Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
That's gonna happen in a few places
Heads up letter from the Union about possible strike
- Thread starter G.V. Rush
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CoryAndTrevor
Well-Known Member
What the
is that supposed to mean? Either everyone strikes or no one does, ya scab.Crying over people telling you to shut the
up because you're opinion is asinine? You must be a whiny little baby bltch boy.Look I apologize for getting inflammatory, but seriously, you keep repeating yourself with "I personally am fine so no one else in the entire damn company should rock my boat." How do you not see how shltty that sounds to people? And you keep saying "that's a local problem." Dude, it sounds a lot to me like about half the centers have this "local problem," maybe more. You just don't care? Or what?
rod
Retired 22 years
Don't that screw up your retirement? As far as I know here you have to have all your years in the same local.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
the only thing a strike will do is cause more market share loss, which will cost jobs in the short and long term, put even greater pressure to perform (harassment), and ultimately leave the company vulnerable to be driven out by fedex or amazon
if the Union wants to actually fix harassment issues, they have the most ass backwards way of going about it, it's almost like you're being led by complete mouth breathers only looking to get theirs
oh wait, they are lmao
if the Union wants to actually fix harassment issues, they have the most ass backwards way of going about it, it's almost like you're being led by complete mouth breathers only looking to get theirs
oh wait, they are lmao
JL 0513
Well-Known Member
What the
I don't mean local strikes. Management/IE obviously sucks in some areas. That's what has to be dealt with at the local level. Meaning that it's not the CEO ordering that most drivers get around 55 hours a week. When you strike, it's against those at the top. Since about 2/3rds of the country gets a reasonable 45-47 hours a week average, then it's not corporate policy to put out excessive hours, it's local management. Maybe nothing can be done locally, but all I'm saying is that is where the problem is.
Crying over people telling you to shut the
You have it backwards. If you're crying over my opinions, you're the whiney little snow flake.
I'm not saying it's perfect here and "I'm fine and that's all that matters". Never said that. If the workers decide to strike, I'll stand with everyone.
I'm just saying that more of the country is on the reasonable side of hours. Excessive overtime is not corporate policy. I like 47 hours a week, perhaps some guys are looking for a 40 hour job. I signed up 10 years ago knowing the job is what it is.
JL 0513
Well-Known Member
We better keep in mind it's not just Fedex anymore. While Amazon is contemplating their own delivery network, what happens if we strike. They might just go full steam ahead. Then we come back with no Amazon volume. 1/3 of all our work.
People also forget WHY we have the overtime we do. It's because of our union compensation. Why don't FedEx drivers get these hours? Because it's not as costly to put more guys on the road.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Every family should have 6 months salary/wages in a savings account or liquid investment.
We had 1 year savings from the time I was 35 years old.
Star B
White Lightening
I get plenty of overtime just as a Swing. If we (Express) were also handling ground packages like UPS does, I'm sure we would be worked as hard or harder than you. We don't because we have Ground/HD that typically pays drivers peanuts as a salary for them to try to stay afloat. Whether they have 10 stops or 250.. those drivers get paid the same.
I'm an outsider so take what I say with a grain of salt here... but upper management knows the numbers. Upper management has the ability to look at a center, see the overtime and tell them to fix it. If Upper management wanted an OT rate of no more than .5% of total hours at a center, they could make it happen or force IE to do their job. They dont, so they are complacent with operations as it is.
In other words, the buck stops at upper management.
MAKAVELI
Well-Known Member
True but I'd go a step further and save a little more in a contract year.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
rod
Retired 22 years
We always had sufficient savings too but my wife always has made enough money where we didn't have to worry about starving. Except for about 5 years when the kids were little she has always helped bring home the bacon.
TheFigurehead
Well-Known Member
While that's nifty for you, it is your center that is the exception, not the other way around. I'm glad things are going smoothly for you, but much of the rest of the company is getting
ed day in and day out.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
have you ever thought that maybe....you were the one who was wrong all this time?
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Not even once
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Except that time you chose to become a jayhawk fan.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
They ever gonna let the folks in Missouri use their driver license for I.D. again
Lmao
