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Increasing Union Membership = Strength, Security, Stronger Bargaining Agreements
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<blockquote data-quote="PiedmontSteward" data-source="post: 1134754" data-attributes="member: 42270"><p>In historically RTW states, getting a new hire to sign a card is already an uphill battle. And in closed shop states, getting dinged with initiation fees certainly doesn't make new members happy. <strong>Initiation fees should be waived for all UPS part-timers nationwide, period.</strong> My local (RTW state) waives initiation fees and sets dues at 2x the hourly rate for all members making less than $11.00/hr, with dues going up to 2.5x the hourly rate for members making over that amount. This is done out of necessity but it's also <strong>the right thing to do.</strong></p><p></p><p>The FedEx Couriers are going to have to get something together - on their own - in order to organize under the RLA before the IBT would even consider stepping in. But FedEx Ground operates under the NLRA - we can't organize the 1099 classified FedEx Ground drivers under Fred S's independent contractor scam, but we sure as hell can organize the FedEx Ground hubs and sorting facilities one-by-one until we have enough leverage to force him to the bargaining table by threatening to shut down his Ground network. Quite frankly, this is going to be a matter of survival over the next decade or so from a labor-cost and competition perspective. </p><p></p><p>If you want some foreshadowing, just look at unionized freight companies (ABF, YRC) trying to compete against so-called "independent operators" and non-union carriers (Con-way, Old Dominion, etc.) from the 1980's through present day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PiedmontSteward, post: 1134754, member: 42270"] In historically RTW states, getting a new hire to sign a card is already an uphill battle. And in closed shop states, getting dinged with initiation fees certainly doesn't make new members happy. [B]Initiation fees should be waived for all UPS part-timers nationwide, period.[/B] My local (RTW state) waives initiation fees and sets dues at 2x the hourly rate for all members making less than $11.00/hr, with dues going up to 2.5x the hourly rate for members making over that amount. This is done out of necessity but it's also [b]the right thing to do.[/b] The FedEx Couriers are going to have to get something together - on their own - in order to organize under the RLA before the IBT would even consider stepping in. But FedEx Ground operates under the NLRA - we can't organize the 1099 classified FedEx Ground drivers under Fred S's independent contractor scam, but we sure as hell can organize the FedEx Ground hubs and sorting facilities one-by-one until we have enough leverage to force him to the bargaining table by threatening to shut down his Ground network. Quite frankly, this is going to be a matter of survival over the next decade or so from a labor-cost and competition perspective. If you want some foreshadowing, just look at unionized freight companies (ABF, YRC) trying to compete against so-called "independent operators" and non-union carriers (Con-way, Old Dominion, etc.) from the 1980's through present day. [/QUOTE]
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