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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 890507" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>This (Express Couriers PUPing Ground) is rather significant if it is happening at all. The whole arguement Express put forth to keep everyone in Express covered under RLA and not just those who are involved in aircraft operations (most of AGFS) is that Express is an integrated network; from pickup to delivery of high priority shipments. Therefore its employees can't be allowed to the opportunity to organize on a local basis (NLRB rules) but rather must be covered under the greatly more restrictive RLA rules (all or nothing nationwide organizing). </p><p></p><p>If Express Couriers are going to be processing Ground shipments - no matter how few, they aren't involved in exclusively performing "express" shipment movement. Therefore (again), they don't fall under the defintion of employees who are to be covered under RLA rules for organizing. </p><p></p><p>I'm wondering if the software that allows PUPing of Ground volume is merely an unintended oversight (on part of the developer who wrote it), or deliberate. </p><p></p><p>Fred knows that if DGO were to be shifted over to NLRB rules for organizing, he'd have the IBT in at least one-third of his stations (shutting them down), if not one-half. So I'm finding it rather difficult to beleive that he'd be so cavalier as to even open Express up to the possibility of having DGO shifted over to local organizing procedures. Having Express Couriers scanning a handful of Ground packages isn't worth the potential loss of his Golden Egg (RLA). </p><p></p><p>I'd recommend that the Couriers that come across Ground packages at drop boxes that they clear, <u>to attempt to put a scan on them</u>. If you can put scans on them, I'd have to recommend that you do so as a regular course of practice (unless you are threatened by your local managment to specifically NOT scan them). Having a number of Ground packages come through the system with PUP scans done by Express Couriers could be ammunition enough in the future to get DGO removed from the RLA scheme and properly categorized. </p><p></p><p>If this does amount to an unintended crack in the door by Express (giving Couriers software that allows scanning of Ground), push that door opan as far as possible and prove that you don't belong under RLA rules - but should be given the opportunity to organize locally. After all, if you are processing non "express" shipments, you aren't truly a dedicated "express" employee, you are an employee of a company which handles all types of shipments (just like UPS) and should be given the opportunity (from a legal line of argument) to organize on a local basis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 890507, member: 22880"] This (Express Couriers PUPing Ground) is rather significant if it is happening at all. The whole arguement Express put forth to keep everyone in Express covered under RLA and not just those who are involved in aircraft operations (most of AGFS) is that Express is an integrated network; from pickup to delivery of high priority shipments. Therefore its employees can't be allowed to the opportunity to organize on a local basis (NLRB rules) but rather must be covered under the greatly more restrictive RLA rules (all or nothing nationwide organizing). If Express Couriers are going to be processing Ground shipments - no matter how few, they aren't involved in exclusively performing "express" shipment movement. Therefore (again), they don't fall under the defintion of employees who are to be covered under RLA rules for organizing. I'm wondering if the software that allows PUPing of Ground volume is merely an unintended oversight (on part of the developer who wrote it), or deliberate. Fred knows that if DGO were to be shifted over to NLRB rules for organizing, he'd have the IBT in at least one-third of his stations (shutting them down), if not one-half. So I'm finding it rather difficult to beleive that he'd be so cavalier as to even open Express up to the possibility of having DGO shifted over to local organizing procedures. Having Express Couriers scanning a handful of Ground packages isn't worth the potential loss of his Golden Egg (RLA). I'd recommend that the Couriers that come across Ground packages at drop boxes that they clear, [U]to attempt to put a scan on them[/U]. If you can put scans on them, I'd have to recommend that you do so as a regular course of practice (unless you are threatened by your local managment to specifically NOT scan them). Having a number of Ground packages come through the system with PUP scans done by Express Couriers could be ammunition enough in the future to get DGO removed from the RLA scheme and properly categorized. If this does amount to an unintended crack in the door by Express (giving Couriers software that allows scanning of Ground), push that door opan as far as possible and prove that you don't belong under RLA rules - but should be given the opportunity to organize locally. After all, if you are processing non "express" shipments, you aren't truly a dedicated "express" employee, you are an employee of a company which handles all types of shipments (just like UPS) and should be given the opportunity (from a legal line of argument) to organize on a local basis. [/QUOTE]
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