The g.p finally visits a freight barn.

[Sasquatch16]

It only took O’Brien 1 year to mention something other than u.p.s

but in O’Brien fashion he still brought up u.p.s

O’Brien only mentioned ABF because he was getting beat up on social media about it.

[Faust]

It only took O’Brien 1 year to mention something other than u.p.s

but in O’Brien fashion he still brought up u.p.s

O’Brien only mentioned ABF because he was getting beat up on social media about it.

He's made it clear they do not intend to organize any freight barns anymore. He said the freight industry is a dying industry that will not survive the next five years.

[BurnedbyO'Brien]

He brings up UPS at every facility he visits that isn't UPS. He went to Universal studios in CA today and brought up UPS. That's because he couldn't care less about any of the other contracts, but he has to pretend he does by showing his face. It goes something to the affect of "I'm Sean O'Brien! I know this isn't a UPS facility, but let me tell you all about UPS because I don't care what's going on with this company or your issues. Call your BA. Oh, and don't forget to kiss the ring because if you don't, I will make sure to bully you and threatened you until you get on board with my way of thinking."

[Faust]

He brings up UPS at every facility he visits that isn't UPS. He went to Universal studios in CA today and brought up UPS. That's because he couldn't care less about any of the other contracts, but he has to pretend he does by showing his face. It goes something to the affect of "I'm Sean O'Brien! I know this isn't a UPS facility, but let me tell you all about UPS because I don't care what's going on with this company or your issues. Call your BA. Oh, and don't forget to kiss the ring because if you don't, I will make sure to bully you and threatened you until you get on board with my way of thinking."

100% on point!!!

[Truthspeaker]

How many votes are in freight ? Or what’s left of it …..

[Faust]

How many votes are in freight ? Or what’s left of it …..

There are just under 15k at YRC and under 10k at ABF. All together there is less than 30k members in the dying freight industry.

ABF and the Teamsters under Ernie Sohel agreed to extend the contract expiration to July 31st. You better bet O'Brien will give them an extension just like he did at Costco.

[Nickjamesups]

O’Brien came to my building, a lot of photos but little real information . Hope he gets better .

[Faust]

O’Brien came to my building, a lot of photos but little real information . Hope he gets better .

Like the Teamster ragazine where he's on every page.

[BurnedbyO'Brien]

You won't get any real information, especially about freight, because he has none. He is there for the photo ops so that the pictures can be plastered all over social media to make it look like he gives a shit. Don't be fooled. He doesn't. And if you ask him questions during his visit that he doesn't like, he gets very confrontational and defensive and you better watch your back from that point on because it will have a target on it and he will retaliate.

[Hiway80]

Your username kind of says it all. I don't know what the issue or events are, and it looks like you want to understandably not give details, its shameful when any Teamster is concerned about retaliation. I know its reality but we shouldn't stand for it.

[BurnedbyO'Brien]

I stood up against O'Brien and his cronies and it cost me my career. As soon as he had his first GEB meeting, the decision was made under the guise of something completely fictional and that was the end of my career. After that, I watched people that had run against his slate, spoken up against him over the years, fought against his closest minions, cower like hunted animals and start kissing his (and his cronies) asses because they were afraid the same thing was going to happen to them. What I've learned is that if you dare cross O'Brien or any of his closest cronies, they will come after you. There have already been unions that have been dismantled or been the targets of nonstop harassment in the form of investigations, audits, threats of trusteeship if you report the harassment to the IIO or fight him in any way or they just put out lies about you to the public.

[CrackerStacker]

WOW! If what Burnt said is true it is a sad statement of the upper union. I know the president is from Local 25. I just saw a news clip video on this site (Video Library-Rank and file-Merry Christmas) about a union member that had to pay union fees out of one pay check at Christmas time because Local 25 changed its rules. I don’t know much about politics in the union but the video definitely tells me that the union didn’t care about the woman’s Christmas. Apparently, the union bosses don’t understand that when you first get a job you are probably already behind in payments and one lump sum is a killer. I guess all they care about is getting their money, not how it impacts us. I will pay more attention to what the union is doing.

[percap2high]

BurnedbyO'Brien is saying what anyone who knows our GP would tell you privately.. You don't unify a union by starting out seeking revenge on all your perceived enemies, especially when they all happened to be Teamsters. Firing half the people at the IBT wasn't the best unifying move and its downhill from there. Burned is also right about everyone afraid to speak out, afraid for their jobs. These jobs are hard enough without all this BS. And yes we get very little for our percapita and even less now.

[Nights]

BurnedbyO'Brien is saying what anyone who knows our GP would tell you privately.. You don't unify a union by starting out seeking revenge on all your perceived enemies, especially when they all happened to be Teamsters. Firing half the people at the IBT wasn't the best unifying move and its downhill from there. Burned is also right about everyone afraid to speak out, afraid for their jobs. These jobs are hard enough without all this BS. And yes we get very little for our percapita and even less now.

You guys are right about people afraid to speak out, but secrets aren't secrets very long in this union.