dust eater
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turn 60 in April I'm pretty excited
Hey Tinkerer we pay 132.00 a year now for retirement dues.If the member is retired, paying dues ends. Yay !
turn 60 in April I'm pretty excited
Congratulations! You earned it! You’re gonna love it especially the 1st of every monthturn 60 in April I'm pretty excited
Ok that’s good to know. This is what I mean I just don’t know how all of this works quite yet. At this point in time I hope to work in a shop or company owned truck. I would also like to work year round so hopefully if I get an offer from somewhere it will be a company that keeps mechanics on all winter, as the thought of being laid off scares me.An IUOE mechanic with his own truck doesn't mean that he is self-employed. Although a few of them are.
They get their work thru the hall.
Contractors will always pay for your truck to be used while you are employed by them.
It is sometimes more cost efficient for them not to own the truck.
The company owned trucks are almost always the ones that work full time.
I saw a lot of mechanic owned trucks work year around.
I turned down an offer (request) to work as a mechanic in a company owned truck.
I stayed with that contractor running dozers for many years after that offer.
^5 brother!!turn 60 in April I'm pretty excited
Nooo dues when you get your Gold Card !Hey Tinkerer we pay 132.00 a year now for retirement dues.
Ok that is good to now I had no idea. So for example if a 150 guy at a dealership wanted to leave and go work for a contractor he wouldn’t be allowed to just be hired by that contractor? So essentially you don’t go out job hunting, the union will find you work? The IUOE sounds better in almost every way except maybe stability? Unless I was to get another dealership. That’s the one thing my my current job has at least is stability and no chance of lay offs really.Nooo dues when you get your Gold Card !
Heavywrenching ;
The most important thing to know is to never,ever go out on your own and look for a job after being in any IUOE union. Heavy fines and getting banned can or will be the result of doing so.
The Business Representative or the dispatchers are the only way to get a job thru the hall.
Once you work for a contractor they can call the hall and request for you to come back to work for them if you get laid off for some reason. It is referred to as recall rights.
Hey dust eater try to attend one of the pre retirement seminar’s very helpful,especially with all the different pension options and healthcare credits.Congratulations! You earned it! You’re gonna love it especially the 1st of every month
NO JOB SEEKING ON YOUR OWN, EVER !Ok that is good to now I had no idea. So for example if a 150 guy at a dealership wanted to leave and go work for a contractor he wouldn’t be allowed to just be hired by that contractor? So essentially you don’t go out job hunting, the union will find you work? The IUOE sounds better in almost every way except maybe stability? Unless I was to get another dealership. That’s the one thing my my current job has at least is stability and no chance of lay offs really.
Do you have any experience or know of anyone who has been a mechanic in the 150? Is it common for them to work for the same company for a lot of years or do most guys get bounced around in and out of work as they are needed?All you’re employment comes through the dispatch office,usually in your district,but no always,you can be on the out of work list in other districts if you want to travel.
That is true but the IAMAW still does protect us. We would most likely have hours cut, as we only have guaranteed 32hr weeks on our contract. They cut hours down to 32hrs a week for mechanics at the start of covid, however 32 hrs a week might still be better than being laid off as a contractor mechanic. The 150 would definitely have a higher reward factor but also seems like it could have higher risks as well. Still just trying to weigh it all out in my head.NO JOB SEEKING ON YOUR OWN, EVER !
All IUOE locals have a system in place, similar to going to court for breaking a law. There will be hearing, facts stated and most likely a member who filed the complaint against the member that tried to get a job on his own. It will destroy the reputation of that member forever.
The drawback with your present employer is that you are at their mercy for a job. At any given time they can lay you off without a reason.