Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Union Issues
Who's The Winner In A Strike?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="BrownBrowser" data-source="post: 251698" data-attributes="member: 11855"><p>First off I would like to Thank Cheryl, though new to the forum I believe she runs a very fair site, from all the different posts I've read, everyone has been allowed to state their own opinions. In regards to her posting an article written 10 yrs ago by another individual or establishment, well... I assume she did so on behalf of everyone involved. Simply put to educate us all on all perspectives regarding a strike. I do not believe she herself is Union Bashing, nor is she siding with UPS. She was simply attempting to post an article of interest to and for all of us. Interpret the article however you wish, after all it is as all of our contract language a matter of interpretation. </p><p>As for the Union, here in Detroit we all voted the last contract down, however.....</p><p>Jimmy pulled a fast one on us, basically the percentage of Union members voting fell short, we all voted the contract down, but not enough votes were cast. in other words some members didn't bother to mail their votes in. Thus</p><p>the outcome to our dissatisfaction was that the contract was forced upon us.</p><p>Shortly after, let me think, March of 2004 our entire pension plan changed</p><p>as we were told something to do with 9/11, CS lost money on their investments. To date their are several of us at our Hub STUCK, due to our age (not old enough) or the amount of money available for our retirement. 19 of us to be exact. </p><p></p><p>Let me also state another FACT, the Mechanics Union 1 yr later presented UPS's offer to their Members, the Membership voted it down. Their Union </p><p>though not the Teamsters came back and told it's Members "To BAD this is</p><p>the only offer your getting. Result, the contract was shoved down their throat. </p><p></p><p>The Union has it's purpose, I will give them that, I would not have what I have today without the Union, or for that matter UPS. I am grateful for both of them.</p><p></p><p>My point is when all is said and done I firmly believe this will be as fair an</p><p>offer as any of us will see, when of course we do get to see it, I just hope and pray that everyone gets a little piece of the pie. Some will like the offer</p><p>some won't, however the question really is did everyone get a piece of the</p><p>pie ? So when the time comes to VOTE, educate yourselves and by all means VOTE ! That's the key to all of this. </p><p></p><p>Oh and Cheryl, Thank You for all of your efforts, it saddens me tremendously to have the knowledge that others are attempting to take your site down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownBrowser, post: 251698, member: 11855"] First off I would like to Thank Cheryl, though new to the forum I believe she runs a very fair site, from all the different posts I've read, everyone has been allowed to state their own opinions. In regards to her posting an article written 10 yrs ago by another individual or establishment, well... I assume she did so on behalf of everyone involved. Simply put to educate us all on all perspectives regarding a strike. I do not believe she herself is Union Bashing, nor is she siding with UPS. She was simply attempting to post an article of interest to and for all of us. Interpret the article however you wish, after all it is as all of our contract language a matter of interpretation. As for the Union, here in Detroit we all voted the last contract down, however..... Jimmy pulled a fast one on us, basically the percentage of Union members voting fell short, we all voted the contract down, but not enough votes were cast. in other words some members didn't bother to mail their votes in. Thus the outcome to our dissatisfaction was that the contract was forced upon us. Shortly after, let me think, March of 2004 our entire pension plan changed as we were told something to do with 9/11, CS lost money on their investments. To date their are several of us at our Hub STUCK, due to our age (not old enough) or the amount of money available for our retirement. 19 of us to be exact. Let me also state another FACT, the Mechanics Union 1 yr later presented UPS's offer to their Members, the Membership voted it down. Their Union though not the Teamsters came back and told it's Members "To BAD this is the only offer your getting. Result, the contract was shoved down their throat. The Union has it's purpose, I will give them that, I would not have what I have today without the Union, or for that matter UPS. I am grateful for both of them. My point is when all is said and done I firmly believe this will be as fair an offer as any of us will see, when of course we do get to see it, I just hope and pray that everyone gets a little piece of the pie. Some will like the offer some won't, however the question really is did everyone get a piece of the pie ? So when the time comes to VOTE, educate yourselves and by all means VOTE ! That's the key to all of this. Oh and Cheryl, Thank You for all of your efforts, it saddens me tremendously to have the knowledge that others are attempting to take your site down. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Home
Forums
Brown Cafe UPS Forum
UPS Union Issues
Who's The Winner In A Strike?
Top