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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 660692" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>Grad School does keep me busy... With the break, I've had time to read up on the forums and talk to some of the people that I know. </p><p> </p><p>The Purple Payout that is coming is yet another bone being thrown out to the wage employees instead of the full schedule pay increases. There is talk of getting the RLA classification pulled (Congressional sources), but it is mostly talk. There won't be any major legislation move through before the '10 elections in all reality. Health care has been a brutal battle for most centrist Representatives and they are concerned about re-election rather than yet another battle. Still, if any mention of the legislation comes up in the news, everyone should fire off another round of letters to their Congressional representation. </p><p> </p><p>Not much other news out of Memphis regarding the shifting of volume to Ground as of yet. It appears that they are waiting until the RLA legislation is as dead as possible before making any other moves regarding the structure of Express. As with many things in Express, it is the threat of Congressional action or unionization of the wage employees that restrains Express more than anything else. </p><p> </p><p>The primary motivator for FedEx is the fact that Ground packages are delivered by "employees" making about $13/hr with no benefits, whereas Express volume is delivered by employees making an average of $19/hr with a benefits package worth another $7/hr or so. This means that the Express Couriers are "costing" FedEx double what the Ground "employees" cost and they desperately want to narrow the gap. Moving volume over is one way to narrow that "cost" differential. Going to a work force that consists of a greater proportion of part-timers is another way to narrow the gap. </p><p> </p><p>There has been no real action by the Teamsters in any districts that I've heard of (Memphis source) that concerns Express. It seems the Teamsters are biding their time waiting for the RLA status to get pulled before they launch a campaign to organize Express. So both Fred and Hoffa are in a classic "Mexican standoff", each waiting for the right conditions to suit their individual purposes before either will make a move. If the RLA classification is pulled, Fred will start shifting delivery of non-overnight volume to Ground while the Teamsters will make a mad dash to organize the Couriers and RTDs as fast as possible before Express can reorganize. With the economy in the shape it is in, there isn't much ability for labor to force the issue right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 660692, member: 22880"] Grad School does keep me busy... With the break, I've had time to read up on the forums and talk to some of the people that I know. The Purple Payout that is coming is yet another bone being thrown out to the wage employees instead of the full schedule pay increases. There is talk of getting the RLA classification pulled (Congressional sources), but it is mostly talk. There won't be any major legislation move through before the '10 elections in all reality. Health care has been a brutal battle for most centrist Representatives and they are concerned about re-election rather than yet another battle. Still, if any mention of the legislation comes up in the news, everyone should fire off another round of letters to their Congressional representation. Not much other news out of Memphis regarding the shifting of volume to Ground as of yet. It appears that they are waiting until the RLA legislation is as dead as possible before making any other moves regarding the structure of Express. As with many things in Express, it is the threat of Congressional action or unionization of the wage employees that restrains Express more than anything else. The primary motivator for FedEx is the fact that Ground packages are delivered by "employees" making about $13/hr with no benefits, whereas Express volume is delivered by employees making an average of $19/hr with a benefits package worth another $7/hr or so. This means that the Express Couriers are "costing" FedEx double what the Ground "employees" cost and they desperately want to narrow the gap. Moving volume over is one way to narrow that "cost" differential. Going to a work force that consists of a greater proportion of part-timers is another way to narrow the gap. There has been no real action by the Teamsters in any districts that I've heard of (Memphis source) that concerns Express. It seems the Teamsters are biding their time waiting for the RLA status to get pulled before they launch a campaign to organize Express. So both Fred and Hoffa are in a classic "Mexican standoff", each waiting for the right conditions to suit their individual purposes before either will make a move. If the RLA classification is pulled, Fred will start shifting delivery of non-overnight volume to Ground while the Teamsters will make a mad dash to organize the Couriers and RTDs as fast as possible before Express can reorganize. With the economy in the shape it is in, there isn't much ability for labor to force the issue right now. [/QUOTE]
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