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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 956047" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>Did some more checking, and it does look like FedEx exec management yanked the 2nd and 3rd shift pay premium on their own - NO mandate from their legal department. </p><p></p><p>For split shift pay, things are still a bit murky.</p><p></p><p>There is NO legal mandate to pay 2nd or 3rd shift pay. These are incentive pays that were discontinued for new hires after 2003. Part of Express' talking points in terminating 2nd and 3rd shift pay is that less than half of employees working those shifts now get shift pay anyway - since they were hired before the 2003 cutoff. So in their eyes, they are "leveling the playing field" between those hired before and after 2003 (just another takeaway...) </p><p></p><p>So regarding 2nd and 3rd shift pay - it does look to be more "vindictiveness" more than anything else. They have their RLA classification firmly locked into place along with a change in the voting requirements, so had nothing holding them back regarding taking away this form of incentive pay. </p><p></p><p>As others have pointed out, the mechanics still receive all of their incentive pays. They are still a high risk group for unionizing against FedEx - and they weren't tossed under the bus this time around. </p><p></p><p>So regarding 2nd and 3rd shift pay - it was simply a case of Express cashing in on getting the RLA status secured and a change in the voting requirements for union elections to be held. There is no other explanation for Express yanking these incentive pays. </p><p></p><p>If the numbers I have are correct, only about 5% of the Express wage workforce quailified for 2nd or 3rd shift pay. In Express' "eyes", this is a small enough group to not worry about pissing off. </p><p></p><p>They are expecting a rise in "mechanical failures" and other forms of work slowdowns and will be meeting that with Warning Letters and outright terminations if they can prove service failures are linked to deliberate work slowdowns.</p><p></p><p>Be Careful...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 956047, member: 22880"] Did some more checking, and it does look like FedEx exec management yanked the 2nd and 3rd shift pay premium on their own - NO mandate from their legal department. For split shift pay, things are still a bit murky. There is NO legal mandate to pay 2nd or 3rd shift pay. These are incentive pays that were discontinued for new hires after 2003. Part of Express' talking points in terminating 2nd and 3rd shift pay is that less than half of employees working those shifts now get shift pay anyway - since they were hired before the 2003 cutoff. So in their eyes, they are "leveling the playing field" between those hired before and after 2003 (just another takeaway...) So regarding 2nd and 3rd shift pay - it does look to be more "vindictiveness" more than anything else. They have their RLA classification firmly locked into place along with a change in the voting requirements, so had nothing holding them back regarding taking away this form of incentive pay. As others have pointed out, the mechanics still receive all of their incentive pays. They are still a high risk group for unionizing against FedEx - and they weren't tossed under the bus this time around. So regarding 2nd and 3rd shift pay - it was simply a case of Express cashing in on getting the RLA status secured and a change in the voting requirements for union elections to be held. There is no other explanation for Express yanking these incentive pays. If the numbers I have are correct, only about 5% of the Express wage workforce quailified for 2nd or 3rd shift pay. In Express' "eyes", this is a small enough group to not worry about pissing off. They are expecting a rise in "mechanical failures" and other forms of work slowdowns and will be meeting that with Warning Letters and outright terminations if they can prove service failures are linked to deliberate work slowdowns. Be Careful... [/QUOTE]
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