Jackburton,
Anyone with the capacity to observe the day to day function of this company who would come to the conclusion that both management and hourly are doing a find job doing what they do would be of concern to me.
Denial runs deep in our country.
Money(profit) is supposed to be the measure of a well run company not the end all be all that justifies everything.
Sincerely,
I
Management has been discouraged from smoking by monitory means in the form of increased insurance premiums. Management has more technology at their disposal to increase their own productivity so they can get more done in a days work. Opportunities to progress into FT management is more open now than ever to drivers that desire to pursue a career into operational management to make an impact on issues that they themselves have gone through. Management continues to invest in alternative fuel vehicles to reduce fuel costs in order to make our fleet less dependent on fossil fuels.
These are just a few examples of how the future of UPS is going forward and positive changes that have been made for management.
Hourlies are only restricted by DOT hours on how much they can make a year. Hourlies continue to receive benifit packages, wage increases, and new equipment (automatic trucks, better DIADs). Hourlies have access to negotiated paid time off, largely unheard of in today's withering employee benefit packages. Hourlies continue to perform safe and productive package delivery methods, largely contributing to the total record earnings the company produces.
These are a few examples of how hourlies are continuing to benefit and securing growth in the company
Why don't you consider contributing as to why you feel so pessimistic about the future of the company?