At some point, legally obligated or not, FedEx could just stop flying, close its doors, and say goodbye if there was no Express revenue. Where would that leave all the $30/hour employees?
Oh come on...you think the guys holding all the stock are just going to walk away from it?
Talked to a Ground contractor today. He believes that the company will go to an all contractor workforce if we unionize. He may be right. If so it'll take time to get the logistics right, hire enough people. What I'm hoping will happen is that if FedEx chooses to do that they will have a transition period of a few years, paying us better while they work towards a date where they can put everything into action. Hopefully they'll consider a part-time Express force for P1 dels and pups but if they go completely to a contractor model I'm hoping they don't do something rash like layoff people to get even for voting for a union. I do wonder with the ROADS system if there is an intent to bring in a new workforce quickly to replace us if we vote for a union. Hopefully they will keep in mind that many, many thousands of employees have struggled under their pay system to make it possible to get that high stock price. Instead of dropping a bomb on us, give us a decent exit strategy. I really believe something big is coming down the pike, but hopefully not until we have a chance to get things in order and find something else.