The History of Top Rate Progression?

[oldngray]

Had I done so I would have collected far less poop than you have left here over the years.

 

[Wally]

When I started in '76 part time, I started at $7.41. Driver pay was $8.41. You got a .25 raise a month for 4 months. Top pay in 4 months.

$7.41 in the year 1976 is the equivalent of $31.84 in today's dollars.

 

[cosmo1]

and emptied the toilet?

Had I done so I would have collected far less poop than you have left here over the years.

Real zinger there, Dave.

 

[brownmonster]

I started at 10.91 an hour in May of 88. Top pay was 15ish. The job I left paid 11.75.

 

[Turdferguson]

I'm off the street as well. I've paid plenty of dues, don't judge someone so hastily as where they spent 5-10 years of their life earning a living. There are plenty of harder jobs(physically), trust me.

 

[Brownslave688]

I hope they do something about part timers. Our building has a terrible turnover with kids. They better start paying them better or they will never stick around. You can make more working at fast food joint working during the daylight.

There is no reason for a part time progression. The general wage increases are more than their progression. That's beyond ass backwards.

 

[rod]

I served my country for 8 years while you were putting boxes on trucks.

If you call being in the Air Force "serving".

 

[fedx]

In 71 I was making something like $6.35 an hour. My wife had a great paying job with the State of Mn. ---she made $3.35 an hour. Between us we were pulling in almost 10 bucks an hour. That was CRAZY money back then. We save $10,000 that first year and bought an $18,000 home on a nice lake.

Back in 1971 making $6.35/hr would be like making $35/hr today. That was life before globalism. Back then you could buy a really nice house for $20K. Now it's $200K+. I guess it's might be close to proportionate still, but back then you could top out in just months. Now it takes numerous years. That's why there isn't loyalty to jobs anymore. If you could top out in 3 months or 6 months or even a year at a job, you're going to be loyal to that job from that point on. But if it takes 5 or 10 or even 20 years (as FedEx was) to top out, you're not going to stay if you can find something better. Globalism is about bringing in illegal immigrants to drive down wages. Trump's election proves how "the swamp" doesn't want a wall built. They are stonewalling him. Drive down wages using illegals so that, like in 1971, making $6.35 will be big money once again. Only this time your money won't buy you a house like it did in 1971. You'll be living in some coffin apartment and you'll be taking public transit. That's what the future holds under globalism.

 

[Jones]

If you call being in the Air Force "serving".

We used to call it the Chair Force.

 

[brownmonster]

We used to call it the Chair Force.

Don't the fly boys get all the chicks?

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Hey @wooferjay ... go friend* yourself.

 

[thisjobaintforeverybody]

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Hey @wooferjay ... go friend* yourself.

I like your style @RonBurgandy??????????

 

[rod]

Back in 1971 making $6.35/hr would be like making $35/hr today. That was life before globalism. Back then you could buy a really nice house for $20K. Now it's $200K+. I guess it's might be close to proportionate still, but back then you could top out in just months. Now it takes numerous years. That's why there isn't loyalty to jobs anymore. If you could top out in 3 months or 6 months or even a year at a job, you're going to be loyal to that job from that point on. But if it takes 5 or 10 or even 20 years (as FedEx was) to top out, you're not going to stay if you can find something better. Globalism is about bringing in illegal immigrants to drive down wages. Trump's election proves how "the swamp" doesn't want a wall built. They are stonewalling him. Drive down wages using illegals so that, like in 1971, making $6.35 will be big money once again. Only this time your money won't buy you a house like it did in 1971. You'll be living in some coffin apartment and you'll be taking public transit. That's what the future holds under globalism.

I'm screwed then. There is no public transit where I live---unless you call one taxi public transit.

 

[rod]

Don't the fly boys get all the chicks?

only in the movies

 

[rod]

Don't the fly boys get all the chicks?

then the chicks divorce them

 

[Brisket]

Do you know any folks that you worked with that passed away within a few years of retirement??? That fear in itself is why I'm leaving the minute I can get the friend out...

Yes, she was the nicest, sweetest lady, only 54 years young. Came in last October, got her board, walked to her truck and said she didn't feel well, and to please call for help. She was gone before the rescue squad arrived.

 

[SaladTosser]

Yes, she was the nicest, sweetest lady, only 54 years young. Came in last October, got her board, walked to her truck and said she didn't feel well, and to please call for help. She was gone before the rescue squad arrived.

Working all those years just to go out like that. Terrifying.

 

[Over 70]

None of us are Teamsters until we reach the 5 year point.

 

[Catatonic]

We used to call it the Chair Force.

Do they have chairs that spin around!?

 

[BigUnionGuy]

How long did top rate progression stay at two years, in past contracts etc, before it changed to three then four! Sorry if this is supposed to be in the Union discussion thread I don't know where goes anymore.

Your post didn't clarify if you were asking about full-time, or part-time.

There's a difference.

Prior to 1982, wages and progression schedules were a supplemental issue.


1982 was the first year of part-time wages being listed in the Master.

And, it was a 2 year progression. That remained until 1993.

The 1993 contract was the introduction of the 4 year progression.


For all of the TDU fanboys, guess who was the IBT President ?

Yep.... Ron C. (champion for the part-timers)



-Bug-