits? Just so the Union can take their cut of your paycheck? Hows that working?

Good look at the potential future I guess. It could get you in the door at 100k driving Job

 

[PT Car Washer]

Good look at the potential future I guess. It could get you in the door at 100k driving Job

With that thinking why not work for $2/hr. Or maybe PT should pay UPS to work here. Not the way a Union is suppose to work.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

With that thinking why not work for $2/hr. Or maybe PT should pay UPS to work here. Not the way a Union is suppose to work.

I'm not arguing with you. As you may remember decades ago. This was a good part time job.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I'm not arguing with you. As you may remember decades ago. This was a good part time job.

It was a good PT job and a good FT job. FT hourly pay was about the same as all other Union jobs. I remember drivers quitting to work another Union job because of less forced OT and more normal hours.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

It was a good PT job and a good FT job. FT hourly pay was about the same as all other Union jobs. I remember drivers quitting to work another Union job because of less forced OT and more normal hours.

This job isn't for everybody. How many blue collar people make over 100k?