Don’t care about pension, health and welfare, or working conditions?
Unfortunately that's all that many care about is the money.
i care about you
Close but inaccurate. The company doesn’t dictate what they have to give. The union will actually go over the finances and negotiate the sum. That sum will be split mostly by the union. You say drivers make too much, drivers will always get a good raise for 2 reasons. #1 We vote. And #2 the IBT income is dependent upon our wage calculated at 2.5-3x the hourly wage. So no raise, no more income for the IBT. WE WILL ALWAYS GET A RAISE!
I or anyone can’t answer that fairly until after we know the sum we are working with and the rise in health costs. The biggest question is, will 15 be the minimum wage in the US. If so, I say we stop trying to “negotiate” that in our contract if we are already going to get it in a year or even 2. Don’t waste a good chip.
So you feel minimum wages is a fair wage for a Union negotiated contract? And no benefits for a year?
Pt starting wage $14, benefits after 60 days. Miniimum pension contributions up until vested (5 years)
Ours? I’m not in teamcare, but do you think you’ll always be in surplus 4 years from now?
For 3.5 hours a day as a starting wage? Been happening for 2 decades. I’ve always been a proponent of “It doesn’t matter where you start, it matters where you finish.” I started this job at 15 hours a week at $8 bucks and I was fine. I now make almost $37 an hour and now over 100k a year. Get your partimers to vote and maybe things will change. Why are you still part time?
So in this case, if you’re in a surplus now, how would you divide the economic proposal?
