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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 5240183" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Great point. They absolutely should organize because 1 RTD has up to 5 positions of freight, which isn't analogous to a line haul aircraft, but still a job where 1 person has direct control over a station's outcome for the day. The revolving door makes it more difficult because as soon as an RTD gets trained and has some experience, they immediately go elsewhere. As they should. Class A drivers are much like pilots....in demand, and currently in the driver's seat when it comes to negotiating power. Several airlines have recently had picketing, including Alaska and Delta. I'd expect big pay bumps to be the end result.</p><p></p><p>"New" leadership at the top would seem to be Fred's hand-picked successor who is more likely a puppet that is still controlled by the whims of Dear Leader. It would be great to see a large ramp have a massive sick call, slowdown, or walkout that would have a massive impact on a large market and quite probably get national media attention. Taking action is the only way to deal with FedEx because they'll deflect and divide and conquer as long as possible, the status quo at Express forever. Raj needs to get educated as soon as possible.</p><p></p><p>Nothing happens until people decide to take action, and a handful of courageous individuals won't be enough. Don't announce it, keep it out of the grapevine so FedEx can't have contingency contract drivers in place, and DO IT. As long as you keep being pliable and willingly bend over, "Fred" and Friends will keep sticking you where the sun doesn't shine.</p><p></p><p>The pilots figured out Smith a long time ago, and even though it's hard to stomach their egos, kudos to them for taking steps to unionize and keep management under control. Learn from them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 5240183, member: 12508"] Great point. They absolutely should organize because 1 RTD has up to 5 positions of freight, which isn't analogous to a line haul aircraft, but still a job where 1 person has direct control over a station's outcome for the day. The revolving door makes it more difficult because as soon as an RTD gets trained and has some experience, they immediately go elsewhere. As they should. Class A drivers are much like pilots....in demand, and currently in the driver's seat when it comes to negotiating power. Several airlines have recently had picketing, including Alaska and Delta. I'd expect big pay bumps to be the end result. "New" leadership at the top would seem to be Fred's hand-picked successor who is more likely a puppet that is still controlled by the whims of Dear Leader. It would be great to see a large ramp have a massive sick call, slowdown, or walkout that would have a massive impact on a large market and quite probably get national media attention. Taking action is the only way to deal with FedEx because they'll deflect and divide and conquer as long as possible, the status quo at Express forever. Raj needs to get educated as soon as possible. Nothing happens until people decide to take action, and a handful of courageous individuals won't be enough. Don't announce it, keep it out of the grapevine so FedEx can't have contingency contract drivers in place, and DO IT. As long as you keep being pliable and willingly bend over, "Fred" and Friends will keep sticking you where the sun doesn't shine. The pilots figured out Smith a long time ago, and even though it's hard to stomach their egos, kudos to them for taking steps to unionize and keep management under control. Learn from them. [/QUOTE]
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