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UPS can't compete because of high labor costs?
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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 779571" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Please remember that UPS competes on a playing field severely tilted in favor of FedEx. It's as if FedEx gets to start every scrimmage from the UPS 10 yard line while UPS starts at their own 20. This translates to lost business, layoffs in recessions (at UPS), and decreased profits (for UPS). Our labor costs at FedEx Express are far lower than yours at UPS and much, much lower over at FedEx Ground. Even with all of that against them, UPS pays you industry-leading wages that exceed ours by a factor of about 40% if you also figure in retirement. I agree with the concept that concessions in hard times should mean raises during good times, but however you look at it, UPSer's have a pretty good thing going. </p><p> </p><p>Maybe Hoffa and the IBT should arise from their stupor and take the fight to FedEx and their government-sanctioned advantage instead of running away from a fight like the French?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 779571, member: 12508"] Please remember that UPS competes on a playing field severely tilted in favor of FedEx. It's as if FedEx gets to start every scrimmage from the UPS 10 yard line while UPS starts at their own 20. This translates to lost business, layoffs in recessions (at UPS), and decreased profits (for UPS). Our labor costs at FedEx Express are far lower than yours at UPS and much, much lower over at FedEx Ground. Even with all of that against them, UPS pays you industry-leading wages that exceed ours by a factor of about 40% if you also figure in retirement. I agree with the concept that concessions in hard times should mean raises during good times, but however you look at it, UPSer's have a pretty good thing going. Maybe Hoffa and the IBT should arise from their stupor and take the fight to FedEx and their government-sanctioned advantage instead of running away from a fight like the French? [/QUOTE]
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