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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 272226" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>OK, here goes. My understanding of PPP is that FedEx will take a minimum 3.5% of your check whether you want it or not. It is your option to contribute a higher amount that is capped(and matched) by FedEx. This is straight off the FXTV presentation by one of the corporate talking heads. Please prove me wrong.</p><p> </p><p>My point in discussing the pilots actions was to point out that they are elitists, and really don't want to associate themselves with the hourlies who fill-up their planes with packages. The same thing goes on at other airlines...I have several friends who fly for the passenger airlines who have shared similar stories. Business jumpseat saves the company big bucks and requires a much smaller reservation system than personal jumpseat. Eliminating personal jumpseat saved them a lot of money and the spectacle of 9-11 made protesting the loss of it futile.</p><p> </p><p>If you need a great example of why we need a union, take a look at the FedEx injury policy that penalizes you for having a "preventable" injury. As it stands now, nearly every injury is judged preventable and you get dinged on your review. Let's say I fall down the stairs at a residence tomorrow while rushing to get my way too many P1's off on time. Unless I break something, I won't report it because I'll be penalized, knowing full well that management will say it could be prevented. So I continue to work while hurt, which is exactly what FedEx wants me to do. In a business where repetitive stress injuries and falls are to be expected, FedEx pretends they don't exist and then reams you if you dare to report that you are hurt. If I DO report it and go out on leave I lose my route after 90 days and may get stuck with an industrial bulk route that will accelerate the deterioration of my body. If a meteorite fell from the sky and hit me FedEx would call it preventable because I had not "anticipated" the risk of a meteor shower. It's ludicrous, unethical, and just plain wrong.</p><p> </p><p>Vehicle accident policies are following the same line of reasoning. Now, "doing everything possible to prevent the accident" isn't enough and management is making a Spanish Inquisition of incidents that are clearly not the fault of the driver...rear enders, being T-boned at an intersection, or drivers swerving directly into your vehicle. It's more of the same BS that is designed to limit FedEx liability and put you one step closer to the door.</p><p> </p><p>Perhaps you've led a charmed life at FedEx and have had good managers who have had the balls to look the other way regarding these and other policies. How many of your friends have been fired, harassed, or oherwise intimidated when they legitimately got hurt on the job? I can count dozens, and management is increasing the pressure with each new policy, none of which favor the employee.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 272226, member: 12508"] OK, here goes. My understanding of PPP is that FedEx will take a minimum 3.5% of your check whether you want it or not. It is your option to contribute a higher amount that is capped(and matched) by FedEx. This is straight off the FXTV presentation by one of the corporate talking heads. Please prove me wrong. My point in discussing the pilots actions was to point out that they are elitists, and really don't want to associate themselves with the hourlies who fill-up their planes with packages. The same thing goes on at other airlines...I have several friends who fly for the passenger airlines who have shared similar stories. Business jumpseat saves the company big bucks and requires a much smaller reservation system than personal jumpseat. Eliminating personal jumpseat saved them a lot of money and the spectacle of 9-11 made protesting the loss of it futile. If you need a great example of why we need a union, take a look at the FedEx injury policy that penalizes you for having a "preventable" injury. As it stands now, nearly every injury is judged preventable and you get dinged on your review. Let's say I fall down the stairs at a residence tomorrow while rushing to get my way too many P1's off on time. Unless I break something, I won't report it because I'll be penalized, knowing full well that management will say it could be prevented. So I continue to work while hurt, which is exactly what FedEx wants me to do. In a business where repetitive stress injuries and falls are to be expected, FedEx pretends they don't exist and then reams you if you dare to report that you are hurt. If I DO report it and go out on leave I lose my route after 90 days and may get stuck with an industrial bulk route that will accelerate the deterioration of my body. If a meteorite fell from the sky and hit me FedEx would call it preventable because I had not "anticipated" the risk of a meteor shower. It's ludicrous, unethical, and just plain wrong. Vehicle accident policies are following the same line of reasoning. Now, "doing everything possible to prevent the accident" isn't enough and management is making a Spanish Inquisition of incidents that are clearly not the fault of the driver...rear enders, being T-boned at an intersection, or drivers swerving directly into your vehicle. It's more of the same BS that is designed to limit FedEx liability and put you one step closer to the door. Perhaps you've led a charmed life at FedEx and have had good managers who have had the balls to look the other way regarding these and other policies. How many of your friends have been fired, harassed, or oherwise intimidated when they legitimately got hurt on the job? I can count dozens, and management is increasing the pressure with each new policy, none of which favor the employee. [/QUOTE]
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