Comon 767mech - why don't you tell everyone what you are asking for and state the facts:
1. You guys are already the hightest paid mechanics in the industry.
2. Pay 0 for healthcare and prescriptions
3. Pension
4. 401K match
I don't have a problem with you negotiating more but how about you negotiate at the table. I may be wrong but I don't think you will find too many people feeling sorry for you in this economy. You may want to take a drive up to Wilmington OH and talk to all the mechanics up there that are about to take massive pay cuts at ABX Air (DHL carrier) thats even if they get to keep their jobs. All posts and picketing like this does is spook our customers which leads to less volume and less jobs for everyone. Don't cut off your nose to spite your face!
I assume now I will get the obligatory union rhetoric with all the associated bravado so lets have it.
OK Mr. Management stooge:
Fact : We haven't asked for anything yet
Fact: We are the highest paid in the airline industry
Fact UPS is unbelievably profitable.
Fact: UPS proposes to raise our healthcare 150%.
Fact: UPS proposes to take away our prescriptions
Fact: Pension,Pay and 401k haven't have been talked about yet.
Fact: UPS WANTS TO OUTSOURCE MY JOB TO CHINA
We do negotiate at the table too bad UPS doesn't.Now it moves to the next level.
I should have known the first thing you would say was that we are the highest paid. Typical management propaganda.
If they didn't want the information passed out to the public they should negotiate in good faith.If you haven't noticed DHL is no longer going to operate in this country. Yes very unfortunate for the workers up there. I feel bad that they will be out of work. DHL hasn't been profitable in the US for some time. That's unfortunate. None of them will be keeping their jobs. UPS continues to make record profits even during the " recession ". If you and UPS are so worried about "spooking the customers" give us a contract. We haven't had one in 2 years. We will not accept concessions while the company makes billions. Just not going to happen.
Spin that how you want management stooge those are the facts.