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<blockquote data-quote="proups" data-source="post: 55412"><p>This movement created by the AWPA amazes me. I haven't been watching it that closely since it seemed to be based in North Carolina. </p><p> </p><p>The AWPA needs to think ahead about security when planning their meetings. I think we can all relate to the strike in 1997 and the violence that took place in various cities across the country on the picket lines and with the people trying to deliver packages during the strike - many of them Teamsters, or, as some would say, scabs. </p><p> </p><p>This type of behavior by the Teamsters in Louisville does not surprise me. They may have Hoffa Jr. in office, but you will never convince me that the Teamsters union is not run by mobs or heavy mob influence. Violence is no stranger to them. If you read about any of their strikes against any company, there is violence involved. </p><p> </p><p>I don't know if another union will be a good or bad thing for union represented UPS employees. If business doesn't pick up, whichever union sits down to negotiate with UPS in 2008 may be negotiating with a smaller company with less to offer - maybe even asking for concessions. We all need to be cognizant of that and help to build up UPS. One only needs to look at what General Motors is facing with their union. GM has health benefits and workers comp costs that exceeded five billion dollars over the last year - more than their profits. UPS is faced with the same problems. </p><p> </p><p>Having said all of that, I will watch AWPA and their efforts. I would just ask the people organizing these meetings to get enough security to manage the inevitable Teamster presence. Otherwise, you put UPSers in harm's way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="proups, post: 55412"] This movement created by the AWPA amazes me. I haven't been watching it that closely since it seemed to be based in North Carolina. The AWPA needs to think ahead about security when planning their meetings. I think we can all relate to the strike in 1997 and the violence that took place in various cities across the country on the picket lines and with the people trying to deliver packages during the strike - many of them Teamsters, or, as some would say, scabs. This type of behavior by the Teamsters in Louisville does not surprise me. They may have Hoffa Jr. in office, but you will never convince me that the Teamsters union is not run by mobs or heavy mob influence. Violence is no stranger to them. If you read about any of their strikes against any company, there is violence involved. I don't know if another union will be a good or bad thing for union represented UPS employees. If business doesn't pick up, whichever union sits down to negotiate with UPS in 2008 may be negotiating with a smaller company with less to offer - maybe even asking for concessions. We all need to be cognizant of that and help to build up UPS. One only needs to look at what General Motors is facing with their union. GM has health benefits and workers comp costs that exceeded five billion dollars over the last year - more than their profits. UPS is faced with the same problems. Having said all of that, I will watch AWPA and their efforts. I would just ask the people organizing these meetings to get enough security to manage the inevitable Teamster presence. Otherwise, you put UPSers in harm's way. [/QUOTE]
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