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<blockquote data-quote="Doubleparkedrunner" data-source="post: 3662060" data-attributes="member: 71878"><p>My seven year old just wanted chocolate bars and soda for breakfast; I don't agree that they should do it. </p><p></p><p> Now I of course , prevented and stopped it from happening and they are all , after all, children. So the analogy isn't perfect but the point is that they don't know yet what is good or bad for them; much like the new drivers who don't understand what's going to happen to them. </p><p></p><p> They need to see the big picture and understand that if they accept this position now there's a good chance they won't be able to make it too many years in package. </p><p></p><p> Obviously if they still want to vote yes and do that job, then that's their right but we need to educate them without being condescending. The reason they don't mind working long and irregular hours now is because they haven't done it yet, don't understand the physically fatiguing toll this will play on their bodies and minds ....and all they see is the bump in pay that they'd be getting. </p><p></p><p> And I disagree about you saying that there's no logical way ups can staff weekend work without this. They absolutely can and it only would take more full time RPCDs. Then all we would need are 3 different shifts.</p><p>---Monday-Friday</p><p>Tuesday-Saturday </p><p>and ---Sunday-Thursday</p><p></p><p> and guess what; Seniority rules so if the higher seniority drivers bids up all Monday through Friday positions then so be it. They've paid their dues and deserve their pick of the litter. </p><p></p><p> Lower seniority drivers will just have to stick it out working a weekend day in their shift until they enough to bid a different schedule. BUT, they would get paid the SAME and have the SAmE PROTECTIONS as regular drivers. </p><p></p><p> That took me all of ten seconds to come up with a way to fill weekend positions WIThOuT the 22.4 position. There is no need for 22.4. It is their solely for money. And not just the six dollar savings in pay. It will split the union over the years and will make every contract after this one worse and worse. So every contract will make ups more and more money. Because they will be able to screw us more and more</p><p></p><p></p><p> When you have too many different classifications of worker, it is easier to cater contract proposals to a certain group each coming contract in order to screw another group over . When you have one classification then that classification obviously votes for themselves and collectively at the same time. </p><p></p><p> If a new driver like this proposal it's only because they are playing checkers while ups is looking way down the road and playing chess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doubleparkedrunner, post: 3662060, member: 71878"] My seven year old just wanted chocolate bars and soda for breakfast; I don't agree that they should do it. Now I of course , prevented and stopped it from happening and they are all , after all, children. So the analogy isn't perfect but the point is that they don't know yet what is good or bad for them; much like the new drivers who don't understand what's going to happen to them. They need to see the big picture and understand that if they accept this position now there's a good chance they won't be able to make it too many years in package. Obviously if they still want to vote yes and do that job, then that's their right but we need to educate them without being condescending. The reason they don't mind working long and irregular hours now is because they haven't done it yet, don't understand the physically fatiguing toll this will play on their bodies and minds ....and all they see is the bump in pay that they'd be getting. And I disagree about you saying that there's no logical way ups can staff weekend work without this. They absolutely can and it only would take more full time RPCDs. Then all we would need are 3 different shifts. ---Monday-Friday Tuesday-Saturday and ---Sunday-Thursday and guess what; Seniority rules so if the higher seniority drivers bids up all Monday through Friday positions then so be it. They've paid their dues and deserve their pick of the litter. Lower seniority drivers will just have to stick it out working a weekend day in their shift until they enough to bid a different schedule. BUT, they would get paid the SAME and have the SAmE PROTECTIONS as regular drivers. That took me all of ten seconds to come up with a way to fill weekend positions WIThOuT the 22.4 position. There is no need for 22.4. It is their solely for money. And not just the six dollar savings in pay. It will split the union over the years and will make every contract after this one worse and worse. So every contract will make ups more and more money. Because they will be able to screw us more and more When you have too many different classifications of worker, it is easier to cater contract proposals to a certain group each coming contract in order to screw another group over . When you have one classification then that classification obviously votes for themselves and collectively at the same time. If a new driver like this proposal it's only because they are playing checkers while ups is looking way down the road and playing chess. [/QUOTE]
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