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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 733354" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>No, I'm asking you questions and you want to turn it into something personal. As to part-timers, there apparently were lawsuits over forcing part-timers to work fulltime hrs without FT benefits. Part-timers are now limited to 30 hrs, except if they choose to work more. But they can't be forced, and there's no wink-and-a-nod "choose to." If mgrs at your station are forcing PT's to work more than 30, they are in violation of policy, and there's no "station needs" involved. But, as usual, unless a mgr is called on it, they'll try to take advantage of employees' lack of knowledge of their rights.</p><p></p><p>In no way am I suggesting we don't need a union. If FedEx does go forward with this plan, we'll need as high an hourly rate as possible. For the life of me, I don't get some of you. I've pointed this out in the past, that if the legislation is signed into law that FedEx will most likely set in motion plans to minimize the union 's impact. That the one thing they care about most is protecting the stock price. That pushing them to give us UPS comparable pay and benefits will cause them to restructure how they do business. That they can't afford to pay that and still maintain profits, and if you look at their current profits they can't afford to pay 50,000+ employees that kind of money and not go bankrupt. I was just stating the obvious and for that I get excoriated. Well, they aren't waiting to see how things will turn out. Just the possibility of a union has them on the move. We need a union all right, just to get us as high a hourly rate as we can get. Otherwise many of us will be looking for a fulltime job in a lousy economy. And many of us will probably be looking for work anyways by the time they're through. Unintended consequences. If somehow they stretch this out for another year just maybe I can get some bills paid off. And lest you think I'm only thinking of myself I suggest everyone better bear down and get yourself out of debt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 733354, member: 24302"] No, I'm asking you questions and you want to turn it into something personal. As to part-timers, there apparently were lawsuits over forcing part-timers to work fulltime hrs without FT benefits. Part-timers are now limited to 30 hrs, except if they choose to work more. But they can't be forced, and there's no wink-and-a-nod "choose to." If mgrs at your station are forcing PT's to work more than 30, they are in violation of policy, and there's no "station needs" involved. But, as usual, unless a mgr is called on it, they'll try to take advantage of employees' lack of knowledge of their rights. In no way am I suggesting we don't need a union. If FedEx does go forward with this plan, we'll need as high an hourly rate as possible. For the life of me, I don't get some of you. I've pointed this out in the past, that if the legislation is signed into law that FedEx will most likely set in motion plans to minimize the union 's impact. That the one thing they care about most is protecting the stock price. That pushing them to give us UPS comparable pay and benefits will cause them to restructure how they do business. That they can't afford to pay that and still maintain profits, and if you look at their current profits they can't afford to pay 50,000+ employees that kind of money and not go bankrupt. I was just stating the obvious and for that I get excoriated. Well, they aren't waiting to see how things will turn out. Just the possibility of a union has them on the move. We need a union all right, just to get us as high a hourly rate as we can get. Otherwise many of us will be looking for a fulltime job in a lousy economy. And many of us will probably be looking for work anyways by the time they're through. Unintended consequences. If somehow they stretch this out for another year just maybe I can get some bills paid off. And lest you think I'm only thinking of myself I suggest everyone better bear down and get yourself out of debt. [/QUOTE]
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