MrFedEx
Engorged Member
I believe you've said you're out in 7 years, so it's easy for you to advocate for a lower wage or a two-tier system...because you won't be affected. You also tend to have a Libertarian slant in your arguments, which makes me not even want to listen.
Someone mentioned the Supreme Court...BZ to you!! This last Presidential election was a huge deal because it is very likely that Obama is going to have at least 2, and probably 3 Supreme Court nominations. This will swing the court from the 5 to 4 Right Wing bias that has been in place for far too long. That means that labor/union/worker decisions that make it to the High Court are more likely than not going to be decided in favor of the workers.
So, Code 82 makes a lot more than the average Ground driver. So what? He is an exception to the Ground rule, where $600 is the norm. A handful of exceptional Ground drivers is not going to tip the scale. Actually, Code 82 sounds bright, writes well, and sounds like he is way too intelligent and skilled to waste his talents on Ground. His contractor obviously realizes this, and wants to keep a good employee around. Still, no benefits (except for the 401k), and no retirement. Is this the direction we want our workforce to be heading? The answer is "yes"....if you are Fred S.
But what about the contractors who want to pay $450 per week, as in the case of the Ground driver who turned in front of the motorcyclist in CA a few months ago? Someone who actually knew something about the situation was able to confirm that the driver was actually making that very low wage. This is the type of driver the rest of us are subsidizing and who is undercutting both our wages and professional image.
Ground is eventually going to be undone. We just don't know how yet.
