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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 3553756" data-attributes="member: 2193">It actually could work against the union now since UPS is delivering a lot more residential now (50% of volume) that in 1997.&nbsp; People could be in favor of the union in 1997 since they really were not impacted by the strike - commercial businesses were primarily impacted in 1997.&nbsp; More people depend on at home delivery now than in 1997 and if a strike were to interrupt the flow of dog food, clothing, and whatever else is home delivered, the public could quickly turn against the union.&nbsp; It&#039;s been noted on Brown Café in numerous posts how &quot;lazy&quot; people are getting things shipped to their homes - if that convenience is suddenly interrupted, all those lazy people will get upset and may not feel as much sympathy for the union as they did in 1997.I suspect that in the end, cooler heads will prevail and a new contract will be signed and life will continue as before.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 3553756, member: 2193"] It actually could work against the union now since UPS is delivering a lot more residential now (50% of volume) that in 1997. People could be in favor of the union in 1997 since they really were not impacted by the strike - commercial businesses were primarily impacted in 1997. More people depend on at home delivery now than in 1997 and if a strike were to interrupt the flow of dog food, clothing, and whatever else is home delivered, the public could quickly turn against the union. It's been noted on Brown Café in numerous posts how "lazy" people are getting things shipped to their homes - if that convenience is suddenly interrupted, all those lazy people will get upset and may not feel as much sympathy for the union as they did in 1997. I suspect that in the end, cooler heads will prevail and a new contract will be signed and life will continue as before. [/QUOTE]

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