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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 967758" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>Swords, I see things the way I do because I am a realist. You don't see the competition that I see on a daily basis. You don't see the FedEx Ground trucks full front to back. You don't see the volume being diverted to Ground because our price point is too high. You don't see just how difficult it is for us to secure new volume. You don't see the volume being diverted to the Post Office. You don't see the Freight volume being diverted to local LTL companies.</p><p></p><p>We will be at $32/hr at the end of this contract with an industry leading benefit and pension package. In contrast, the average Ground driver is lucky to make even 1/2 of that with no benefits or pension. I am in no way advocating for Ground wages, nor do I want a two-tiered wage system, but I am realistic enough to know that the wage disparity needs to be addressed, whether in 2013 or 2019, with a lower starting wage ($15/hr), longer progression (4-5 years) and a lower top out ($25/hr).</p><p></p><p>You are right--I never worked a day in the hub so I have no idea what you kids go through. I do have enough business sense to see the writing on the wall.</p><p></p><p>This contract is the one in which the PTers need to be taken care of with a bump in the starting pay to $10/hr.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 967758, member: 12570"] Swords, I see things the way I do because I am a realist. You don't see the competition that I see on a daily basis. You don't see the FedEx Ground trucks full front to back. You don't see the volume being diverted to Ground because our price point is too high. You don't see just how difficult it is for us to secure new volume. You don't see the volume being diverted to the Post Office. You don't see the Freight volume being diverted to local LTL companies. We will be at $32/hr at the end of this contract with an industry leading benefit and pension package. In contrast, the average Ground driver is lucky to make even 1/2 of that with no benefits or pension. I am in no way advocating for Ground wages, nor do I want a two-tiered wage system, but I am realistic enough to know that the wage disparity needs to be addressed, whether in 2013 or 2019, with a lower starting wage ($15/hr), longer progression (4-5 years) and a lower top out ($25/hr). You are right--I never worked a day in the hub so I have no idea what you kids go through. I do have enough business sense to see the writing on the wall. This contract is the one in which the PTers need to be taken care of with a bump in the starting pay to $10/hr. [/QUOTE]
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