Red Horse Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 If you want to read an interesting view of the current strike that effects the "Big Three" and Mack, go on You TUbe.."UAW Strikers Starve While Shawn Fain Gets Rich" This is an Autoline story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Not surprised thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67RModel Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mack-trucks-fires-back-at-striking-uaws-new-demands/amp interesting article on the subject…. Edited October 22, 2023 by 67RModel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 3 hours ago, 67RModel said: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mack-trucks-fires-back-at-striking-uaws-new-demands/amp interesting article on the subject…. This paragraph says it all IMO. Now it appears the union, encouraged by defeated Mack worker and unsuccessful UAW International presidential candidate Will Lehman and a Socialist rank-and-file committee, has intertwined the Mack strike with brinkmanship in Detroit. There are 34,000 of 146,000 UAW members striking selected GM, Ford and Stellantis plants while other plants are operating. When union leadership has their own "cause", usually associated with their need for power, the members get screwed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark T Posted October 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2023 I drove by those guys on strike last week. Couldn't help but wonder if any of them ever heard of Brockway trucks. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mark T said: I drove by those guys on strike last week. Couldn't help but wonder if any of them ever heard of Brockway trucks. Very good Mark-if they did, couldn't happen to them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I heard through the Grapevine that Ford hasn't had a raise in 20yrs so that's what they are striking over. Also MACK wants a 26.00 per hrs on top of what they are gittin paid already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post other dog Posted October 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2023 I have little to no sympathy for unions, I got to see them "in action" too much when I hauled steel. The auto workers are already some of the highest paid- and for doing the least amount of actual work- workers in the country, and they want a 40% raise? And a shorter work week too? Their greed could come back to bite 'em on the a$$ as the old saying goes. And the SAG? I don't know but I would guess that they're very well paid for what they do too, but it's never enough apparently. Maybe when they all get fired they can go work in an auto factory, and when the auto workers all lose their jobs they can all be big time Hollywood writers- that's a great idea! 1 2 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I know the workers at The Ford Engine Plant aka Penske don't get paid as much as they did back in the day when my Grandpa work there. 😒 As far as the other junk goes The UAW supports and has Supported too many lazy good for nothing people just because they paid their union dues. Other Dog I agree with you I also Want nothing to do with Unions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted October 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2023 I used to pick up worn parts at Delco Remy in Indiana back in late 80s. Drive in, there would be 20 guys drinking coffee and reading the paper. They would chose the one guy to load me, the rest would watch. My sister was HR over the Ford Romeo Engine plant. The horror stories of having to pay workers to sit in cafeteria all day because they couldn't fire them for any of the crap they would do wrong every day. Cheaper then fighting the union or fixing the stuff they did wrong. And people wonder why cars are so freaking expensive?? All those costs just add to the bottom line. 1 2 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rubber Duck 006 Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 14 hours ago, Freightrain said: I used to pick up worn parts at Delco Remy in Indiana back in late 80s. Drive in, there would be 20 guys drinking coffee and reading the paper. They would chose the one guy to load me, the rest would watch. My sister was HR over the Ford Romeo Engine plant. The horror stories of having to pay workers to sit in cafeteria all day because they couldn't fire them for any of the crap they would do wrong every day. Cheaper then fighting the union or fixing the stuff they did wrong. And people wonder why cars are so freaking expensive?? All those costs just add to the bottom line. Yup as long as they paid their 48.00 Union dues You couldn't touch them. My Grandpa hated that about the Union when he worked at Fords Lima Engine Plant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Not too much of a comment here but yes, I have noticed that for a lot of years even back when I was in lots of folks, choose to do as little as possible, and take full advantage of the fact I can do absolutely nothing, and cannot be fired probably even worse these days my philosophy if you don’t want to work, there’s the door it’s a simple as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 We have an entire line board full of them over here. These kids will get away with anything they could possibly pull off. If they don’t think they’re gonna get in trouble for not dealing their job pass it off to the next guy basically work, ethics in general have gone out the door. My company has got some of the laziest people I’ve ever seen as a result as usual somebody else has to cover what they did not do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 When I first started trucking, I would occasionally be sent to deliver at GM's OKC facility. They'd have 20-30 trucks scheduled for 7:00 pm. Show up at 7:01 and you were reported to your company for being "late", yet they wouldn't touch a single truck (unless, of course, it had a part they needed...and then you'd better hope it's in the nose because as soon as they find it, they stop unloading you) until shift change. Around 2 or 3:00, they'd get started...and by 7:00 am everyone was unloaded & ready to roll out. One time, I pulled out my guitar, sat on the curb, opened the case, tossed some change in it, and started strumming. Security came by in their little golf cart & sat there listening for a minute or two I looked at 'em and said "Well I ain't making money any other way sitting here waiting on y'all to get to work..." That was interestinly enough the last time the company sent me there with a load.😂 1 Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 That’s the way grocery warehouses used to operate 15-20 trucks all same time waiting and waiting and waiting finally get in the door then they drag thier feet pulling the shit out thank god I wasn’t on that job very long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Freight driver most of my life but had to take a couple of fill in jobs along the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Container job, same way waiting in line for an hour or more to get under the crane. You finally reach it and they break for one hour lunch bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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