Oh come on, you aren't even in the company anymore. Man up and tell us your name and location. Whatcha afraid of? I've stated my name before, still here.
You seem to have completely missed the point of my earlier response. Being stupid isn't what gets things accomplished. Being smart is...
There are friends of mine that are still with Express - it is how I continue to get my information. Take time to review either PEOPLE 10-3 or 10-5 (I don't recall exactly which one relates to disclosure of confidental company information) and review the consequences for their releasing confidential company information to me... My revealing my identity could lead to their identity being revealed. Call it paranoid, I call it being cautious.
In all honestly, you have revealed WAY TOO MUCH about your situation and your personal experiences in this forum. I don't categorize that as being a "man", I categorize that as utter stupidity - with a bit of deference.
So you've "played with fire" and haven't been targeted for retribution by your management - all I can say is at least you have
some luck in your life. It has been my observation that the employees which kick sand in the face of their immediate management are the ones that are most often targeted for rough treatment in return - as you appear to have illustrated quite vividly.
When I was with Express, I smiled a lot, made management think I was a real "go getter". Why did I do this? Because it made my life a lot easier in dealing with them. Sometimes it is wiser to smile, shake a hand, and "play the game", than to openly confront authority. People take their guard down when someone smiles a lot while in their presence.
In unconventional warfare, the "populace" will wave and smile when "the powers that be" are walking through the village - then when out of observation from the powers that be, pass information on to the "resistance" to keep the war going. The rules of the game state that the villagers (Express employees) can't be mowed down (Fred opening up with that proverbial gatling gun) without some measure of suspicion being created. But he suspects everyone nevertheless of having sympathies with the casue of unionizing.
Don't go around creating hostility when it doesn't accomplish YOUR purpose. You've already blown it for yourself - I'm hoping that the lurkers to this forum can learn from your example to know NOT what to do. Wave and smile - then quietly organize when you're not being observed.
By your own admission, you've "wasted most of your adult life at FedEx". Begs the question, "Who's fault is that?"
I didn't waste any time at FedEx. I put my time to good use and when it became obvious that FedEx wasn't the place to be, I made my own preparations to leave, and when my plan was set, decided to cause some headaches for senior management on my way out. I controlled my situation, something which - from your own admissions - you have failed to accomplish in your time with Express.
As far as putting "your numbers and miles against anyone else's" - again, you have missed the whole point. Your numbers and miles are only good for the day you've achieved them. There are no medals or breaks cut at Express for the "heroes" of the Courier force. You can run at 110% for a year straight, but if you are at 90% for a few weeks after that, all that sweat and pain will mean absolutely nothing when you are looking at an OLCC for not making your CURRENT goal. You are only as good as your last report, what you did before that means NOTHING.
As far as stating things won't change because of employees "whining". You are partially correct. Ever see an ass of an ops manager get booted because of a dismal SFA? There are some things employees can do through "whining".
As far as "sticking necks out", it all depends on what you really mean. Do you mean what you've done in the past few years as qualifying as "sticking your neck out"? I don't call that constructive, I call that, well, you know...
Tell you what, I know you would like some protection from what Express is intending to do to you and the other Couriers. You want to fight "smart" instead of merely kicking sand around... Why don't you pull up the following link and fill it out:
http://www.teamster.org/content/organizing-assistance-request-form
If you really want to show how you are "a man", print up the following and distribute them in your station - without anyone knowing who did so (you'd become that roadkill within a few weeks if you openly distributed them).
http://fedxmx.com/sites/fedxmx.com/files/FedEx_RepresentationCard.pdf
If you really want to kick some sand in Fred's face, place the PDF file on a flash drive, take it to your local FedEx Office and then have them print up the form on card stock - then use your employee discount to pay for it. That'll show 'em!!!
And as far as the Teamsters go, I'll have more at a later date, but it does appear that for the employees of Express, it is the Teamsters or Fred - there are no other options to be had.