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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 703134" data-attributes="member: 1940"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">You can't blame it all on bad management! Like I said before, it's a two way street, there are managers that need help, there are hourly that need help. If we don't work together we won't be around another 10 years let alone 100...You are focusing on working conditions that have been <strong>more </strong>difficult for both management and hourly for the last couple of years because of the economy. It's not only at UPS but everywhere, productivity is up, people are getting squeezed so companies can survive...At least the ones who are having to work harder have a job...I'll bet you the guy on the street would trade places in a heartbeat!!</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">This is not to make light of the problems you and others have expressed here, there are problems that need to be addressed and working conditions need to improve....</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">My point is...and I'll say it again. The competitive playing field should be the same and yes the employees should have the option to join the union just like they do with UPS, I thought that was implied and almost typed it in my last post. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">If they're not classified the same yet do the same job how is that a fair deal for all the hard working UPSers? UPSers have always stepped up to overcome the unfair advantage. First the Post Office, not having to make a profit to survive… and more recently FedEx which has in my opinion an unfair advantage. Unfortunately much of the stepping up has been at the expense of our people, both management and hourly, many sacrifices made. In another respect it has made us stronger, more efficient and streamlined... </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I don't get the overloading; bring back the Total Service Plan!!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 703134, member: 1940"] [FONT=Tahoma]You can't blame it all on bad management! Like I said before, it's a two way street, there are managers that need help, there are hourly that need help. If we don't work together we won't be around another 10 years let alone 100...You are focusing on working conditions that have been [B]more [/B]difficult for both management and hourly for the last couple of years because of the economy. It's not only at UPS but everywhere, productivity is up, people are getting squeezed so companies can survive...At least the ones who are having to work harder have a job...I'll bet you the guy on the street would trade places in a heartbeat!![/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]This is not to make light of the problems you and others have expressed here, there are problems that need to be addressed and working conditions need to improve....[/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]My point is...and I'll say it again. The competitive playing field should be the same and yes the employees should have the option to join the union just like they do with UPS, I thought that was implied and almost typed it in my last post. [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]If they're not classified the same yet do the same job how is that a fair deal for all the hard working UPSers? UPSers have always stepped up to overcome the unfair advantage. First the Post Office, not having to make a profit to survive… and more recently FedEx which has in my opinion an unfair advantage. Unfortunately much of the stepping up has been at the expense of our people, both management and hourly, many sacrifices made. In another respect it has made us stronger, more efficient and streamlined... [/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma]I don't get the overloading; bring back the Total Service Plan!![/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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