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<blockquote data-quote="CharleyHustle" data-source="post: 939225" data-attributes="member: 26998"><p>The speculation here is that PTers are going to push for RTW and/or stop paying dues. Probably not the best way to get your issues addressed.</p><p></p><p>In looking at what a new contract might have to offer look at what the union or international and the company wants and what they have agreed to in the past. The union wants a stable long term work group that works hard, causes few problems and makes big bucks which translates into large steady dues payments. that pretty much describes pkg and feeder drivers.</p><p></p><p>The company wants a moderatly compensated long term work force that deals with multifaceted issues with the customers on a daily basis. These employees need to be safer and much more efficient than comparables in the industry. Once again the driver group. </p><p></p><p>With the new technology it is really hard to tell the difference between a part timer that has been here 3 weeks or a 5 year vet. As far as it goes it seems to me that UPS has found little difference in quality between long term pters or new hires or if they run the belts slow or jam the pkgs down belts. </p><p></p><p>No doubt drivers have and have had the upper hand, and like it or not, its because they have stepped up in the past by job performance and union involvement. </p><p></p><p>One last thought, part time benefits are hardly that. They cost almost as much as full time benefits. It is very difficult for UPS or any company to get enough production out of a part time job to pay for benefits. Those benefits are why the wages in these jobs remain low.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CharleyHustle, post: 939225, member: 26998"] The speculation here is that PTers are going to push for RTW and/or stop paying dues. Probably not the best way to get your issues addressed. In looking at what a new contract might have to offer look at what the union or international and the company wants and what they have agreed to in the past. The union wants a stable long term work group that works hard, causes few problems and makes big bucks which translates into large steady dues payments. that pretty much describes pkg and feeder drivers. The company wants a moderatly compensated long term work force that deals with multifaceted issues with the customers on a daily basis. These employees need to be safer and much more efficient than comparables in the industry. Once again the driver group. With the new technology it is really hard to tell the difference between a part timer that has been here 3 weeks or a 5 year vet. As far as it goes it seems to me that UPS has found little difference in quality between long term pters or new hires or if they run the belts slow or jam the pkgs down belts. No doubt drivers have and have had the upper hand, and like it or not, its because they have stepped up in the past by job performance and union involvement. One last thought, part time benefits are hardly that. They cost almost as much as full time benefits. It is very difficult for UPS or any company to get enough production out of a part time job to pay for benefits. Those benefits are why the wages in these jobs remain low. [/QUOTE]
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