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<blockquote data-quote="Ms.PacMan" data-source="post: 1086250" data-attributes="member: 4656"><p>I think part timers will make out well this contract. </p><p></p><p>I also think that negotiating for more full-time positions instead of higher wages for part-timers in the last contract was absolutely the right thing to do at the time. In 2007 the economy was booming and you have to remember that the starting wages set forth in the contract are only minimums. The union probably thought that UPS would have to raise the starting part-time wage above the contract minimum to attract new hires in that upward economic environment. Why let UPS "give" them those increases in wages in return for something else when they might have to raise them outside the contract in a few years. </p><p></p><p>The bad news was that the economy didn't continue to prosper and we were thrown into a massive recession and unemployment. Those $8.50/hr jobs again looked good to people and UPS had no problem attracting new hires. Those wages suck eggs, but it was a tactical move that didn't go the union's way, unfortunately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ms.PacMan, post: 1086250, member: 4656"] I think part timers will make out well this contract. I also think that negotiating for more full-time positions instead of higher wages for part-timers in the last contract was absolutely the right thing to do at the time. In 2007 the economy was booming and you have to remember that the starting wages set forth in the contract are only minimums. The union probably thought that UPS would have to raise the starting part-time wage above the contract minimum to attract new hires in that upward economic environment. Why let UPS "give" them those increases in wages in return for something else when they might have to raise them outside the contract in a few years. The bad news was that the economy didn't continue to prosper and we were thrown into a massive recession and unemployment. Those $8.50/hr jobs again looked good to people and UPS had no problem attracting new hires. Those wages suck eggs, but it was a tactical move that didn't go the union's way, unfortunately. [/QUOTE]
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