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<blockquote data-quote="Southwestern" data-source="post: 939974" data-attributes="member: 33209">Our compensation is significantly higher than comparable companies &amp; professions.&nbsp; Demanding wage hikes in excess of $40/hour + having the company continue to absorb 100% of annual health care increases -- for a job that merely requires one to know how to drive is fatuous.&nbsp; I too like to earn as much money as possible, but not at the cost of my company faltering.&nbsp; UPS already cannot compete with FedEx Ground, OnTrac, etc. on cost and is increasingly relying on logistics to turn a profit on otherwise money-losing accounts.&nbsp; And some people want to make the problem WORSE?&nbsp; Do you know what will happen to UPS in the upcoming years should FedEx not be unionized &amp; UPS&#039;s costs continue to spiral beyond control?&nbsp; Business will flock to FedEx and UPS will begin to lose money ultimately resulting in a bankruptcy in which contracts &amp; pensions will be tossed out. The end result is compensation that will be much lower than it otherwise would be.&nbsp; It&#039;s happened in other industries.&nbsp; It will happen to us.&nbsp; (FedEx has just spent billions overhauling its Ground network infostructure.&nbsp; Most of its hubs have been overbuilt to accommodate years of expansion.&nbsp; It&#039;s finally overcome its biggest hurdle.)In regards to our bodies aging... we choose this profession.&nbsp; We always had the option of choosing another career, or planning an early &quot;out&quot; at UPS with or without a career change.&nbsp; I emphasize with drivers in their 60s with 30+ years in who are still working because of catastrophic circumstances in their life.&nbsp; I most certainly do not emphasize with drivers in that position because they went out and purchased a $600,000 lakefront house in their 50s, plus a $100,000 boat, $60,000 BMW, etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Southwestern, post: 939974, member: 33209"] Our compensation is significantly higher than comparable companies & professions. Demanding wage hikes in excess of $40/hour + having the company continue to absorb 100% of annual health care increases -- for a job that merely requires one to know how to drive is fatuous. I too like to earn as much money as possible, but not at the cost of my company faltering. [U]UPS already cannot compete[/U] with FedEx Ground, OnTrac, etc. on cost and is increasingly relying on logistics to turn a profit on otherwise money-losing accounts. And some people want to make the problem WORSE? Do you know what will happen to UPS in the upcoming years should FedEx not be unionized & UPS's costs continue to spiral beyond control? Business will flock to FedEx and UPS will begin to lose money ultimately [U]resulting in a bankruptcy in which contracts & pensions will be tossed out.[/U] The end result is compensation that will be much lower than it otherwise would be. It's happened in other industries. It will happen to us. (FedEx has just spent billions overhauling its Ground network infostructure. Most of its hubs have been overbuilt to accommodate years of expansion. It's finally overcome its biggest hurdle.) In regards to our bodies aging... [U]we choose this profession[/U]. We always had the option of choosing another career, or planning an early "out" at UPS with or without a career change. I emphasize with drivers in their 60s with 30+ years in who are still working because of catastrophic circumstances in their life. I most certainly do not emphasize with drivers in that position because they went out and purchased a $600,000 lakefront house in their 50s, plus a $100,000 boat, $60,000 BMW, etc. [/QUOTE]

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