This site is dedicated to the drivers of Ruan-Bobcat who want to form a union with Teamsters Local 120 and bargain collectively for better wages and working conditions. In these tough economic times it is stressful for every working class family when it comes down to what will happen at work.
The bottom line is if the drivers want a contract they are the ones that will make it happen.
The election will be successful because it is being handled by the workers for the workers as a group... all for a contract.
This will be the official site for all Ruan-Bobcat drivers to cross check any information given out by those who are being paid to stop you from joining Teamsters local 120.
Please check back here frequently for updates, fact checks and the truth.
I am a member of Local 120 and I hope to see these Ruan drivers on the road as fellow Teamsters. I've worked at SuperValu for over 10 years and I make over 20 dollars an hour. My wife just had surgery and $60,000 in hospital bills amounted to no more than a few thousand dollars from our bank account. I own a home and am somehow making it through these tough economic times. I've got over $80,000 in my pension and plan to stay with the company for 20 more years. I have low seniority because people retire with the company. Its a hard job but because of our union benefits we stay and stand strong.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to nonunionized workers. My mom was in her late-50’s when she was working for Mid-State’s Aluminum, a non-union plant that starts people at a little over $8 an hour. She miscounted her parts and was caught by management. The manager talked to her and had her sign a document admitting her mistake. She was fired and has not worked since. She was then making close to $13 an hour after over 10 years of service. I told her, “Mom, in a unionized shop we tell management that the only thing we’ll ever sign is our pay check.” Because she had no workplace representation she now lives off of a $45 food card and widow’s benefits. Without a union, management will fire higher paid employees in order to bring in young workers for less. They will screw you out of your much needed health care benefits.
In a union we elect our stewards who are trained to represent us on the job. Management doesn't harass us because they know they will be fighting more than one man. They will be attacking us as a unit. As a result we stay with the company until retirement and we get respect on the job.