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<blockquote data-quote="3216mjh" data-source="post: 1127141" data-attributes="member: 47328"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><p style="margin-left: 20px">In 2018, FT drivers will be making $37/hour and they will continue to be the highest paid in the industry with a defined pension plan and the best benefits in the private sector.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">I live near Kokomo, Indiana where currently, I have brothers in the auto industry that make $36+ per hour....today in 2013. They go to work everyday and work until the meet "quota" on the line (I have one brother who does this) or my other brother, who does maintenance, hangs out until something breaks down and he goes and fixes it - all the while getting paid. No harrassment and an 8 hour workday from 6:30 to 3pm. They know they are getting off work at 3pm everyday, going to go home to dinner with the family and maybe attend their kids sporting event or whatever. Keep in mind that they these brothers of mine are making $31-$36 per hour, today in 2013.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000">Now I know that my UPS husband works from the time he gets there until the time he leaves, bustin' his ass to get home as early as possible so that he can spend time with his family, go to sporting events, etc. Depending on who whined and cried that morning to have work taken off of them dictates when my husband gets home. He takes abuse from management, abuse on his body as he hurries within safety limits to get his job done, working in all kinds of weather and he doesn't make $36 per hour. So I'm thinking that UPS workers are not at the top of the food chain. And given all the hard work that all of you do - and I do believe that the part-timers work harder than probably anyone else and should be paid waaay more than even $12 per hour - you should be compensated properly. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that you are deserving of higher wages. It could mean good wages, FREE TOP OF THE LINE MEDICAL BENEFITS, a GOLDEN RETIREMENT fund and a working envrionment free of harrassment, defined working hours and anything else that the company should provide (i.e, bonuses). UPS is a customer service business. Your drivers are the face of the company and is what drives the profits up. They are no less deserving than your investors. Your workers invest way more than money into this company. They invest their body, sweat and tears, not to mention time from their family that they will NEVER get back, to make UPS profitable and are just a deserving if not more. And since you all pay union dues (ours just went up another $6.50 per pay) your union reps should be bustin' their asses to get you the top of the line contract from a $4 billion in profits company. And don't forget - the first quarter earnings report has UPS slated to earn well above what they earned last year.</p></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #000000"></p></p> <p style="text-align: left"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3216mjh, post: 1127141, member: 47328"] [LEFT][COLOR=#000000][INDENT]In 2018, FT drivers will be making $37/hour and they will continue to be the highest paid in the industry with a defined pension plan and the best benefits in the private sector. I live near Kokomo, Indiana where currently, I have brothers in the auto industry that make $36+ per hour....today in 2013. They go to work everyday and work until the meet "quota" on the line (I have one brother who does this) or my other brother, who does maintenance, hangs out until something breaks down and he goes and fixes it - all the while getting paid. No harrassment and an 8 hour workday from 6:30 to 3pm. They know they are getting off work at 3pm everyday, going to go home to dinner with the family and maybe attend their kids sporting event or whatever. Keep in mind that they these brothers of mine are making $31-$36 per hour, today in 2013. Now I know that my UPS husband works from the time he gets there until the time he leaves, bustin' his ass to get home as early as possible so that he can spend time with his family, go to sporting events, etc. Depending on who whined and cried that morning to have work taken off of them dictates when my husband gets home. He takes abuse from management, abuse on his body as he hurries within safety limits to get his job done, working in all kinds of weather and he doesn't make $36 per hour. So I'm thinking that UPS workers are not at the top of the food chain. And given all the hard work that all of you do - and I do believe that the part-timers work harder than probably anyone else and should be paid waaay more than even $12 per hour - you should be compensated properly. Now that doesn't necessarily mean that you are deserving of higher wages. It could mean good wages, FREE TOP OF THE LINE MEDICAL BENEFITS, a GOLDEN RETIREMENT fund and a working envrionment free of harrassment, defined working hours and anything else that the company should provide (i.e, bonuses). UPS is a customer service business. Your drivers are the face of the company and is what drives the profits up. They are no less deserving than your investors. Your workers invest way more than money into this company. They invest their body, sweat and tears, not to mention time from their family that they will NEVER get back, to make UPS profitable and are just a deserving if not more. And since you all pay union dues (ours just went up another $6.50 per pay) your union reps should be bustin' their asses to get you the top of the line contract from a $4 billion in profits company. And don't forget - the first quarter earnings report has UPS slated to earn well above what they earned last year. [/INDENT] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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