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Bargaining Stalls on Contract Language Improvements
UPS Demands Givebacks; Will IBT Settle Short?Bargaining on language issues has virtually stalled since UPS introduced its pension proposal last month.
On top of proposing to break up the Central States Fund, the company has demanded concessions.
The giveback demands include:
♦ lengthening the progression to four years;
♦ putting helpers on package cars year-round;
♦ reducing the part-time guarantee to three hours;
♦ giving management unlimited ability to assign ground deliveries to air drivers.
These are obvious deal-breakers. The danger is that our negotiators will pull critical language proposals off the table in exchange for getting UPS to withdraw its throwaway demands.
UPS’s record profits of more than $4.2 billion means that the company can afford to put more money on the table than ever before. But we learned last time that money doesn’t make the “Best Contract Ever.”
In 2002, Hoffa pointed to the money in the contract—nearly $10 billion—to sell the agreement. Five years later, we’re seeing new danger signs that our union may settle short on key language issues.
Whether this is true or not I don't know, but if it is....scary. I will vote no for sure. Comments? 1
UPS Demands Givebacks; Will IBT Settle Short?Bargaining on language issues has virtually stalled since UPS introduced its pension proposal last month.
On top of proposing to break up the Central States Fund, the company has demanded concessions.
The giveback demands include:
♦ lengthening the progression to four years;
♦ putting helpers on package cars year-round;
♦ reducing the part-time guarantee to three hours;
♦ giving management unlimited ability to assign ground deliveries to air drivers.
These are obvious deal-breakers. The danger is that our negotiators will pull critical language proposals off the table in exchange for getting UPS to withdraw its throwaway demands.
UPS’s record profits of more than $4.2 billion means that the company can afford to put more money on the table than ever before. But we learned last time that money doesn’t make the “Best Contract Ever.”
In 2002, Hoffa pointed to the money in the contract—nearly $10 billion—to sell the agreement. Five years later, we’re seeing new danger signs that our union may settle short on key language issues.
Whether this is true or not I don't know, but if it is....scary. I will vote no for sure. Comments? 1