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<blockquote data-quote="airbusfxr" data-source="post: 567816" data-attributes="member: 11914"><p><strong>Re: UPS employees might be busy writing letters to their U.S. senators on behalf empl</strong></p><p></p><p>The only work group unionized at FDX is the pilots, and they have a contract only second to UPSCO. The mechanics at FDX have a set of work rules and make almost what we do, they do not have free insurance, 401k match, and defined contribution but then FDX does not lay off and try to enforce crazy work rules on them. FDX aircraft mechanics have had card drives for years and evey time it falls short. AMFA would represent the FDX mechanics because the IBT has a history of not treating the airline people as good as ground workers due to the sheer numbers of dues paying members. It is better for them to have 300k paying 60 bucks a month instead of 1k paying 150 bucks. The IBT knows airline workers are small numbers so why try to satisfy a small group when the majority rules. UPS ground workers get a fair contract each time, pilots and mechanics get 4 or 5 years of the UPS "runaround" and when it comes to back pay it is taxed to death. FDX hourly workers would rather be family then just workers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="airbusfxr, post: 567816, member: 11914"] [b]Re: UPS employees might be busy writing letters to their U.S. senators on behalf empl[/b] The only work group unionized at FDX is the pilots, and they have a contract only second to UPSCO. The mechanics at FDX have a set of work rules and make almost what we do, they do not have free insurance, 401k match, and defined contribution but then FDX does not lay off and try to enforce crazy work rules on them. FDX aircraft mechanics have had card drives for years and evey time it falls short. AMFA would represent the FDX mechanics because the IBT has a history of not treating the airline people as good as ground workers due to the sheer numbers of dues paying members. It is better for them to have 300k paying 60 bucks a month instead of 1k paying 150 bucks. The IBT knows airline workers are small numbers so why try to satisfy a small group when the majority rules. UPS ground workers get a fair contract each time, pilots and mechanics get 4 or 5 years of the UPS "runaround" and when it comes to back pay it is taxed to death. FDX hourly workers would rather be family then just workers. [/QUOTE]
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