1 yr. ago • 97%

Why is there so little talk about the teamsters strikes?

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You mean the UPS strike that hasn’t started yet?

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- Aug 1 deadline. They got all week to work on it
  
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  Right. plenty of places have tricky contract negotiations. We can’t care about every single one of them. That being said, I’ve heard a lot in the news about this one. So I have no idea what OP is talking about. It’s got a lot of coverage for a strike that didn’t happen yet
  
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Good question. Post some links to news?

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- https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/22/business/teamsters-president/index.html
  
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- Yeah, I'm not sure what OP is referring to, but I'd read up on it if there were links
  
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I don't know for sure, but the teamsters have a checkered past that we all need to get the f over to support workers in any way we can.

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- old leadership of the union had sketchy connections. doesn't have anything to do with the workers today and I'd hope no one is persuaded against supporting the strike due to that stuff. Here's a good article from a trusted source that's been reporting on this consistently. https://therealnews.com/teamsters-union-freight-contract-truckers
  
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UPS pilots are also going to strike with the teamsters.

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The Teamsters seem to go on strike as.frequently as the US has a vehicle accident involving a fatality. It’s not news at this point, it’s business as usual.

As a truck driver myself, my only thought is, “Good, perhaps freight rates will go up again.” Otherwise, don’t care. What are they striking about this time? Not enough coffee in the break room? Vending machine out of Mt.Dew?

Seriously though, I’ve never (knowingly) met a Teamster who wasn’t a complete and total asshole. I am sure such a creature exists, just haven’t met them yet.

The Teamsters Union is the only Union of which I have an entirely negative view of. They make the UAW look like a bunch of really intelligent, well organized, team players.

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- The starting wages for drivers is $16.20/hr part time. It's a joke. That's fucking retail wages.
  
  At least they already agreed to stop sending drivers out to die in trucks without air conditioning.
  
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  TANSTAFL. If the load don’t pay, don’t haul it. If a job doesn’t pay enough, find another job. Or starve. Their choice.
  
  Sounds like they are more devoted to the company in question than the company is to them.
  
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- Fart touch, no touch backs.
  
  You, my friend are obviously talking out of your ass
  
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