The History of Top Rate Progression?

[clean hairy]

I started in '88 at $9.00/hr part-time. Went driving in '93, my part-time (14.44) rate was more than driver starting pay so I got that until it caught up. Was a 2 year progression then. Got like a $6hr raise when I hit top pay.

You must have started as a sorter, in the 93-97 contract, Sorters started at $9 per hour, all others started at $8.

 

[clean hairy]

Also, in the 93-97 contract, the progression was 2 years.
I have it sitting right in front of me.

 

[Coldworld]

35 an hour

The calculator said 90 bucks an hour....so we're getting hosed...

 

[thisjobaintforeverybody]

So, basically what it sounds like is top rate was two years or less pre 2008. That was what I was looking for! T

 

[Coldworld]

Most definitely. $500 was a lot of money back then.

Your wife wouldn't dare let you have or even touch 500 dollars .... you would spend it on cheap beer, cigs, and dungeon and dragons crap!

 

[oldupsman]

Do you know any folks that you worked with that passed away within a few years of retirement??? That fear in itself is why I'm leaving the minute I can get the friend out...

Sure do. 2 that I know of. 1 got cancer 6 months after he was out and passed away 6 months later.
Horrible. Just a great guy.
Second was up on his roof working on some windows when he fell and broke his neck. Paraplegic.
Died 2 years later from the complications. Another solid guy.

 

[oldupsman]

Also, in the 93-97 contract, the progression was 2 years.
I have it sitting right in front of me.

As I've mentioned many times, the wage progression is the worst giveaway in IBT history.

 

[Coldworld]

Sure do. 2 that I know of. 1 got cancer 6 months after he was out and passed away 6 months later.
Horrible. Just a great guy.
Second was up on his roof working on some windows when he fell and broke his neck. Paraplegic.
Died 2 years later from the complications. Another solid guy.

That's what I'm afraid of... retiring late then croaking a year later... live your life

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Do you know any folks that you worked with that passed away within a few years of retirement??? That fear in itself is why I'm leaving the minute I can get the friend out...

Yuppers.

One lasted only 6 months. The problem was he just stopped doing anything.

 

[Coldworld]

As I've mentioned many times, the wage progression is the worst giveaway in IBT history.

And we are still letting them screw us with split raises and more progression... enough already... does mgt split up their pay...???

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Yet you guys still get a full year pension credit at 1000 hours....

That needs to change.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

And we are still letting them screw us with split raises and more progression... enough already... does mgt split up their pay...???

They have lost more than we have.

 

[Coldworld]

That needs to change.

Should be 2000+Hours as it is in the western conference pension fund

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Your wife wouldn't dare let you have or even touch 500 dollars .... you would spend it on cheap beer, cigs, and dungeon and dragons crap!

Hookers

 

[rod]

Okay Rod, one of us has dementia setting in and won't deny it's me.
As I remember it I started in the fall of 75 as a Christmas driver at $5.35. Worked right through Christmas and the New Year.
Came back from the holiday and worked pre-load for 2 weeks before going back to driving. Then I made top rate in 30
days which I remember to be $5.89. And I thought I was living large being 23 and single.

I can't remember which one of us has on-setting dementia. But I do remember us being the envy of everyone in our families because we were pulling in almost $10 an hour between the two of us. In fact I have a sister-in-law who has told me she hated us because we were doing so good and they were struggling.

 

[Brownslave688]

So, basically what it sounds like is top rate was two years or less pre 2008. That was what I was looking for! T

No I started driving in 2006. It was 2.5 then.

 

[thisjobaintforeverybody]

No I started driving in 2006. It was 2.5 then.

Really. Ok.

 

[Brownslave688]

Really. Ok.

I'm pretty sure......

 

[scratch]

Do you remember the amount of the bonus??

The bonuses were $500 for PTers and $1000 for FT. I started driving in '84 so I got a bonus check for something like $666 after taxes. The Teamsters didn't want us to get a bonus because they wanted that money to be put into an hourly raise. That caused dues to go up.

 

[Catatonic]

The bonuses were $500 for PTers and $1000 for FT. I started driving in '84 so I got a bonus check for something like $666 after taxes. The Teamsters didn't want us to get a bonus because they wanted that money to be put into an hourly raise. That caused dues to go up.

Happy Birthday scratch!