MrFedEx
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I've quoted your original post to refresh your memory. You made a categorical statement that PT'ers do not get overtime. That is simply false and misleading. You then try to cover yourself by making a ridiculous statement about PT people getting overtime when they work it. First of all, who get's overtime when they don't work it? I'd like to work there. Secondly, you question my logic and yet you back up my statement that PT'ers get overtime.
I haven't ignored anything (although you would know as you are an expert at that). I explained my position and view on RTD's. I don't claim to know how UPS operates or how much Walmart pays their drivers. I did point out that it was irrelevant as I understand scheduling and work flow and know what the Express RTD's do.
You still haven't explained how you can save money by almost doubling your courier workforce and showing how the disability savings and lower wage will make up for that. Here, I'll help you out to start you off. Cut a FT courier to a PT courier. Assuming he was making $26/hour, you still have to pay him $26/hour but for only 20 hours. Now you hire a PT courier who makes $18/hour (I think it would be more as I think if the topped out courier is at $26, I don't think the range is $8 but I'll go with $18). So you save $8/hour X 20 hours = $160/week or about $700/month. You have to spend money on benefits, training, etc for the new employee. Your $8/hour savings diminishes as time goes on. You are stemming 2 routes out and back each day instead of 1, etc, etc. Eats away at your $700/month savings pretty quickly. As bad as morale may or may not be now, you absolutely destroy it with this move. All things being equal there is no way that Express will go to an all PT workforce. As much as you'd like to scare people into thinking that FedEx would do this, it isn't going to happen.
As for people being able to afford to move, at least FedEx gives them the opportunity. As much as you'd like to blame Fred, it really isn't his fault that the real estate market did what it did. Regardless of that, enlighten us all and show us a company that says to its employees "hey, we know our part time employees could use the money so we're going to make you full time. We don't have the work but we feel bad for you. What's that? The existing full timers? Well they can afford to have their hours cut more so that you new full timers have something to do. What's that? You don't want us to cut their hours? Ok, we won't. We know you'll stand behind us and pat us on the back for making the decision that drives us into bankruptcy. But hey, who the heck wants to plan for the future anyway."
Wow, you caught me on a typo. Good for you. My intent was to show that part-timers seldom receive OT, not that they don't get it at all. Your position and view on RTD's are both ill-informed...as usual. Again, my main point is that PT employees are usually on the short end of the stick at FedEx, which is by design. You can toss out theoretical numbers on having a PT workforce, but it's very clear that Fred saves big bucks with part-timers. You ignored my point that by having the ability to coerce or bait ($$$) a starving part-timer into doing coverage work, that FedEx pays straight time, not OT, and this happens a lot.
As usual, it's all on Fred's terms. What would happen if every part-timer in the entire company refused to work anything but their scheduled regular hours during peak? A massive implosion of the entire system, and a ton of Code 01's and missed or late pickups. PT abuse is part of the plan, designed right into the Express operations from the get-go. If they need you, you might get to work 10 hours, but if they don't, management will happily send you home with 2 hr minimums. Peak is the perfect example, because up until Xmas part-timers are loved, needed, and required. On 12-26, however, they are lucky to get more than their 17.5. Fred's way, Fred's terms, and Fred reaps the benefits of a flexible workforce that he knows is easily manipulated in most cases.
Keep on pretending that FedEx plays fair with it's workers, because it's a huge lie. Spin-it, explain it, twist it however you like, but it's not right, and you know it.