705red
Browncafe Steward
The problem is if they made their demands public they would get no support from the majority of the public. Their idea of a fair contract is to keep everything they have plus whatever else they want - anything short of that and UPS is not "giving us a fair contract".
I could go on and on, they have a pretty good deal right now - even without a raise for 5 years. As far as outsourcing jobs to china - this work was never part of 2727. I am not sure you can technically outsource someone's job if it was never theirs to begin with.
Working without a contract for 5 years is not good. The reason contracts get negotiated every few years is to change language that either was not addressed in previous contracts, or really had no impact on them during the last talks. Changes in working conditions, job duties etc.
We as full timers at ups, 22.3's,porters, full time inside, package car, feeder, crap even topped out air drivers are the highest paid in our industry. What is you point on the mechanics being the highest paid?
At the end of our current contracts ups drivers will be making close to $10 more an hour than our freight brothers. I remember when they made more than us just a few contracts ago. This company is profitable, because of all the hard work done by each and every employee. Every employee should be rewarded and not settling this contract for over five years now is a slap in the face for these mechanics.
Just imagine if you have gone on making what you had made 5 years ago, no yearly increases, bonuses, etc. You would not be happy! Just look at how many sups on here are pissed because their raises are frozen this year. How pissed will they be 5 years from now without a raise?
Let them vent! Thats why we are here!