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<blockquote data-quote="InsideUPS" data-source="post: 1210022" data-attributes="member: 31414"><p>Bubblehead........ UPS Teamsters to varying degrees focus on achieving the following employment related goals:</p><p> </p><p>1) Strengthening our own personal position at UPS (better wages, pensions, general contract language that affects them personally)</p><p>2) Strengthening the position of our co-workers at UPS (concern over part-time wages, progression, etc.)</p><p>3) Strengthening the position of the Union at UPS (insuring that our Union representation exists well into the future)</p><p></p><p>Each one of us has individual feelings on how much emphasis we put toward achieving any one or a combination of these three goals. In a perfect world, we should care equally about all of them. They are integrated and and all equally important. In reality and unfortunately, there is a significant number of UPSers that put more emphasis on only achieving goal number 1. Some, like yourself and others I believe...... truly do care about all of them equally. </p><p></p><p>I am a believer in constructive criticism of our Union leadership if it has the potential of achieving goal #3. There comes a time however when constant criticism can actually weaken our Union and create division. I have asked myself many times at what point do I stop criticizing and start supporting our Union leadership which hopefully leads to achieving goal #3. The truth is.... none of us actually has all the information to be critical of our Union leadership on a continuing basis.... UNLESS....we absolutely...undeniably have ALL the facts, considerations, etc.. that that they face when making decisions. Negotiations are far more complex than most people will ever realize. At some point....I believe it is important to put your faith in our leadership, unite, and move forward knowing that our representatives did the best they could under the conditions at that time. I trusted Ken H back in 1997.....I still have faith in him today...</p><p></p><p>I'm really not that different in my skepticism, criticism, and beliefs than you Bubblehead. Our only difference is that I now want to move forward with the language we have and make the best of it. Am I happy with all the language?....not at all. I don't like part-timers having to wait 4 years for top wage when they already waited 10+ years to go driving. Does it affect me personally....no. I truly believe that this whole package is simply "dollars and cents" on one big Excel spreadsheet. There is a bottom line number that remains the same (the SUM...the maximum that UPS will compensate...the last, best, and final offer if you will) while individual categories are changed. Yes....the part-time column often does subsidize the full-time wages and benefits.... which in reality is not all that unfair from a Union leadership perspective. Hopefully we will see this "bottleneck" of part-timers waiting for driving jobs ease as the new pension amounts take effect 1/1/14.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>P.S. On an entirely different matter - Hopefully all you drivers are exercising your Over 70 rights (Article 44) as Orion continues to be implemented. There is excellent language in our contract that individuals often fail to enforce or utilize. Part-timers.....make sure you also enforce Article 44 language (Sec.2 Sec. 3). I now see many packages coming through the system with a small H on the label that is not properly marked with highlight tape. etc...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsideUPS, post: 1210022, member: 31414"] Bubblehead........ UPS Teamsters to varying degrees focus on achieving the following employment related goals: 1) Strengthening our own personal position at UPS (better wages, pensions, general contract language that affects them personally) 2) Strengthening the position of our co-workers at UPS (concern over part-time wages, progression, etc.) 3) Strengthening the position of the Union at UPS (insuring that our Union representation exists well into the future) Each one of us has individual feelings on how much emphasis we put toward achieving any one or a combination of these three goals. In a perfect world, we should care equally about all of them. They are integrated and and all equally important. In reality and unfortunately, there is a significant number of UPSers that put more emphasis on only achieving goal number 1. Some, like yourself and others I believe...... truly do care about all of them equally. I am a believer in constructive criticism of our Union leadership if it has the potential of achieving goal #3. There comes a time however when constant criticism can actually weaken our Union and create division. I have asked myself many times at what point do I stop criticizing and start supporting our Union leadership which hopefully leads to achieving goal #3. The truth is.... none of us actually has all the information to be critical of our Union leadership on a continuing basis.... UNLESS....we absolutely...undeniably have ALL the facts, considerations, etc.. that that they face when making decisions. Negotiations are far more complex than most people will ever realize. At some point....I believe it is important to put your faith in our leadership, unite, and move forward knowing that our representatives did the best they could under the conditions at that time. I trusted Ken H back in 1997.....I still have faith in him today... I'm really not that different in my skepticism, criticism, and beliefs than you Bubblehead. Our only difference is that I now want to move forward with the language we have and make the best of it. Am I happy with all the language?....not at all. I don't like part-timers having to wait 4 years for top wage when they already waited 10+ years to go driving. Does it affect me personally....no. I truly believe that this whole package is simply "dollars and cents" on one big Excel spreadsheet. There is a bottom line number that remains the same (the SUM...the maximum that UPS will compensate...the last, best, and final offer if you will) while individual categories are changed. Yes....the part-time column often does subsidize the full-time wages and benefits.... which in reality is not all that unfair from a Union leadership perspective. Hopefully we will see this "bottleneck" of part-timers waiting for driving jobs ease as the new pension amounts take effect 1/1/14. P.S. On an entirely different matter - Hopefully all you drivers are exercising your Over 70 rights (Article 44) as Orion continues to be implemented. There is excellent language in our contract that individuals often fail to enforce or utilize. Part-timers.....make sure you also enforce Article 44 language (Sec.2 Sec. 3). I now see many packages coming through the system with a small H on the label that is not properly marked with highlight tape. etc... [/QUOTE]
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