Bubblehead
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Do they pay an initiation fee on top of their dues for this limited time frame to earn money, with no expectation of an opportunity for long term employment?
Refund of Union Initiation Fee
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BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
upschuck
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Initiation is still only $100, and think it is broken up into 4 or 5 pay periods. I do think they tell them to get a withdrawal card. I've heard the union spiel a few times given by the company HR person, and they are always upfront with the prospective employees prior to employment.
Bubblehead
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How do you withdraw before you are initiated and while you are actually working?
upschuck
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If , and after employment is terminated, silly.
Richard Harrow
Deplorable.
See, aren't you glad now that you didn't spend a lifetime here?
What'dyabringmetoday???
Well-Known Member
Former employer? Did UPS go out of business? You are laughing right now Skippy. Admit it.
What'dyabringmetoday???
Well-Known Member
Keep up the good work Captain.
MassWineGuy
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Well, it may not have been to them, I suppose. But it was my honest and sincere best effort. Guess I can't walk on water like many others here.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Wah wah wah...sir, allow me to sum up. Didn't you post once that you are...55-60 years old? The fact is, you are too damn old to be just STARTING a FT driver job...just being blunt and honest. It is what it is.
MassWineGuy
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Oh how can you be so cruel? I'm going downstairs right now to jump out of my basement window and end it all.
Right.That's the reason I wanted a seasonal driving job. To do this all year is totally insane, especially given the respect UPS affords its employees. I don't care how much you make, it's not worth it.
You can't sit there at your keyboard, holding your elementary school beginner's dictionary and honestly tell me that you don't know drivers who are my age.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Of course i do...guys that have worked here for 25 or 30 years....they're not starting a physically demanding career at age 60. You couldn't see the writing on the wall a mile away?
MassWineGuy
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Yes, you have a good point. But it wasn't like I'd just been sitting on a soft couch up until I went to UPS. I'm in decent shape and have a lot of stamina. Still, it may not have been adequate. On the other hand, I saw olenty of folks who put out much less effort than I did.
I'm not bitter or angry. I like my FedEx job so far. It's not $34 an hour, but the money is good enough for me at the moment.
I'm not bitter or angry. I like my FedEx job so far. It's not $34 an hour, but the money is good enough for me at the moment.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
I'm not saying you couldn't do the job. But ups no doubt saw your age as a liability....especially with potential injuries.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Yes.... you are.
That's why you keep posting.
You wouldn't commit to the job.
Has something changed ?
-Bug-
MassWineGuy
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Of course I committed to the job. I gave it my all, despite the union acting like organized crime. But that's another thread. You're in no position to know, guess or channel what my performance was. I always received positive rehire status.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
Does it even matter at this point? You
have a new job.
MassWineGuy
Well-Known Member
Exactly. I still like everyone I worked with at UPS (except for the a**hole driver on the Amesbury, MA route). Just not the corporation.
no it just sounds like he didn't have a pc fairy godmother to help him get in.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
Did you start a thread last year, MassWineGuy?
If you call the union hall I'm sure they can guide you through the process. Your local may refund the initiation fee, but would (I'd hope) try to keep you as a member.
If you call the union hall I'm sure they can guide you through the process. Your local may refund the initiation fee, but would (I'd hope) try to keep you as a member.
