YRC Teamsters-Local 79

TEAM LETTER 115
Teamster Employees against Mismanagement

Well, here we go again. Like we all knew, Welch is back with his plan B, for another handout try. It seems like this time he has asked his good friend Hoffa for some help to get into our pockets. Let’s look at some numbers concerning the union. First the union collects roughly $16.6 million from us annually, now they haven’t done anything for us for about 8 years, (my last contract book has yellowed pages) so Hoffa’s regime has gotten $132.8 million in dues for virtually nothing. It is no wonder that Welch has gone to see him and his buddy Harry Wilson for help, to find out how to get to us. If the union can get us for that much, just think how much they could get together. Put that with the fact that the teamsters tricked UPS Freight into a quickie meeting followed by an immediate vote, which approved their contract, they were told the option was to pass the contract or that they would strike, which was a lie, they couldn’t. Now we are all going to be invited to the hall, for a quickie meeting and then an immediate vote just like UPS was, but I am sure instead of a strike threat ours will be closing the doors and putting us all out of work. I guess the union saw a trick that worked once, why not do it again. IF the union can get us to accept this, then everyone can start to get paid for their effort, except us of course, since we will be the ones paying everyone. The problem I have with this whole MOU debacle is that not EVERYONE is contributing equally. IF I have to give to this, against my will, then every member of this company should be giving similarly. IF this new MOU does not do that, then it is a bad deal for us. WE are already giving up, 15% of all earnings, 1 week of vacation, 10 minutes a day of break time, I would like remind Mr. Welch that he is into OUR pockets already for at least $12,611.64 each, and that is if you only work 50 hours a week. All 26,600 union members are currently giving this and more. It is time for all the non-union personnel, other support personnel and management at all levels to step up to the plate and sacrifice equally, including senior staff. WE do all the heavy work, WE drive the trucks, WE speak to and face the customers daily, and WE take the abuse for management’s ridiculous decisions and lies. WE do all these things for 15% less money, and not one manager has the time or the inclination to thank or show any respect to any of us, for saving this damned company on a daily basis…….

TEAM LETTER 108
Teamster Employees Against Mismanagement
The next section of the MOU has to do with wage increases, if you look at the chart that is provided you will notice that there are no increases for 2014 and 2015. Imagine that, our hourly pay stays the same for two years, that should be enough to make you say NO to this ridiculous Ponzi scheme. Well, I guess we should be grateful for that “Ratification Bonus” he gave us. But look at the bright side the fact that he stole two years of raises is the smallest theft in this MOU. Don’t worry the big money is still yet to come; contributions to our health and welfare fund is almost as bad. There is no increase in 2014 at all, and in 2015 YRC is willing to give a slight increase of $.35 an hour in January thru July and then Increase it to $.50 an hour in August 2015. Then on August 2016 they will finally give $1.00 an hour.
Next we should discuss the Profit Sharing, well on second thought, why waste our time and ink, by the time the profit sharing kicks in, YRC will have found a way to take that back also. When you figure that they control the books and the cash, they can make the profits look like whatever they want. Like this Bonus that we discussed in the last letter, did you know that it will cost YRC $19,500,000 to convince us to ratify this MOU. Now where did this money come from when they don’t have the money to pay their bills or loans? Like I said earlier this company does a lot of fuzzy math, like they don’t have money and then they do. It seems they have money for Executive pay raises, and a Bonus for non-performance, but no money to cover their obligations. Now they need to steal from us once again, oh and if you look at number 6C it talks about the company won’t move their money to avoid paying profit sharing…..really they already thought of a way to cheat again, and it isn’t even approved yet…..