Are you new? Is it your first week or something?
Correct. Anyone who has been here for awhile knows how Express operates. That means that your 3% or 6% is irrelevant, because you will lose at least that much in the coming year. Fred has been spending big on airplanes and TNT, and he will pay the pilots more in the next contract, so where does that leave us? On the shad end of the stick...as usual.
All of the above are prime excuse fodder, and even if they don't renege, your net gain will be the same...zero.
This is too little, too late anyways. The company has completely lost the trust of most employees, and those left aren't going to put up with the working conditions even if pay appears to be higher. They lie, then lie some more, and then pile lies on top of the existing pile. I wouldn't trust Fred S on anything, and neither will most employees these days.
van still thinks he'll come out ahead, which is fine. They'll get it back from him, and everyone else. We left the building just before 10 today, and they were still playing the usual games. "Take your lunch now", and management called many couriers to try and convince them to start late.
There has been no meaningful change.