what  do you think about teamsters
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The AFL-CIO the parent group for most unions in the US has pointed out this issue.  My grandfathers generation seemed to believe that his union was a part of his family, while my generation seems to believe that they do not need them.  I myself belong to IATSE the stagehands union.  Without my affliction I would not make a living wage, or have healthcare, or retirement plans.  This is because last year I worked for over 30 different companies.  The Fact of todays job market is the most people with hold 5 different jobs.  Think about retirement, how is that going to happen?!?  I also point out there are many jobs that you do not think about that have union representation, think Firefighters, they belong to IAFF.  \nNow the Teamsters have left the AFL-CIO because their membership believes that the AFL-CIO is not getting thing done anymore, while they provided a large part of the operating budget.  I like most of the teamsters that I work with at my job, they are like any one trying to make a living in a world that has not idea that they even there.  At my job the Teamsters drive the truck, pack the truck, and drive the forklifts.  They are great at their jobs and do it very well.  \nFun Facts\nthere are about 16.1 million union jobs in the US\nThe AFL-CIO represents 9 million of those;\nThe Teamsters account for 1.4 million jobs in the US while their largest contract is with more than 200,000 jobs with UPS
298609
Im a trade union rep so yes, i tell it like it is. Making managers uncomfortable is too much fun!
408758
The fact that anything is paid out of pocket is too much. Unions abuse and steal the workers "union dues". This isn't the 1800's anymore, workers need to think for themselves, and hold personal responsibility.
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Not China or Mexico but:\nMy job consisted of working in several departments. Due to some of those departments going to Germany and some to Brazil, many of us were laid off, permanently. I had to find another job at 1/2 what I had been making.  I had recieved good reviews, offered raises and bonuses. I feel like our businesses shouldn't offer the raises and bonuses and then let us go, and hire temporary workers, at lower wages, to do some of the other jobs available that we could have done. I would have taken a cut in pay just to keep my benefits and seniority. We were not given that option.\n\nOur leaders do not see what the common worker has to deal with. They need to come down here and talk to US, the ones affected by NAFTA and CAFTA. Big corporations want more for less, not necessarily better quality. Quantity for the money is more important than quality. It stuffs their wallets and takes it out of ours.
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Absolutely NOT!  An employer should decide pay raises and benefits based on merit, job performance or evaluation of that individual.\n\nUnions do more harm than good for the company.  And most companies all the way from retail to big business offers very competitive salaries and benefit packages anyway. \n\nYou are talking about an organization form years ago when employees, both adult and children were over worked and paid very little.  It's no longer like that.  \n\nMajor transportation can come to a stand still due to "unions" wanting more benefits for the employees as a whole?  Thus putting the operation of a public utility or service in  the hands of the Unions instead of the Company.  It harms us all as a society that requires the use of public transit systems and airplanes.\n\nEven truck drivers will stop the flow of retail and food delivery.  Which can stop thousands of company's across the US and the world from providing us as the consumer with our daily needs.\n\nNext time you go to catch a plane to visit a family member and see that big "ON STRIKE" sign?  Or you live in New York and wake up one morning for your commute? \n\nAsk yourself THIS question, why does such an antiquated organization as a "Union" still exist?
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you seem to pay a lot of attn to a bunch of sweaty guys that touch each other. what does that say about you?
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I know several people employed by NS, they have had or have a few gripes about them, but where can you work and not have gripes about something or someone nowadays. \n\nThey do pay a very good wage plus health benefits, they are a Fortune 500 Company. But from what they have told me there are a lot of company rules and government agency rules they have to follow, along with drug testing on a regular basis.\n\nIn my opinion I think it would be a good company to work for, if nothing else for the good wages and the benefits.
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The actual workers are grossly underpaid and the management grossly overpaid. About the same in any business really. \nI don't know about the posties who do delivery routes but I know that for them in the mail centers.
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Firstly does your bf own the company or is he a worker?\n\nSecondly unions are legal and allowed to sign up members. However this sounds like it goes a little far, unless your bf has done something like cross a picket line , then he better know he's not going to be liked or respected and that's why he's being called a rat and a scab.  As for the other man is he really an illegal allien?  Then INS could come in and send him back .\n\nYou know unionism only grows when the employees sense that management is not dealing with them fairly and respecing the work they do.  When people do not feel valued or respected or acknowledged for their contributions then they become angry and push back in the only way they know how as a group.\n\nUnions are not all demons nor is management always the enemy however if that's how management and union posture themselves then there won't be any kind of labour peace.
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You belong to a Union.  The company always pays you well.  No union?  The company always screws you.
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To my Co-workers,\nYou have made this work experience here at .... Most enjoyable as well as educational. I have made some friends as well as learned from you all. I would like to say Thank you and farewell to you all . I hope we can stay in touch.
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I dont want either party to decide for me. I want them to do their job and protect me.  I can decide for my self thanks.  And when you make decisions for other groups that effects me that is wrong too.  I dont want to pay for your ineptness to take care of your self.  thats why I work look it up its a novel concept.
316056
They have a right to ask and you have a right to take the matter to your union rep and see what he/she has to say about it.  You might have a grievable issue.
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I think Mormons may be the nicest people I've ever met...I work for a Mormon and he is very kind.\n\nI agree that they are misled.  I feel sorry for the person I work for, he works so hard at doing all the things that the Mormon church insists you "have to do" to get to a certain "level" of heaven after you die.  He exhausts himself, he doesn't know that we are saved by grace, not our works.\n\nI think it's very sad that these wonderful people follow a false gospel (the Book of Mormon) and a false prophet (Joseph Smith)...I pray for their release from the false church of Mormonism, that they may become born again and have a personal relationship with the true Jesus Christ, the biblical Christ, not the Jesus of Mormonism.
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National Labor Union and Knights of Labor  I think.
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Yeah most of those people are bunch of rednecks with over inflated egos (probably that's why they get picked for the job). They are rude with most people so don't take it personally. Personally I wouldn't bother with it cause nobody will care unless you really fell strongly about it, in that case check out: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/customerservice/handle_complaints.xml\n\nIt's kinda hilarious to read their "Pledge to Travelers":\nhttp://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/customerservice/pledge_travel.xml
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HECK YES!!!!! I would join them in a heartbeat!!!!!!!!!!!! In  fact,i have been considering it already.\n All these LOYAL, patriotic, citizens are doing, is trying to secure a section of our border,because the government will NOT do it's job of protecting the U.S. citizens!!!!!! THEY are too busy catering to the illegals!\n\nAnd yes,the Minutemen do a terrific job of reporting sightings of illegals to border patrol. They have never taken the law into their own hands and arrested anyone,and regardless to the popular LIES on here, there has never been ONE incident of the Minutemen being involved in shooting, maiming,or killing anyone!!\nIf you talk to the border patrol agents themselves,THEY will tell you what a big help the Minutemen have been to them in stemming the crossings of ilegals! It's their supervisors who REFUSE to admit it!!! And,when you have our OWN President calling the Minutemen derogatory names,what else can you expect his FLUNKYS to do??!!!