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<blockquote data-quote="brownIEman" data-source="post: 5658717" data-attributes="member: 14596"><p>Not to worry, the NMA over the past 30 odd years has and continues to work to make UPS a smaller company. The explosion in the small pack market due to e-commerce thwarted those efforts, but that may be reaching equilibrium and actual reductions in volume may be seen soon.</p><p></p><p>The old days are gone. Unions now stand for protecting workers, sure, but most of the workplace safety issues have now been codified into law and are unforced by OSHA. They also stand for a better share of revenue for workers (they don't calculate it that way but that's essentially what it is). Certainly valid. </p><p></p><p>What they no longer stand for, is quality of workmanship. There used to be an unwritten agreement between labor unions and management that developed over decades from the late 1800's to ~1970's ish that companies would provide decent pay, and unions would provide quality work (remember the 'look for the union label' jingle from marketing campaigns).</p><p>Basically, a fair days work for a fair days pay.</p><p>Now, it's whatever work I feel like giving for a fair days pay. Just look at all the effort the union has put into getting agreements in the NMA restricting management's ability to hold employees accountable to doing the job and doing it right. Telematics proved the driver went 4 miles out of the way off route to get lunch at Cracker Barrel while passing 12 perfectly comfortable places to eat and use a restroom. Certainly cause for discipline right? Wrong! None at all. Also, pay the 9.5 pay, poor guy could only manage 7 SPORH those days so, pay up. </p><p>Camera proved the driver was steeling cell phones? Automatic termination, clearly a cardinal. Nope! Zero discipline. Also, I'll probably be calling off tomorrow. I'll use my brand new Samsung! </p><p></p><p>Imo, one of the biggest reasons for the massive drop in the percentage of the workforce represented by unions in the US is the fact that unions completely abandoned the practical idea of a fair days work and put so much energy into protecting workers who refused to give one. That had 2 impacts. 1, it destroyed many companies who could not get quality work nor adjust quickly to market changes. 2, workers who took pride in their own work were soured on unions when they saw them putting the majority of their energy into defending thieves and slugs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brownIEman, post: 5658717, member: 14596"] Not to worry, the NMA over the past 30 odd years has and continues to work to make UPS a smaller company. The explosion in the small pack market due to e-commerce thwarted those efforts, but that may be reaching equilibrium and actual reductions in volume may be seen soon. The old days are gone. Unions now stand for protecting workers, sure, but most of the workplace safety issues have now been codified into law and are unforced by OSHA. They also stand for a better share of revenue for workers (they don't calculate it that way but that's essentially what it is). Certainly valid. What they no longer stand for, is quality of workmanship. There used to be an unwritten agreement between labor unions and management that developed over decades from the late 1800's to ~1970's ish that companies would provide decent pay, and unions would provide quality work (remember the 'look for the union label' jingle from marketing campaigns). Basically, a fair days work for a fair days pay. Now, it's whatever work I feel like giving for a fair days pay. Just look at all the effort the union has put into getting agreements in the NMA restricting management's ability to hold employees accountable to doing the job and doing it right. Telematics proved the driver went 4 miles out of the way off route to get lunch at Cracker Barrel while passing 12 perfectly comfortable places to eat and use a restroom. Certainly cause for discipline right? Wrong! None at all. Also, pay the 9.5 pay, poor guy could only manage 7 SPORH those days so, pay up. Camera proved the driver was steeling cell phones? Automatic termination, clearly a cardinal. Nope! Zero discipline. Also, I'll probably be calling off tomorrow. I'll use my brand new Samsung! Imo, one of the biggest reasons for the massive drop in the percentage of the workforce represented by unions in the US is the fact that unions completely abandoned the practical idea of a fair days work and put so much energy into protecting workers who refused to give one. That had 2 impacts. 1, it destroyed many companies who could not get quality work nor adjust quickly to market changes. 2, workers who took pride in their own work were soured on unions when they saw them putting the majority of their energy into defending thieves and slugs. [/QUOTE]
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