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<blockquote data-quote="FedExer" data-source="post: 560014" data-attributes="member: 23655"><p>I have been a courier with FedEx for 10 years. I have to say I really enjoy my job. About 4 weeks ago our senior manager met with our station and explained the RLA. Many of us had already heard about the change made to the RLA bill and had an idea what it was all about. Of course they told us to checkout brownbailout.com which would explain everything in detail. And it does. </p><p> I used to be a pre-loader at UPS 15 years ago. I have to say I didn't care for it. There always seemed to be tension between the drivers and management. No one seemed that happy. This was one of the first differences I noticed when I started at FedEx. Everyone seemed happy and our managers were great. They really tried to help you out. I know we don't make as much as you guys but at least I'm happy. I average about 42 hours a week. If I want overtime I can get it. But I rarely ask for it. I'd rather be at home with the family. The UPS guy (Joe) who runs my neighborhood has been with UPS for 28 years. He passes by my house between 7:00 and 7:30 pm every day. And he tells me he has one of the best routes in his station. Heck, by this time I have already come home and mowed the grass and had dinner. And for the FedEx guys who are posting on here, I can only say you must be disgruntled or you haven't been with FedEx for to long. Yes, we do load our own trucks. Yes, our routes cover more area than A UPS driver. So what? I load 3 trucks every morning. At UPS I loaded 5 and the belt went much faster. I run about 65 stops a day on my route. Those 4 or 5 UPS drivers you see on your route have about 120 stops on each of their trucks....not including the pickups they have to make. And I will tell you this, UPS drivers work a whole lot harder than we do. We have A/C in our trucks, they don't. All of our trucks are automatics. UPS can't say that. Some of their trucks don't even have power steering. Try running a route like that. I can promise you that your back will be killing you at the end of the day. What I'm trying to say is don't just look at the money, you have to take into consideration everything you will lose if teamsters comes in. We get a 75% discount on shipping. They get nothing. We get discounts on airfare, cruises, hotels....etc. They get nothing. And that is exactly what will happen to us if teamsters does come in. To make up for the higher wages FedEx </p><p>So just ask yourself why FedEx is always in the top 100 companies to work and UPS is not. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>;</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FedExer, post: 560014, member: 23655"] I have been a courier with FedEx for 10 years. I have to say I really enjoy my job. About 4 weeks ago our senior manager met with our station and explained the RLA. Many of us had already heard about the change made to the RLA bill and had an idea what it was all about. Of course they told us to checkout brownbailout.com which would explain everything in detail. And it does. I used to be a pre-loader at UPS 15 years ago. I have to say I didn't care for it. There always seemed to be tension between the drivers and management. No one seemed that happy. This was one of the first differences I noticed when I started at FedEx. Everyone seemed happy and our managers were great. They really tried to help you out. I know we don't make as much as you guys but at least I'm happy. I average about 42 hours a week. If I want overtime I can get it. But I rarely ask for it. I'd rather be at home with the family. The UPS guy (Joe) who runs my neighborhood has been with UPS for 28 years. He passes by my house between 7:00 and 7:30 pm every day. And he tells me he has one of the best routes in his station. Heck, by this time I have already come home and mowed the grass and had dinner. And for the FedEx guys who are posting on here, I can only say you must be disgruntled or you haven't been with FedEx for to long. Yes, we do load our own trucks. Yes, our routes cover more area than A UPS driver. So what? I load 3 trucks every morning. At UPS I loaded 5 and the belt went much faster. I run about 65 stops a day on my route. Those 4 or 5 UPS drivers you see on your route have about 120 stops on each of their trucks....not including the pickups they have to make. And I will tell you this, UPS drivers work a whole lot harder than we do. We have A/C in our trucks, they don't. All of our trucks are automatics. UPS can't say that. Some of their trucks don't even have power steering. Try running a route like that. I can promise you that your back will be killing you at the end of the day. What I'm trying to say is don't just look at the money, you have to take into consideration everything you will lose if teamsters comes in. We get a 75% discount on shipping. They get nothing. We get discounts on airfare, cruises, hotels....etc. They get nothing. And that is exactly what will happen to us if teamsters does come in. To make up for the higher wages FedEx So just ask yourself why FedEx is always in the top 100 companies to work and UPS is not. ; [/QUOTE]
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