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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 521120" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Interesting. You consider the Teamsters to be scheming and control-crazed in the same way I think Fred S is a dangerous egomaniac with an inordinate amount of power and control. And he's just one person, not an organization like the IBT.</p><p> </p><p>If FedEx <em>does</em> organize, wouldn't there also be the possibility of a more balanced package industry that featured the so-called "level playing field" that UPS has been lobbying for? Even if we do go IBT, our wage and benefit package won't approach that of UPS, at least not for a long time. To immediately expect pay and benefit parity is both unreasonable and impossible, and would probably bankrupt FedEx. </p><p> </p><p>I can only speak for myself, but I want the IBT in order to bring Smith to the table, because that's the only way he's going to ever bargain with his employees. I don't love the unions, but if that's what it takes to get a decent wage and benefit package, that's where we are headed at FedEx.</p><p> </p><p>Smith <em>will</em> eventually be brought under control. He's had his run, and it's time to reign-in business "leaders" like him who exploit the living crap out of their people, buy-off crooked politicians, and run their empires like Mafiosos. Maybe Hoffa is a crook too, but at least I can make a decent living as a Teamster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 521120, member: 12508"] Interesting. You consider the Teamsters to be scheming and control-crazed in the same way I think Fred S is a dangerous egomaniac with an inordinate amount of power and control. And he's just one person, not an organization like the IBT. If FedEx [I]does[/I] organize, wouldn't there also be the possibility of a more balanced package industry that featured the so-called "level playing field" that UPS has been lobbying for? Even if we do go IBT, our wage and benefit package won't approach that of UPS, at least not for a long time. To immediately expect pay and benefit parity is both unreasonable and impossible, and would probably bankrupt FedEx. I can only speak for myself, but I want the IBT in order to bring Smith to the table, because that's the only way he's going to ever bargain with his employees. I don't love the unions, but if that's what it takes to get a decent wage and benefit package, that's where we are headed at FedEx. Smith [I]will[/I] eventually be brought under control. He's had his run, and it's time to reign-in business "leaders" like him who exploit the living crap out of their people, buy-off crooked politicians, and run their empires like Mafiosos. Maybe Hoffa is a crook too, but at least I can make a decent living as a Teamster. [/QUOTE]
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