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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 1117585" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>The problem is, and I'm not against having a union, what can the union do to keep shifting as much freight as possible to Ground? If the union were to get in it would be for a much smaller workforce. FedEx is under no obligation to replace couriers who retire. A union can't prevent layoffs and then not bring everyone back. A union may get better pay and benefits for those who remain, but FedEx is first and foremost interested in making Ground the primary opco, then making Express more profitable through cheaper labor and little, if any, OT. And if 50% of the courier force ever signs cards, it'll only be after most of the current topped out couriers are retired. At some point the workforce will be stretched along a long line of slow pay progression, with little hope of reaching top pay. Right now it's top heavy with topped out workers, and most of them just want to get out, not fight for some 20 something's future. And for those who start talking about not thinking about yourself, do it for the collective whole, witness the sneering at what's considered a typical Ground driver, tats and all. If you aren't concerned for them, most of whom are actually decent people trying to get by, when they have it much worse than you, then why should you expect senior people to stick their necks out when they have maybe 5 years to go compared to your 15-30 years?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 1117585, member: 24302"] The problem is, and I'm not against having a union, what can the union do to keep shifting as much freight as possible to Ground? If the union were to get in it would be for a much smaller workforce. FedEx is under no obligation to replace couriers who retire. A union can't prevent layoffs and then not bring everyone back. A union may get better pay and benefits for those who remain, but FedEx is first and foremost interested in making Ground the primary opco, then making Express more profitable through cheaper labor and little, if any, OT. And if 50% of the courier force ever signs cards, it'll only be after most of the current topped out couriers are retired. At some point the workforce will be stretched along a long line of slow pay progression, with little hope of reaching top pay. Right now it's top heavy with topped out workers, and most of them just want to get out, not fight for some 20 something's future. And for those who start talking about not thinking about yourself, do it for the collective whole, witness the sneering at what's considered a typical Ground driver, tats and all. If you aren't concerned for them, most of whom are actually decent people trying to get by, when they have it much worse than you, then why should you expect senior people to stick their necks out when they have maybe 5 years to go compared to your 15-30 years? [/QUOTE]
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