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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 1567657" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Right, so you happily accept all the benefits of being a Teamster and don't really care about anyone else. You absolutely should care about FedEx Ground drivers because their low wage drives down your negotiating power. UPS management can say they can't continue to pay high wages because Ground is taking away significant market share. That weakens the IBT position, and your potential to keep what you have. It also weakens the security of UPS.</p><p></p><p>From a corporate perspective, Fred gets employees who aren't classified as such, and gets to push most operating costs onto ISP/Contractor puppets like bbsam who pretend that they are "independent" businesses. What CEO wouldn't love that deal?</p><p></p><p>As a Libertarian, you're a major hypocrite, because if you were true to your belief system, you'd quit UPS and become an entrepreneur instead of being dependent on a fat and happy Teamster contract. You know, the Horatio Alger deal where all of us can become millionaires if we just try hard enough?</p><p></p><p>Ground drivers who make $12-$14 per hour are driving down the value of labor, including your own. The fact that Fred S and bbsam Inc. get a taxpayer subsidy for nearly every Ground driver seems to escape you, which further erodes your wage and provides Mr. Smith with another advantage over UPS, further tilting the playing field in his favor.</p><p></p><p>You need to quit UPS and become a Ground driver so you can show us how to succeed under such a perfect business model.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 1567657, member: 12508"] Right, so you happily accept all the benefits of being a Teamster and don't really care about anyone else. You absolutely should care about FedEx Ground drivers because their low wage drives down your negotiating power. UPS management can say they can't continue to pay high wages because Ground is taking away significant market share. That weakens the IBT position, and your potential to keep what you have. It also weakens the security of UPS. From a corporate perspective, Fred gets employees who aren't classified as such, and gets to push most operating costs onto ISP/Contractor puppets like bbsam who pretend that they are "independent" businesses. What CEO wouldn't love that deal? As a Libertarian, you're a major hypocrite, because if you were true to your belief system, you'd quit UPS and become an entrepreneur instead of being dependent on a fat and happy Teamster contract. You know, the Horatio Alger deal where all of us can become millionaires if we just try hard enough? Ground drivers who make $12-$14 per hour are driving down the value of labor, including your own. The fact that Fred S and bbsam Inc. get a taxpayer subsidy for nearly every Ground driver seems to escape you, which further erodes your wage and provides Mr. Smith with another advantage over UPS, further tilting the playing field in his favor. You need to quit UPS and become a Ground driver so you can show us how to succeed under such a perfect business model. [/QUOTE]
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