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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 954521" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>But you've pointed out the much greater profit margin generated currently by Ground. If Sales right now is actively promoting using Ground over Express by volume shippers then currently that freight is being handled completely by Ground. There isn't any joint effort to move pkgs currently going on. FedEx has simply grown the Ground system to where they have the capacity to handle much more. It looks like rather than have shippers use our 2 and 3 day they are being convinced to just send it Ground up front. The company gets the higher profit margin it seeks while at the same time Express volume declines and overtime is deleted. All without going through the hoops of using both divisions to move freight. If a shipper has a pkg that can't get there as soon as he wants with Ground he uses Express. It was shocking how few flowers we got Valentine's Day compared to last year. What will be more shocking is if Express loses most of the cellphone business to Ground. That alone would eliminate most of the overtime. </p><p></p><p>I don't believe it's fair to put the lack of a union squarely on employees' shoulders. Most employees simply aren't aware of their options to organize, just think this is the way it is. Much of the country doesn't have the union tradition of the Northeast or upper Midwest. Their opinion of unions is shaped mostly by what the see on tv regarding industries that are a shell of their former selves due to high labor costs and the resulting moves abroad. Don't get me wrong, we need a union. But FedEx isn't a large factory with thousands of employees at one location. We're hundreds of small locations and since we can't organize station by station the Teamsters haven't tried to educate people about their options. Bottom line in this industry people only know that UPS is unionized, we aren't. People on this forum are hyper-aware of what is needed, most employees aren't. And up until 2008 this was still a pretty good job with a traditional pension. Now older couriers who didn't get a full 25 year pension are aware of just how bad it's looking for them. Mid-range employees who've got 10+ years in are now realizing that the pay progression problems aren't just about the bad economy anymore. Now they're facing a lifetime of poor pay with a poor retirement. You want a union? Most people don't go into a job looking to organize a union. It takes a cumulative effect of years of broken promises. FedEx is doing more with it's current policies to actively promote a union than this forum is, which few know about. It takes time though. Enough 10 and 12 and 14 year employees are realizing the raw deal they're getting compared to topped-out employees. They're the ones who've had to work all that time for much less than their senior coworkers with no end, no payoff in sight. Want a union? Forget fat and happy 47 year olds and get the Teamsters to go after pissed off 36 year olds. The company is ripe for a union takeover but people need to be made aware that they actually have a real option to make their lives better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 954521, member: 24302"] But you've pointed out the much greater profit margin generated currently by Ground. If Sales right now is actively promoting using Ground over Express by volume shippers then currently that freight is being handled completely by Ground. There isn't any joint effort to move pkgs currently going on. FedEx has simply grown the Ground system to where they have the capacity to handle much more. It looks like rather than have shippers use our 2 and 3 day they are being convinced to just send it Ground up front. The company gets the higher profit margin it seeks while at the same time Express volume declines and overtime is deleted. All without going through the hoops of using both divisions to move freight. If a shipper has a pkg that can't get there as soon as he wants with Ground he uses Express. It was shocking how few flowers we got Valentine's Day compared to last year. What will be more shocking is if Express loses most of the cellphone business to Ground. That alone would eliminate most of the overtime. I don't believe it's fair to put the lack of a union squarely on employees' shoulders. Most employees simply aren't aware of their options to organize, just think this is the way it is. Much of the country doesn't have the union tradition of the Northeast or upper Midwest. Their opinion of unions is shaped mostly by what the see on tv regarding industries that are a shell of their former selves due to high labor costs and the resulting moves abroad. Don't get me wrong, we need a union. But FedEx isn't a large factory with thousands of employees at one location. We're hundreds of small locations and since we can't organize station by station the Teamsters haven't tried to educate people about their options. Bottom line in this industry people only know that UPS is unionized, we aren't. People on this forum are hyper-aware of what is needed, most employees aren't. And up until 2008 this was still a pretty good job with a traditional pension. Now older couriers who didn't get a full 25 year pension are aware of just how bad it's looking for them. Mid-range employees who've got 10+ years in are now realizing that the pay progression problems aren't just about the bad economy anymore. Now they're facing a lifetime of poor pay with a poor retirement. You want a union? Most people don't go into a job looking to organize a union. It takes a cumulative effect of years of broken promises. FedEx is doing more with it's current policies to actively promote a union than this forum is, which few know about. It takes time though. Enough 10 and 12 and 14 year employees are realizing the raw deal they're getting compared to topped-out employees. They're the ones who've had to work all that time for much less than their senior coworkers with no end, no payoff in sight. Want a union? Forget fat and happy 47 year olds and get the Teamsters to go after pissed off 36 year olds. The company is ripe for a union takeover but people need to be made aware that they actually have a real option to make their lives better. [/QUOTE]
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