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im not that old *********lol.
is that necessary? and you're the one talkign about your dad working preload in his college years which was what? Maybe 30 years ago?
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im not that old *********lol.
the situation in our industry is very different however to bring up grocery again safeway and giant always negotiated the contract with our union together.If they organize fdx then they would no longer need UPS. They could theoretically shut down ups with one strike after another. The packages and jobs would simply move from ups to fdx which the teamsters would also control. it gives the teamsters control of the industry
yes but maybe more like 25 years ago im not as old as yall fartsis that necessary? and you're the one talkign about your dad working preload in his college years which was what? Maybe 30 years ago?
yes but maybe more like 25 years ago im not as old as yall farts
UPS is spending millions of dollars to improve service to our customers.
I'm not a big fan of organizing Fdx. I think it would possibly lead to the destruction of ups.
Right now ups is the teamsters single largest employer. The teamsters certainly have to take an interest in the well being of ups in order to maitain thier own viability.
If they organize fdx then they would no longer need UPS. They could theoretically shut down ups with one strike after another. The packages and jobs would simply move from ups to fdx which the teamsters would also control. it gives the teamsters control of the industry
Imagine for a moment -
The route you have been driving for years. You build it, you caress your customers with love, you build it, you know it, and you feel it is yours.
Sound great? That is FedEx.
And that is the way I see it.
Yes but if you buy a route for $100,000 some of that goes to fed-ex and I would sure as hell love to see you try to make $100,000 a yr on that route specailly after vehicle maintenance the lease on the truck gas benefits for yourself not to mention no retirement package yah that sounds like fed-ex treats them fair to me.
I don't claim to know a lot about fedex ground contractors,but it seems to me it's like buying a coffee truck with a route.If fedex wants to retain thier respected brand,they need to stop outsourcing.
To use the coffee truck analogy: You buy the coffee truck and route. After you've been running YOUR ROUTE (after all you paid for it). You find you've got some customers that want donuts but the people you buy your coffee from won't let you sell donuts. Or you have 1 stop that's way out in the boondocks, it costs you $4.00 to drive there for a $1.50 sale, a net loss of $3.50. If you were REALLY INDEPENDENT
you could stop going there.
Or you could do what some of those independent contractors do, sheet it as closed because it's too hard to find. (This has happenned to me, my address has been here almost 50yr, but you couldn't find it with a gps.)
Also Living the Dream, if you think Fedex's model is so much better, why are you working for UPS?
I think the rub might be, can I deliver packages for some other company in my spare time, using my truck? I won't use the uniform I buy from you or use your name, I just want to deliver packages on Sunday for another business.
I would assume that would be ok since if I had, using the cleaning company analogy, a contract to clean Exxon's bathrooms I hardly would think that they care if I clean Sunoco's too.
I mean I don't care if my plumber works on a FedEx guy's house too even though I contracted for him to remodel my bathroom.
If a contractor must work exclusively for the company that contracted him, can he really be defined as an indendent, as we all understand the term?