i It seems selfish - I'll keep collecting my paycheck while someone else does the work. That sounds like a (((union))) attitude. Don't take that the wrong way.
Im thankful UPS pays my check; they work my tail off and I help them turn a profit. You want loyalty, start by showing some. Live by the contract you agreed to
i make my drivers money, don't worry about that.
you might be the problem, bud.
Fair enough; I might be. Concievably, you may be the problem too.
All I do is go to work every day and try to go home. In my work all I see are unsafe work areas and unsafe conditions. This is what I see and deal with every day for 8 hours. I am not on the road driving right now so this is not the POV of a driver.
My point is, UPS should spend time fixing their own problems. Now suddenly, the Teamsters ( who I am hardly a spirited supporter of ) AND UPS want my and everyones support on a very touchy issue.
What happens , hypothetically, after Fedex Exp negotiates with the Teamsters and comes up with a $22/hr or $26/hr top driver rate? In 2012 when it is time for UPS and the Teamsters to go to the table and UPSs profits are at a record 50 billion a year and top driver rate is $32/hr they will unsavorably request concessions from the Teamters. "Well FedEx drivers doing the same job under the same act are making $22/hr, so we want some give backs"
Imagine that, 1997 all over again...UPSs best and final offer spitting in the face of the letter-writers!
All I have to say is, take care of your own house first
It does seem like there may be a conflict of interest if teamsters picks them up as well. I think it would be better if FedEx organized under a different union, that is, if they decide to unionize at all.
What happens , hypothetically, after Fedex Exp negotiates with the Teamsters and comes up with a $22/hr or $26/hr top driver rate? In 2012 when it is time for UPS and the Teamsters to go to the table and UPSs profits are at a record 50 billion a year and top driver rate is $32/hr they will unsavorably request concessions from the Teamters. "Well FedEx drivers doing the same job under the same act are making $22/hr, so we want some give backs"
....the sales rep is merely a parasite who feeds off of the labor of others for its sustenenance.
OOOhhhhhh........snap!
If UPS is making "record" profits in 2012, they will be in no position to demand concessions. The last thing that the company would want would be for those profits to be taken away by a strike.
Fedex drivers already do the "same job" for less money, and have for years. The fact that they may wind up being in the same union and under the same labor act as us will have no bearing on negotiations. Nothing will have changed except that their drivers will be making more money if they organize.
Fedex currently has an advantage over us in terms of labor costs. If they are able to organize and collectively negotiate an increase in their wages, that cost advantage will be degraded and UPS will benefit.
Shouldn't all those sups be termed for 'stealing time'? I mean wouldn't it be simpler to, I dunno, write a template letter and just get all the UPS employees to sign them?
Don't hate on sleeve for being real. UPS has real problems they need to address. The only way they address them are by guys like sleeve who file on their b*s, but I don't think that means other issues cannot be addressed outside of the workplace (like RLA).