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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 952153" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p><strong>Re: The Mouth of HATE SPEECH says something even more ridiculous on the AIR!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I work for FedEx Express, not Ground. Ground drivers typically make $12-14 per hour or have flat rate salaries of $550-$650 per week. No OT, no benefits. The ISP contractors do well.</p><p></p><p>I'm bitter because FedEx has conducted a huge series of takeaways over the years, stripping away everything that once made this a great job. The reason Mr Smith has been able to do this is because we have no union and no decent chance of ever getting one since Smith has his RLA exemption. If UPS didn't have a union, you'd be facing the same issues. FedEx is also an "at-will" employer, meaning they can fire you for any reason at any time. No grievance, no steward, no protection at all, even if you didn't do anything wrong.</p><p></p><p>Libertarians and Republicans rail away all the time about how bad unions are, especially public sector unions. They don't like <strong>any </strong>unions, and they'd love to bust yours. Do you understand this? You support a party that would like to put you down in the same category as a FedEx Ground driver, which I just don't get. No matter how hard you work, you're not going to get very far on that kind of money.</p><p></p><p>Do you really think your employer would pay you $28-plus per hour if they didn't have to or that they wouldn't also love to make UPS non-union?They've already tried by the way, when UPS tried (and failed) to get the same RLA classification as Fred S.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 952153, member: 12508"] [b]Re: The Mouth of HATE SPEECH says something even more ridiculous on the AIR![/b] I work for FedEx Express, not Ground. Ground drivers typically make $12-14 per hour or have flat rate salaries of $550-$650 per week. No OT, no benefits. The ISP contractors do well. I'm bitter because FedEx has conducted a huge series of takeaways over the years, stripping away everything that once made this a great job. The reason Mr Smith has been able to do this is because we have no union and no decent chance of ever getting one since Smith has his RLA exemption. If UPS didn't have a union, you'd be facing the same issues. FedEx is also an "at-will" employer, meaning they can fire you for any reason at any time. No grievance, no steward, no protection at all, even if you didn't do anything wrong. Libertarians and Republicans rail away all the time about how bad unions are, especially public sector unions. They don't like [B]any [/B]unions, and they'd love to bust yours. Do you understand this? You support a party that would like to put you down in the same category as a FedEx Ground driver, which I just don't get. No matter how hard you work, you're not going to get very far on that kind of money. Do you really think your employer would pay you $28-plus per hour if they didn't have to or that they wouldn't also love to make UPS non-union?They've already tried by the way, when UPS tried (and failed) to get the same RLA classification as Fred S. [/QUOTE]
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