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UPS' Last Best and Final Offer July 22 1997
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<blockquote data-quote="104Feeder" data-source="post: 1020453" data-attributes="member: 42554"><p>That's most of what I have. I took the time to type it, I hope you will take the time to read it and compare to your current contracts. As you may have guessed, the bold type is the proposed language, removed language is noted by *removed language* on either side, and comments are in red. Some of the comments are mine, some are from a member of our negotiation team that will be retiring any year and will be a great loss for our Union when he does. </p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" </span></span></em><strong>Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong>I hope these current negotiations go well and are settled early. I would like to see a modest wage and pension increase, continued paid healthcare benefits, but most of all stronger subcontracting protections and anti-harassment language for all. The 1997 strike was devastating to our business and few customers use UPS exclusively anymore. While a strike would be undesirable, we absolutely should not fear exercising our power to do so. I, for one, do not want to work at a UPS without any less of a Union presence and strength than we have today. I firmly believe that Ron Carey made the right decision to reject this insulting offer and take us out on Strike in 1997.</p><p> </p><p>There will be lots of opportunities for us out there, many that are waiting in the wings (more than 30 Amazon Sleeper teams that are currently being subcontracted) and opportunities to recapture business as the Post Office implodes. If you aren't saving, start now. Curtail all unnecessary expenses until this is settled. If we have a Strike Authorization Vote you know things are not going well. I would urge everyone to participate if we do as that says to the Company that --% of us are ready and willing to walk out if necessary. Carey pulled off a great victory in 1997 and Hoffa has negotiated us some excellent contracts following in his footsteps. No contract is perfect and they all have had their flaws but overall our negotiating team has done very well for Teamsters at UPS. </p><p></p><p>If you are a part-timer at UPS, please get involved in the process. Your vote counts more than you realize. Reach out to your fellow workers and urge that they join the Union so they may have a voice. Talk to Senior members from both the Package Operations and Feeder Operations about the issues concerning you and you may find they went through the same things in their time. Apathy hurts us all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="104Feeder, post: 1020453, member: 42554"] That's most of what I have. I took the time to type it, I hope you will take the time to read it and compare to your current contracts. As you may have guessed, the bold type is the proposed language, removed language is noted by *removed language* on either side, and comments are in red. Some of the comments are mine, some are from a member of our negotiation team that will be retiring any year and will be a great loss for our Union when he does. [I][COLOR=#000000][FONT=sans-serif]"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" [/FONT][/COLOR][/I][B]Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás [/B]I hope these current negotiations go well and are settled early. I would like to see a modest wage and pension increase, continued paid healthcare benefits, but most of all stronger subcontracting protections and anti-harassment language for all. The 1997 strike was devastating to our business and few customers use UPS exclusively anymore. While a strike would be undesirable, we absolutely should not fear exercising our power to do so. I, for one, do not want to work at a UPS without any less of a Union presence and strength than we have today. I firmly believe that Ron Carey made the right decision to reject this insulting offer and take us out on Strike in 1997. There will be lots of opportunities for us out there, many that are waiting in the wings (more than 30 Amazon Sleeper teams that are currently being subcontracted) and opportunities to recapture business as the Post Office implodes. If you aren't saving, start now. Curtail all unnecessary expenses until this is settled. If we have a Strike Authorization Vote you know things are not going well. I would urge everyone to participate if we do as that says to the Company that --% of us are ready and willing to walk out if necessary. Carey pulled off a great victory in 1997 and Hoffa has negotiated us some excellent contracts following in his footsteps. No contract is perfect and they all have had their flaws but overall our negotiating team has done very well for Teamsters at UPS. If you are a part-timer at UPS, please get involved in the process. Your vote counts more than you realize. Reach out to your fellow workers and urge that they join the Union so they may have a voice. Talk to Senior members from both the Package Operations and Feeder Operations about the issues concerning you and you may find they went through the same things in their time. Apathy hurts us all. [/QUOTE]
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