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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 544600" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Having done some reading on past actions by FedEx, led me to the old “FedUp” web site (inactive since 1999). It was the outlet for Kevin Osiowy out of Chicago area GYYA station. He wrote in 1997:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">“In my heart, I will never again be able to place any trust whatsoever in FedEx management. I don't care if they fix our pension plan so that we'll not have to work for pimple-faced kids at fast food joints or hail cabs for rich folks in our retirement years. It matters not to me if FedEx gives us all the raises we should have been getting all along to keep even with the cost of living. What FedEx gives us grudgingly today, it can just as easily take away from us any time in the future. Until we are working under a contractual agreement with management, we all remain at their complete mercy. And as we've all seen throughout these past 6 to 7 years, mercy from FedEx management is administered in a most miserly fashion... </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Last year (1997), <em><strong>when the union movement had Fred and the boyz running scared, did you notice that with each of the first two anti-union raises came the announcement that other raises were scheduled for the immediate future?</strong></em> Did you also happen to notice that when we received the last raise in February that it was conspicuously <em><strong><span style="color: navy">missing</span></strong></em> the announcement of any future pay increases? That's because the union impetus began to wane in the fall of ‘97 and Fred and the boyz are sensing that their anti-union tactics of raises and policy reversals have quieted the natives down. This only serves to prove that management at FedEx is anything but pro-active where it's employees' concerns are concerned. It is strictly reactive! </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This was 12 years ago!!! It’s amazing how the same things come around again. Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it…. The funny thing is that FedEx thinks that throwing us 2% now will make up for wages that are over 30% below what they should be.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Kevin gave advice which mirrors the advice that I gave a week ago (what goes around comes around…).</span></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">“It's also important to understand that unless and until we become unionized, those of us who choose to discuss unionization with our peers are treading upon dangerous ground. When we were organizing our meetings at GYY, one of the organizers was written up for what management euphemistically called "solicitation!" This is the policy which states that employees cannot solicit support for non- corporate sanctioned causes such as bake sales, candy drives or charitable donations while on company property or during company time. So if you do talk to others about unionization, use common sense and discretion. Talk only to trusted and sympathetic peers and do so out of earshot of those who might be hostile to the union cause. Don't try to shove your beliefs down other's throats! If someone seems uninterested or unsympathetic, don't press the issue. Furthermore, don't alienate your peers by referring to those who do not support unionization in disparaging ways. Remain friendly and professional with all your coworkers regardless of where they stand on the subject of unionization. You will influence more people by positive behavior and will only serve to drive possibly sympathetic folks away if you attempt to browbeat or intimidate people into seeing your point of view.”</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This is what I wrote about, that “bull’s eye” that will be placed on employees that speak that most “unholy word” on FedEx property: “union”. Kevin’s advice is most sage. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">After bothering the people that keep me informed regarding the inner working of FedEx this weekend, I know that the coming weeks are going to resemble all out warfare by FedEx against the employees. FedEx saw what happened to UPS 12 years ago, and isn’t going to let it happen to them if they can do ANYTHING about it. Kevin wrote in his site that the pay disparity between UPS and FedEx back in ’97 was $3/hr for topped out drivers. It is now just under $6/hr, and the pension has been slashed too. At this point, there isn’t much else to lose, on the way down to being treated like the Ground drivers that get $13/hr with no benefits. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Fred is going to try to revert to a near pure part-time work force to minimize his labor costs. This may not be preventable without broad support for unionization this autumn. However, that shouldn’t stop people from trying to get a union in to get the pension restored and some sort of job security for the near term. When the first commercial spot hits the airwaves this Tuesday, Fred will have made his public declaration of war against his employees and will not-stop until his attorneys are hit by a court order to negotiate with the union in good faith. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 544600, member: 22880"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]Having done some reading on past actions by FedEx, led me to the old “FedUp” web site (inactive since 1999). It was the outlet for Kevin Osiowy out of Chicago area GYYA station. He wrote in 1997:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]“In my heart, I will never again be able to place any trust whatsoever in FedEx management. I don't care if they fix our pension plan so that we'll not have to work for pimple-faced kids at fast food joints or hail cabs for rich folks in our retirement years. It matters not to me if FedEx gives us all the raises we should have been getting all along to keep even with the cost of living. What FedEx gives us grudgingly today, it can just as easily take away from us any time in the future. Until we are working under a contractual agreement with management, we all remain at their complete mercy. And as we've all seen throughout these past 6 to 7 years, mercy from FedEx management is administered in a most miserly fashion... [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Last year (1997), [I][B]when the union movement had Fred and the boyz running scared, did you notice that with each of the first two anti-union raises came the announcement that other raises were scheduled for the immediate future?[/B][/I] Did you also happen to notice that when we received the last raise in February that it was conspicuously [I][B][COLOR=navy]missing[/COLOR][/B][/I] the announcement of any future pay increases? That's because the union impetus began to wane in the fall of ‘97 and Fred and the boyz are sensing that their anti-union tactics of raises and policy reversals have quieted the natives down. This only serves to prove that management at FedEx is anything but pro-active where it's employees' concerns are concerned. It is strictly reactive! [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]This was 12 years ago!!! It’s amazing how the same things come around again. Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it…. The funny thing is that FedEx thinks that throwing us 2% now will make up for wages that are over 30% below what they should be.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Kevin gave advice which mirrors the advice that I gave a week ago (what goes around comes around…).[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [CENTER][CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]“It's also important to understand that unless and until we become unionized, those of us who choose to discuss unionization with our peers are treading upon dangerous ground. When we were organizing our meetings at GYY, one of the organizers was written up for what management euphemistically called "solicitation!" This is the policy which states that employees cannot solicit support for non- corporate sanctioned causes such as bake sales, candy drives or charitable donations while on company property or during company time. So if you do talk to others about unionization, use common sense and discretion. Talk only to trusted and sympathetic peers and do so out of earshot of those who might be hostile to the union cause. Don't try to shove your beliefs down other's throats! If someone seems uninterested or unsympathetic, don't press the issue. Furthermore, don't alienate your peers by referring to those who do not support unionization in disparaging ways. Remain friendly and professional with all your coworkers regardless of where they stand on the subject of unionization. You will influence more people by positive behavior and will only serve to drive possibly sympathetic folks away if you attempt to browbeat or intimidate people into seeing your point of view.”[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER][/CENTER] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]This is what I wrote about, that “bull’s eye” that will be placed on employees that speak that most “unholy word” on FedEx property: “union”. Kevin’s advice is most sage. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]After bothering the people that keep me informed regarding the inner working of FedEx this weekend, I know that the coming weeks are going to resemble all out warfare by FedEx against the employees. FedEx saw what happened to UPS 12 years ago, and isn’t going to let it happen to them if they can do ANYTHING about it. Kevin wrote in his site that the pay disparity between UPS and FedEx back in ’97 was $3/hr for topped out drivers. It is now just under $6/hr, and the pension has been slashed too. At this point, there isn’t much else to lose, on the way down to being treated like the Ground drivers that get $13/hr with no benefits. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Fred is going to try to revert to a near pure part-time work force to minimize his labor costs. This may not be preventable without broad support for unionization this autumn. However, that shouldn’t stop people from trying to get a union in to get the pension restored and some sort of job security for the near term. When the first commercial spot hits the airwaves this Tuesday, Fred will have made his public declaration of war against his employees and will not-stop until his attorneys are hit by a court order to negotiate with the union in good faith. [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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