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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 983030" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>I'm getting some conflicting accounts on potential buyouts.</p><p></p><p>Two sources believe that the buyouts will ONLY apply to salaried employees in the near future - no buyouts for wage employees. </p><p></p><p>Other sources believe that the buyouts are across the board. </p><p></p><p>At this point, I'm not sure what to believe. </p><p></p><p>If Express does really intend on NOT offering buyouts to hourly employees and pulls off what they have planned - they must really think they have the hourlies in their pocket. </p><p></p><p>I know they can pull off the elimination of Express Saver without offering any exit plan for hourlies, but when they finally shift delivery of 2nd day over to Ground in a few years, there would be a LOT of ticked off full-time employees left (who would be getting jerked around working split shifts and getting less than 40 hours in the process). </p><p></p><p>At this point I'm left thinking they want to reduce salaried workforce level NOW (buyouts and early retirements), and will wait until they are ready with shifting 2nd day volume over to Ground before they start to consider buyouts for Couriers. </p><p></p><p>I just can't imagine Express would engage in a game of Russian Roulette (jerking high progression wage employees around without having some incentive for them to leave - buyouts). and risk having those Couriers finally realize THEY are the ones getting screwed this time around and start signing representation cards. It would be the undoing of all FedEx has carefully planned over the years. </p><p></p><p>Such is the nature of rumors without seeing any actual source documents - conflicting accounts filter out. I'll try to see if I can get any better picture of what they are really planning - but I suspect that it will be in line with what I presumed above, buyouts only for salaried employees NOW, then waiting to make a decision on wage employees later on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 983030, member: 22880"] I'm getting some conflicting accounts on potential buyouts. Two sources believe that the buyouts will ONLY apply to salaried employees in the near future - no buyouts for wage employees. Other sources believe that the buyouts are across the board. At this point, I'm not sure what to believe. If Express does really intend on NOT offering buyouts to hourly employees and pulls off what they have planned - they must really think they have the hourlies in their pocket. I know they can pull off the elimination of Express Saver without offering any exit plan for hourlies, but when they finally shift delivery of 2nd day over to Ground in a few years, there would be a LOT of ticked off full-time employees left (who would be getting jerked around working split shifts and getting less than 40 hours in the process). At this point I'm left thinking they want to reduce salaried workforce level NOW (buyouts and early retirements), and will wait until they are ready with shifting 2nd day volume over to Ground before they start to consider buyouts for Couriers. I just can't imagine Express would engage in a game of Russian Roulette (jerking high progression wage employees around without having some incentive for them to leave - buyouts). and risk having those Couriers finally realize THEY are the ones getting screwed this time around and start signing representation cards. It would be the undoing of all FedEx has carefully planned over the years. Such is the nature of rumors without seeing any actual source documents - conflicting accounts filter out. I'll try to see if I can get any better picture of what they are really planning - but I suspect that it will be in line with what I presumed above, buyouts only for salaried employees NOW, then waiting to make a decision on wage employees later on. [/QUOTE]
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