A strike will be ugly

[Frankie's Friend]

UPS is delusional.... if they think, they can replace an entire work force.

They can't man their operation right now.

They can't "man" their management positions without "promoting" the bottom feeders.
30-90 day wonders running preloads that don't even know what it means when there is a large H on the pkg label.
SMH

 

[TheFigurehead]

Anyone have an Iron Maiden joke?

Only the advice I'd give to anyone working at UPS: Run to the hills, run for your lives.

 

[22.34life]

Ups is short sighted.they wont see a strike as a long term solution to break the union,they will only see the potential quarterly profits they would lose.

 

[22.34life]

Too much speculation on the contract.unless u are on the negotiating committee or in tight with someone who is u don't know any specifics.all the updates are vague let's just wait and see the offer and make a decision then.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

There will be no strike.

 

[Indecisi0n]

I already mentally planned a vacation for contract time. Let's strike baby, Daddy needs some R&R!

 

[1989]

There will be no strike.

Thank you Nostradamus.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Thank you Nostradamus.

It is way too early in the morning to use big words like that (or to look them up).

 

[BigUnionGuy]

There will be no strike.

Maybe.


If not....

Another purge of useless management people.

Watch it happen.






-Bug-

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I do see more thinning of the herd.

BD is the next most likely target. They can be easily outsourced.

 

[Tony Q]

Would you rather have a great paying job and a less than perfect contract, or no job at all??
A strike will be long, ugly, and most likely a permanent separation between UPS and the Union. If you think that a profitable company of now $6B will not be willing to allow, or cannot survive a strike in order to get the changes that they want/need, then you are highly mistaken.

That 6 billion isn't in UPS's only pocket. It is spread out amongst the shareholders.

 

[DELACROIX]

Maybe.


If not....

Another purge of useless management people.

Watch it happen.








-Bug-

I agree with you with the timing of the (Transformation) and the current contract negotiations, it does bring up new questions of were we are going. Remember the company paid over and above their required annually retirement plan's contributions at the end of last year, a clear indication of an early buy out for non-union employees. Those non-union in operations need not worry, the support groups are targeted. Just too many high seniority, highly paid partners draining the pot. Corporate will use this contract to it's best advantage to justify saving costs with downsizing it's perceived non-productive business groups.

As expected the company's negotiation committees will play hard ball till the last, hoping to save a few cents here and there, they have nothing to lose..A strike is never on their agenda.

 

[BrownFlush]

I already mentally planned a vacation for contract time. Let's strike baby, Daddy needs some R&R!

You must have adopted.

 

[35years]

Nobody wins in a strike.
The ‘97 strike led to the current feelings of management towards union employees.

Except, we kind of did win last time...

 

[Old Man Jingles]

Except, we kind of did win last time...

Sure is a lot of bitching and whining going on by the winners!
Just saying.

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[Box Ox]

Except, we kind of did win last time...

Let’s hope package weight limits don’t double to 300 pounds if we “win” again.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Let’s hope package weight limits don’t double to 300 pounds if we “win” again.

No they will wait until we pass the contract, then they will drop that on us.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

Maybe.


If not....

Another purge of useless management people.

Watch it happen.






-Bug-

And a snitch driver?

I do see more thinning of the herd.

BD is the next most likely target. They can be easily outsourced.

Thin the herd. Gotcha.
One more USNY driver out of the pen soon (noted below).

Good riddance.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

Looks like a case of TMJ.

 

[Wit Cho Yo Goofass]

You're scared, I understand.
But it's REALLY too soon to start to panic...

How bout now?