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<blockquote data-quote="RockyRogue" data-source="post: 213946" data-attributes="member: 7185"><p>True, the customers will not put up with such a decision. I heard of people refusing to fly Eastern after a union went on strike and they were replaced. I think it was pilots but I could be wrong. </p><p> </p><p>Yes, that's right. I wasn't born at the time but newspapers don't lie, Cole. It wasn't pretty and it d*mn sure wasn't smooth but the airways kept flying. My research said there was no loss of life, let alone <strong><em>one</em></strong> crash during the changeover. Trust me, if it can be done with the nations ATC, it can be done with drivers and handlers. Again, not a pretty process but it would happen. UPS <strong>would</strong> take nasty beating in the press and with customers but look at J&J and where they are now after the Tylenol poisoning. I believe that incident was the mid-80's but I'll stand corrected if I'm wrong. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>True, those companies would. However, UPS isn't known for giving in to competition. Look where we are <em>today</em>. Do you think we got here without some "true grit?" I really doubt UPS would succumb overnight and without a helluva fight. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope and pray Eskew and Co. doesn't take that drastic step of terminating union workers. It would be a big mistake! -Rocky</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyRogue, post: 213946, member: 7185"] True, the customers will not put up with such a decision. I heard of people refusing to fly Eastern after a union went on strike and they were replaced. I think it was pilots but I could be wrong. Yes, that's right. I wasn't born at the time but newspapers don't lie, Cole. It wasn't pretty and it d*mn sure wasn't smooth but the airways kept flying. My research said there was no loss of life, let alone [B][I]one[/I][/B] crash during the changeover. Trust me, if it can be done with the nations ATC, it can be done with drivers and handlers. Again, not a pretty process but it would happen. UPS [B]would[/B] take nasty beating in the press and with customers but look at J&J and where they are now after the Tylenol poisoning. I believe that incident was the mid-80's but I'll stand corrected if I'm wrong. True, those companies would. However, UPS isn't known for giving in to competition. Look where we are [I]today[/I]. Do you think we got here without some "true grit?" I really doubt UPS would succumb overnight and without a helluva fight. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope and pray Eskew and Co. doesn't take that drastic step of terminating union workers. It would be a big mistake! -Rocky [/QUOTE]
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