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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 804048" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>While it's true that pilots have a much higher skill and training level than couriers, Fred also threatened to can them if they went union. They did, and he didn't, which says a lot. There's no way FedEx could cover for us if we all decided to do a walkout tomorrow. It would take awhile to get people to cover, and a lot longer to develop any level of efficiency and productivity. Just like UPS, FedEx depends on a high level of productivity that drives profits. It isn't profitable to have a bunch of off-the-street people who can maybe do 5-7 stops per hour, and shippers won't pay for crap service...they'll go elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>Our real problem is a fear of stepping-up or forward to bring the union issue out into the open. We all know what happens to pro-union employees, and even if it's against the law to target union organizers, FedEx has never had much problem eliminating them. As "at-will" employees, we can be terminated pretty much for anything at any time. We don't have an army of lawyers or virtually unlimited resources like Fred does. He is a formidable enemy, and it's impossible for an individual or small group of individuals to prevail. That's why we need the Teamsters.</p><p> </p><p>The IBT isn't perfect by any means, but if they give us access to lawyers who are experts in labor law, and a national unified campaign, we <em>could </em>beat Smith, especially now that the RLA voting regs have been liberalized. Unfortunately, at least where I live, the Teamsters are nowhere in sight. Even if they cannot come on company property, they could certainly stand in the street after the AM sort goes down and handout cards and info to couriers as they head on the road. Despite those who say that "we don't want a union", the evidence is mounting that we DO. The mid-year Survey was one tipoff, as were the abysmal scores on the SFA on pay and benefit issues. Other key SFA categories that measure job satisfaction were also down despite FedEx attempts to spin the results in a positive way.</p><p> </p><p>The longer we do nothing, the worse things get, and Fred has <em>carte' blanche </em>to bend us over as he pleases.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 804048, member: 12508"] While it's true that pilots have a much higher skill and training level than couriers, Fred also threatened to can them if they went union. They did, and he didn't, which says a lot. There's no way FedEx could cover for us if we all decided to do a walkout tomorrow. It would take awhile to get people to cover, and a lot longer to develop any level of efficiency and productivity. Just like UPS, FedEx depends on a high level of productivity that drives profits. It isn't profitable to have a bunch of off-the-street people who can maybe do 5-7 stops per hour, and shippers won't pay for crap service...they'll go elsewhere. Our real problem is a fear of stepping-up or forward to bring the union issue out into the open. We all know what happens to pro-union employees, and even if it's against the law to target union organizers, FedEx has never had much problem eliminating them. As "at-will" employees, we can be terminated pretty much for anything at any time. We don't have an army of lawyers or virtually unlimited resources like Fred does. He is a formidable enemy, and it's impossible for an individual or small group of individuals to prevail. That's why we need the Teamsters. The IBT isn't perfect by any means, but if they give us access to lawyers who are experts in labor law, and a national unified campaign, we [I]could [/I]beat Smith, especially now that the RLA voting regs have been liberalized. Unfortunately, at least where I live, the Teamsters are nowhere in sight. Even if they cannot come on company property, they could certainly stand in the street after the AM sort goes down and handout cards and info to couriers as they head on the road. Despite those who say that "we don't want a union", the evidence is mounting that we DO. The mid-year Survey was one tipoff, as were the abysmal scores on the SFA on pay and benefit issues. Other key SFA categories that measure job satisfaction were also down despite FedEx attempts to spin the results in a positive way. The longer we do nothing, the worse things get, and Fred has [I]carte' blanche [/I]to bend us over as he pleases. [/QUOTE]
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