MrFedEx
Engorged Member
On March 5th, Cohen and Smith basically acknowledged that the RLA exemption clause is history....they lost. So far, management hasn't said anything about it, but they've already delayed our annual SFA and March pay raise. I'm guessing they'll offer us a small raise in the hope that we won't go Teamster, and that delaying the SFA will give them a read on how much the extra pay will do to stave-off the union.
The lousy economy will put a kink in the Teamster pipe, because we all know that if we do go union Smith will cut jobs in retaliation. On the other hand, conditions have gotten so bad that a lot of employees are going to sign the card no matter what.
If we go union, the basic FedEx cost structure will rise significantly, and they will have to raise prices to cover the extra cost, which is what UPS has always wanted. I would suspect UPS will gain some volume, but that Smith will slash employees to recover a lot of those costs. This will really be a big deal once the economy recovers because Smith will need all of those people back. That's when the Teamsters will have him in a hammerlock.
The lousy economy will put a kink in the Teamster pipe, because we all know that if we do go union Smith will cut jobs in retaliation. On the other hand, conditions have gotten so bad that a lot of employees are going to sign the card no matter what.
If we go union, the basic FedEx cost structure will rise significantly, and they will have to raise prices to cover the extra cost, which is what UPS has always wanted. I would suspect UPS will gain some volume, but that Smith will slash employees to recover a lot of those costs. This will really be a big deal once the economy recovers because Smith will need all of those people back. That's when the Teamsters will have him in a hammerlock.
