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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 1114935" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>This all misses the point as to why Express did away with the performance review and had to do a flat rate raise for everyone (when they decide to give one).</p><p></p><p>And to suggest that management should be allowed to make determinations as to 'who is working hard and who isn't' - completely defeats the entire purpose of a union. </p><p></p><p>In a blue collar job that has a group of people doing a similar function, but not EXACTLY identical (Couriers perform similar functions, but no two routes are identical) - how in the hell are you going to determine who is 'working hard' and who is 'sucking up hard' - to get a pay raise? </p><p></p><p>Express tried that, and the criteria were a joke. The criteria for pay raises were more tuned into the degree of control that the wage employee allowed Express to exert upon them, rather than the ability of the Courier to think, make decisions and actually get the service provided in a time efficient manner. </p><p></p><p>"Working hard" NEVER got one ahead in Express - anyone who still thinks that needs to have their head examined. Working hard makes Fred happy, but it didn't and doesn't do a DAMN THING towards providing pay progression. </p><p></p><p>The entire assertion that 'management should be able to determine who gets the raise and who doesn't' - flies in the face of what unionism is all about. It's not about individuals, its about the members of the union being treated by the employer as equals. No favorites, no crazy criteria for determining who gets pay increases and who doesn't. A labor contract states the terms of pay progression, and that is it. Whether someone sweats a bit more than another, or sucks up a bit more than another makes no difference - all are equal in a union shop.</p><p></p><p>And this is what is killing the Express Couriers - the idea that they can work hard as INDIVIDUALS and somehow get ahead. It's a losing game - Express won that. The Couriers will need to admit that as individuals, they are MEANINGLESS to Express, it is only as a collective that they have a chance in hell of getting a fair shake. And if that means that someone works a bit harder - that is how it works. Maybe the next week someone else will have to work a bit harder. Then with seniority, you can get into a position where you may not have to work as hard as someone who just joined the company - that is how it works in a blue collar environment. </p><p></p><p>So this makes TWO things the Couriers need to put aside if they will ever see a union. The first is their FEAR of Fred, the second is the concept that they can succeed as individuals in a wage position. Individuals get taken to the shearing shed one at a time - a collective negotiates the terms of just how much shearing is to be allowed, and what the employer will pay for the privilege of keeping the wool afterward.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 1114935, member: 22880"] This all misses the point as to why Express did away with the performance review and had to do a flat rate raise for everyone (when they decide to give one). And to suggest that management should be allowed to make determinations as to 'who is working hard and who isn't' - completely defeats the entire purpose of a union. In a blue collar job that has a group of people doing a similar function, but not EXACTLY identical (Couriers perform similar functions, but no two routes are identical) - how in the hell are you going to determine who is 'working hard' and who is 'sucking up hard' - to get a pay raise? Express tried that, and the criteria were a joke. The criteria for pay raises were more tuned into the degree of control that the wage employee allowed Express to exert upon them, rather than the ability of the Courier to think, make decisions and actually get the service provided in a time efficient manner. "Working hard" NEVER got one ahead in Express - anyone who still thinks that needs to have their head examined. Working hard makes Fred happy, but it didn't and doesn't do a DAMN THING towards providing pay progression. The entire assertion that 'management should be able to determine who gets the raise and who doesn't' - flies in the face of what unionism is all about. It's not about individuals, its about the members of the union being treated by the employer as equals. No favorites, no crazy criteria for determining who gets pay increases and who doesn't. A labor contract states the terms of pay progression, and that is it. Whether someone sweats a bit more than another, or sucks up a bit more than another makes no difference - all are equal in a union shop. And this is what is killing the Express Couriers - the idea that they can work hard as INDIVIDUALS and somehow get ahead. It's a losing game - Express won that. The Couriers will need to admit that as individuals, they are MEANINGLESS to Express, it is only as a collective that they have a chance in hell of getting a fair shake. And if that means that someone works a bit harder - that is how it works. Maybe the next week someone else will have to work a bit harder. Then with seniority, you can get into a position where you may not have to work as hard as someone who just joined the company - that is how it works in a blue collar environment. So this makes TWO things the Couriers need to put aside if they will ever see a union. The first is their FEAR of Fred, the second is the concept that they can succeed as individuals in a wage position. Individuals get taken to the shearing shed one at a time - a collective negotiates the terms of just how much shearing is to be allowed, and what the employer will pay for the privilege of keeping the wool afterward. [/QUOTE]
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