Does UPS have us sign a "no-competition" statement when we are hired. I can't ever remember signing one.
Question on Union and dues.
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Does UPS have us sign a "no-competition" statement when we are hired. I can't ever remember signing one.
Initiation here has been $400 since 1995.
As far as working at UPS and a competitor, at least here it was ok. I worked for both RPS and UPS in the late 90s as they were right down the street from each other. In fact, 75% of the people I worked with at RPS also worked at UPS (there was only like 12 of us total, was a small hub). Management was well aware of it and never said anything.
You guys also like to generalize a lot. Each region does things very differently. Upstate brought up how fair it is doing the same work as others but getting a substantially different rate. On our sort aisle, we have part timers, combo workers, and 125s all doing the same work and making vastly different amounts for it.
Also, here part time insurance is the exact same as full timers.
As far as working at UPS and a competitor, at least here it was ok. I worked for both RPS and UPS in the late 90s as they were right down the street from each other. In fact, 75% of the people I worked with at RPS also worked at UPS (there was only like 12 of us total, was a small hub). Management was well aware of it and never said anything.
You guys also like to generalize a lot. Each region does things very differently. Upstate brought up how fair it is doing the same work as others but getting a substantially different rate. On our sort aisle, we have part timers, combo workers, and 125s all doing the same work and making vastly different amounts for it.
Also, here part time insurance is the exact same as full timers.
705red
Browncafe Steward
I do not understand why the union thinks it needs to charge a ptimer $400 initiation for a job that pays $8.50. Here its $50 for a ptiler and $100 for a ftimer, now that is more than reasonable. The minimum dues a ptimer pays here is $22 a month. Everything else is 2.5 your hourly rate.
BryantheLion
I leef deengs up n boot dem down
I finally finished paying off the initation fee, the union took away $17 out of this weeks paycheck, plus the United Way 09 $3 that I signed up for, so Im still getting $20 deducted. Will the union dues change every week, or its set at $17?
EDIT: Nevermind, someone already answered it above.
EDIT: Nevermind, someone already answered it above.
wow.. i guess i didn't realize how nice i have it, being where i am. We only pay 2x our hourly wage (not 2.5x) a month for union dues and we only pay $175 for initiation. I cant believe that it varies that much based on region. $400 for part time initiation + 2.5x union dues is a large portion of someones yearly income when they're only working part time.
gandydancer
Well-Known Member
Again, UPS doesn't calculate the deductions. Initiation, dues, fines (working nights exempts me from being fined for not showing up to enough meetings each quarter, but I pay a $65 picket duty assessment each year by deduction from my paycheck for not doing without sleep to show up and stuff envilopes or hand out political info, etc.), misc. fees (when I nearly died from untreated diabetes they had me send them a check for $0.50 to process a membership withdrawal -- but then took dues anyway for a month when my only pay from UPS was for the Fourth of July! -- but then didn't cash it, but took $0.50 out of a subsequent paycheck and sent the check back) are all added up by the union and sent to UPS for collection. It's in the contract. And I've never heard of UPS not handing over to the union every penny they deduct. So if too much is taken it's the union you need to deal with.
UPS can choose not to hire you if you work for a competitor. But I don't think they can fire you merely for going to work for a competitor.
$400!? See below...
And do the 12-18 month delays in qualifying for insurance apply to ft?
http://www.tdu.org/files/final.pdf
705red
Browncafe Steward
Wow, thats a lot of wasted money! My local is the 2nd biggest in the country and my secretary treasurer barely made the $100,000 club with two salaries, one from the local and he is also on the joint council.
How can agents in other locals make more than principal officers in larger locals?
I do remember when hoffa promised to cap salaries. Just another lie of his!
hondo
promoted to mediocrity
More likely he had to quit USPS because (as a preloader) he didn't have 10 hours off before he would start his USPS route. Assuming USPS has to comply with DOT regs (title 49 CFR part 395)
