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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 532812" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>I don't think analogies make for good arguments because they are rarely actually analogous. The reality of the package delivery business/competition and the relationship between union and management bears absolutely no resemblance to a nascar race. It's infinitely more complex and has a huge array of outside factors that impact the outcome. It is what it is, it's not something else.</p><p></p><p>I don't think we need to worry about UPS based on what happened to the auto industry because outside of the fact that both industries are unionized, the business models are quite different. The auto companies have a physical product that they manufacture and then sell, and they were heavily leveraged on the manufacturing end based on projected sales. When the bottom dropped out of the market, they were left holding the bag. UPS is not in the same position because we don't manufacture anything. When volume slumps, UPS can almost immediately "shrink to fit" by cutting routes and laying people off. If only one package gets shipped on Monday, UPS will make a profit on it. Yes, that's an exaggeration, but at least it's not an analogy <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wink2:" title="Wink :wink2:" data-shortname=":wink2:" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jones, post: 532812, member: 4805"] I don't think analogies make for good arguments because they are rarely actually analogous. The reality of the package delivery business/competition and the relationship between union and management bears absolutely no resemblance to a nascar race. It's infinitely more complex and has a huge array of outside factors that impact the outcome. It is what it is, it's not something else. I don't think we need to worry about UPS based on what happened to the auto industry because outside of the fact that both industries are unionized, the business models are quite different. The auto companies have a physical product that they manufacture and then sell, and they were heavily leveraged on the manufacturing end based on projected sales. When the bottom dropped out of the market, they were left holding the bag. UPS is not in the same position because we don't manufacture anything. When volume slumps, UPS can almost immediately "shrink to fit" by cutting routes and laying people off. If only one package gets shipped on Monday, UPS will make a profit on it. Yes, that's an exaggeration, but at least it's not an analogy :wink2:. [/QUOTE]
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