I see strike in 2013,if the world doesnt end in 2012.telematics will be a big issue and the dicipline that comes along with it.who knows what will be going on as far as healthcare goes,the changes in health care reform will make it really tricky.article 22.3 jobs will be a big deal too and i have no idea what will end up happening to us.Make no mistake ups smells blood in the water, if we concede to much in this next contract i seriously think the teamsters could be on their way out the door.we need a strong contract in 2013 and if ups wont give in on certain things,as much as i hate to say it ,strike is coming.
Last time there was a strike Fedex Ground did not exist...you can figure out the rest as your looking for a new job!
greedy is not the word i would use,more like just break even.with the way things have been going you think ups is coming to the table with what we have now,if you do your wrong.ups is gonna use the economy excuse till the cows come home ups is still making plenty of profit just not growing at a the same rate they were.they are gonna come to the table with their guns loaded and offer 50 cent raises split every six months they will want better language for terminating people,elimenation of article 22.3 jobs and who knows what else.now dont get me wrong a strike is the last thing i want but my point is this how much ground do you give before you draw the line,how much scare tactics can you endure,or economy excuses.A strike would be disastrous. With the way everyone is being worked right now I do not think we should settle for less than we have, but we shouldn't get greedy either we would definitely not get any sympathy from the public if we went on strike.
this is exactly the type of fear ups wants in peoples mind,fedex will take all the work,you wont have a job to come back to,b.s..
Hey pal, When I first started with Ups I would always see an REA driver sitting in his truck, legs up on the steering wheel and reading a newspaper at my last pickup stop. I asked him one day about it and he said it was too early to head back. I often wondered what he thought when there was no place to head out to in the morning. Never say never and while your at it google REA!
Poor management, strikes, and competition led to heavy losses. REA Express filed for bankruptcy in 1975.
And what company, do you suppose...was there main private competition?