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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 215472" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p><span style="color: blue">interesting issue. So at last its happened.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">the questions I ponder:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">1) Can the teamsters actually organize fdx? Despite the advent of hundreds of SCS fractions of companies at by UPS the teamsters have yet to organize any of them. FDX employees especially the express drivers and handlers are actually compensated pretty well if you look at their overall package and not just their top wage rate. Morale amongst the express folks seems to be pretty good and you have to wonder if they will organize. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">2) Will Fred S continue the magic and therefore continue to avoid the union threat. Even with the RLA provisons gone Fred seems to have a way to get what he wants where he wants as he has shown over the years. Will he therefore continue to find ways to avoid being organized. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">3) how would organizing affect the teamsters relationship with UPS. Some have speculated that the teamsters actually treat ups well because we are their bread and butter. Will organizing a fdx mean the teamsters would be less concerned about the economic welfare of UPS? Theoretically a weakening UPS and a strengthening fdx would mean the jobs would move to fdx and stay with the teamsters where the teamsters would have lost those jobs in the past. Does this mean the teamsters could be much tougher in negotiations since they do not have to worry about losing those jobs?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Be carefull what you wish for. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 215472, member: 1912"] [COLOR=blue]interesting issue. So at last its happened.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]the questions I ponder:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]1) Can the teamsters actually organize fdx? Despite the advent of hundreds of SCS fractions of companies at by UPS the teamsters have yet to organize any of them. FDX employees especially the express drivers and handlers are actually compensated pretty well if you look at their overall package and not just their top wage rate. Morale amongst the express folks seems to be pretty good and you have to wonder if they will organize. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]2) Will Fred S continue the magic and therefore continue to avoid the union threat. Even with the RLA provisons gone Fred seems to have a way to get what he wants where he wants as he has shown over the years. Will he therefore continue to find ways to avoid being organized. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]3) how would organizing affect the teamsters relationship with UPS. Some have speculated that the teamsters actually treat ups well because we are their bread and butter. Will organizing a fdx mean the teamsters would be less concerned about the economic welfare of UPS? Theoretically a weakening UPS and a strengthening fdx would mean the jobs would move to fdx and stay with the teamsters where the teamsters would have lost those jobs in the past. Does this mean the teamsters could be much tougher in negotiations since they do not have to worry about losing those jobs?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Be carefull what you wish for. [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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