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<blockquote data-quote="Dustyroads" data-source="post: 669784" data-attributes="member: 22610"><p>Just a couple observations, or perhaps rhetorical questions. What was the price of a 1 pound package sent to zone 2, 23 years ago? How many dollars in profit did UPS make 23 years ago? UPS didn't even deliver packages that weighed over 50 lbs, 23 years ago, what about this additional volume? As for never having experienced a nationwide strike 23 years ago, UPS, had, in fact, experienced a number of very costly regional strikes before the National Master Freight Agreement. The Island guy is right, there is really no valid comparison for either side.</p><p> </p><p>We can say that lots have things have changed in the last quarter century. One thing is certain in our recent memory, both UPS and the IBT strongly endorsed the 2008 contract; and as always in contract negotiations, there were concessions made by both sides. </p><p> </p><p>UPS has made the bed of paying their part timers progressively lower and lower wages. We will continue to reap the benefits and the costs of this decision to tier the wage scale. If the trend continues as it has in the past 20 years, part time jobs at UPS will soon be minimum wage jobs, and only 4-5 hour minimum wage jobs, at that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dustyroads, post: 669784, member: 22610"] Just a couple observations, or perhaps rhetorical questions. What was the price of a 1 pound package sent to zone 2, 23 years ago? How many dollars in profit did UPS make 23 years ago? UPS didn't even deliver packages that weighed over 50 lbs, 23 years ago, what about this additional volume? As for never having experienced a nationwide strike 23 years ago, UPS, had, in fact, experienced a number of very costly regional strikes before the National Master Freight Agreement. The Island guy is right, there is really no valid comparison for either side. We can say that lots have things have changed in the last quarter century. One thing is certain in our recent memory, both UPS and the IBT strongly endorsed the 2008 contract; and as always in contract negotiations, there were concessions made by both sides. UPS has made the bed of paying their part timers progressively lower and lower wages. We will continue to reap the benefits and the costs of this decision to tier the wage scale. If the trend continues as it has in the past 20 years, part time jobs at UPS will soon be minimum wage jobs, and only 4-5 hour minimum wage jobs, at that. [/QUOTE]
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