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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 1110113" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Organizing Express would benefit UPS in several ways. Here are just a few:</p><p></p><p>1. Reduce expansion of the Ground network. Fred has been building his Ground empire for years off Express profits. All of those new terminals and sort facilities cost big money. Bringing FedEx to the bargaining table would divert resources away from Ground and to Express, a major benefit for UPS.</p><p></p><p>2. UPS would become more competitive in the NDA market, since FedEx would have to raise prices with a union workforce.</p><p></p><p>3. Less money available for political "action". Mr. Smith has greased a lot of palms and purchased many politicians over the years, mainly with Express profits. This began far before Ground was even a glimmer in Fred's eye.</p><p></p><p>4. More members means a stronger IBT. What if UPS strikes and a unionized Express decides to walkout as a show of support?</p><p></p><p>5. A check on the power of FedEx to basically do whatever it wants, a major blow to Fred S's business model(s). Again, diverting resources weakens the ability of FedEx to expand Ground market share.</p><p></p><p>6. Opening the possibility of organizing other FedEx opcos. FedEx Freight is already under the NLRA, and is ripe for an IBT drive.</p><p></p><p>While I agree that organizing Express would drive work over to Ground, <strong>that is already the plan, </strong>so it's basically a moot point. Most of us already know that Ground will be getting XS, and eventually E2. </p><p></p><p>I say it benefits UPS overall. Even as a Libertarian, you should be able to recognize our right as employees to bargain for the best wages and benefits we can get from FedEx, just like you have at UPS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 1110113, member: 12508"] Organizing Express would benefit UPS in several ways. Here are just a few: 1. Reduce expansion of the Ground network. Fred has been building his Ground empire for years off Express profits. All of those new terminals and sort facilities cost big money. Bringing FedEx to the bargaining table would divert resources away from Ground and to Express, a major benefit for UPS. 2. UPS would become more competitive in the NDA market, since FedEx would have to raise prices with a union workforce. 3. Less money available for political "action". Mr. Smith has greased a lot of palms and purchased many politicians over the years, mainly with Express profits. This began far before Ground was even a glimmer in Fred's eye. 4. More members means a stronger IBT. What if UPS strikes and a unionized Express decides to walkout as a show of support? 5. A check on the power of FedEx to basically do whatever it wants, a major blow to Fred S's business model(s). Again, diverting resources weakens the ability of FedEx to expand Ground market share. 6. Opening the possibility of organizing other FedEx opcos. FedEx Freight is already under the NLRA, and is ripe for an IBT drive. While I agree that organizing Express would drive work over to Ground, [B]that is already the plan, [/B]so it's basically a moot point. Most of us already know that Ground will be getting XS, and eventually E2. I say it benefits UPS overall. Even as a Libertarian, you should be able to recognize our right as employees to bargain for the best wages and benefits we can get from FedEx, just like you have at UPS. [/QUOTE]
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