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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 1546484" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>That isn't entirely true. Our wages have in fact been negotiated down even as we speak. After the 2008' contract was ratified, then UPS CEO/Chairman Scott Davis told an investors meeting in regards to union wages that the current contract negotiated called for wage increases below inflation levels suggesting inflation itself UPS would generate an extra profit so to speak. Smart business move on his part. </p><p></p><p>I remember this well as I was surprised Davis would be so bold to make such a public statement and so many managers were face palming and expressing the same thought where I work at. Even a Corp. manager I know personally told me that Davis' arrogance has pissed off (made people mad/censor nazis) a lot of people and such statements from this manager's POV were typical of Davis and his regime. </p><p></p><p>The latest contract which we are under now also has a provision lengthening out the progression period for new hires which was 2 years, then went to 3 and now stands at 4. When I hired on it was 30 days. Not to mention that a new hire has his/her benefits phased in by ever longer lengths of time. It seems to change with every contract to the point I no longer know what it is. All of this are in effect a downward wage push. I suspect this trend will only continue under a multi-tier wage scale among drivers is finally introduced. </p><p></p><p>So regardless of any other claim made by Ricky, on that one he does have some basis of fact IMO.</p><p></p><p>If it makes you feel better, even a broken clock is right at least twice a day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 1546484, member: 2189"] That isn't entirely true. Our wages have in fact been negotiated down even as we speak. After the 2008' contract was ratified, then UPS CEO/Chairman Scott Davis told an investors meeting in regards to union wages that the current contract negotiated called for wage increases below inflation levels suggesting inflation itself UPS would generate an extra profit so to speak. Smart business move on his part. I remember this well as I was surprised Davis would be so bold to make such a public statement and so many managers were face palming and expressing the same thought where I work at. Even a Corp. manager I know personally told me that Davis' arrogance has pissed off (made people mad/censor nazis) a lot of people and such statements from this manager's POV were typical of Davis and his regime. The latest contract which we are under now also has a provision lengthening out the progression period for new hires which was 2 years, then went to 3 and now stands at 4. When I hired on it was 30 days. Not to mention that a new hire has his/her benefits phased in by ever longer lengths of time. It seems to change with every contract to the point I no longer know what it is. All of this are in effect a downward wage push. I suspect this trend will only continue under a multi-tier wage scale among drivers is finally introduced. So regardless of any other claim made by Ricky, on that one he does have some basis of fact IMO. If it makes you feel better, even a broken clock is right at least twice a day. [/QUOTE]
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