Helper Union Dues

[upschuck]

It was about that two years ago here. Last year it was $10 and this year it is $10.10.

UPS's minimum wage is now $10.10, federal law.

 

[GillEagan]

UPS's minimum wage is now $10.10, federal law.

I wonder what the state one is now. Last I heard it was $6.75. But that was like 5 years ago.

 

[upschuck]

I wonder what the state one is now. Last I heard it was $6.75. But that was like 5 years ago.

$7.25 is minimum wage

 

[GillEagan]

$7.25 is minimum wage

I just looked it up. It's $8.05. Arizona has had it's own minimum wage since 2008.

 

[upschuck]

I just looked it up. It's $8.05. Arizona has had it's own minimum wage since 2008.

I was talking federal, since you are the only one that knows what state you are in, you are the only one that would know your particular municipalities wages.

 

[BigSlim]

I got hired the day before Thanksgiving (orientation) and worked 9 hours on Black Friday as a driver helper. $10.10 an hour here. After my first check came I saw that union dues of $25 was deducted. By chance I ran into the lady from HR yesterday and asked her if that was a weekly thing, one time, monthly or what and she didn't know.

So after the taxes and dues my take home was $80.35 for 11.5 hours of work. I don't think this job was meant to be a living wage, no one is forcing me to work, and I knew what I was getting in to, so I'm not really complaining. It's seasonal work and I'd be home watching television otherwise until the spring semester starts in January.

On the bright side I've lost 7 lbs. in a week and a half and my driver buys me lunch everyday. So I suppose those are the perks.

 

[reginald95]

Always thought it was a scam that they take union dues from temp workers. Poor chumps make crap money and then they get robbed by the union.

 

[rod]

on By chance I ran into the lady from HR yesterday and asked her if that was a weekly thing, one time, monthly or what and she didn't know. Quote]


Even though dues and initiation fees are not the concern of the company (other than collecting them) it still amazes me some one in HR couldn't give an answer to such a basic question like that. I'm sure everyone in HR must be asked that question a hundred times every peak. Sounds like some retraining in the HR department is in order. Then again I imagine they avoid at all cost revealing the correct answer because they are embarrassed to tell someone just how little their checks will actually be after all taxes, dues and initiation fees are with held.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

I have no radio at all in my daily driver.

Just sayin', if you worked a little bit more you could get a vehicle with a radio.

 

[Brownslave688]

Just sayin', if you worked a little bit more you could get a vehicle with a radio.

I'm cool with it. Gives me more time to visualize clerkgirl

 

[FrigidFTSup]

I'm cool with it. Gives me more time to visualize clerkgirl

 

[Brownslave688]

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Is that her name? Serenity? If so that's hot.

 

[Wally]

What a scam. Take the money from people who won't even be remembered a month from now.

Private jets are expensive.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Is that her name? Serenity? If so that's hot.

No, she's not a stripper

 

[Brownslave688]

No, she's not a stripper

She sure fooled me the other night.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

She sure fooled me the other night.

 

[Showtyme]

@Showtyme, If you are not in a RTW state, get a withdrawal card from the union, then if you come back again, you get all the money you paid in credited to you.

I called today and was able to withdraw and are going to get back at least what I got deducted these past 3 weeks.