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<blockquote data-quote="90265" data-source="post: 324497"><p>Interesting tidbit is that is does affect your status at work and ultimately whether you work at all.</p><p></p><p>One big issue is that almost all state, city, federal entities and most large companies take a variety of issues into account when they do things like sign shipping contracts. Cost and timely performance are NOT the be-all/end-all. They also take into account community development and employment opportunities, charitable contributions, fuel (etc. - water, electricity) conservation efforts - many things.</p><p></p><p>You go ahead and decide not to participate. You're just putting UPS at a competitive disadvantage - even more so - than you already have. UPS loses contracts but it's not the end of the world. UPS operates in excess of its designed capacity already. Losing volume isn't necessarily a bad thing. UPS is scalable. They lose volume, you lose jobs. </p><p></p><p>The interesting thing is that any manager that *wants* to stay around - UPS can find something for him/her to do. But they won't lift a finger to "find" something for YOU to do. Funny, huh?</p><p></p><p>My (second hand) understanding is that the Pacific Region intends to lose 800 - 1,000 drivers and there's no plan on them returning - EVER.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, it's funny to me that those people making the least give the most - both in terms of total dollar amounts and percentage of income. Seriously. Part-timers lead off the donations every year. If you're a driver or one of the portly feeder/donut eaters, you can thank your part-timers for your having a job today. Drivers bring up a distant second. Feeders are a greedy bunch that are only out-greedied by pilots - who you'd think are living on food stamps based on their donations to UW. </p><p></p><p>My preference would be for UPS to opt out entirely. Let the chips fall where they fall. Put 10,000+ drivers out of work. Let pilots fly their couch while they browse Monster for a new job, etc.</p><p></p><p>Another funny observation is that California is a dopey state with democrats such as Dianne Feinstein and Babs Boxer serving as senators and such loons as Fourtney Stark that have never met a labor union they wouldn't milk and pander to. Meanwhile take a stab at guessing who the state of California uses as their primary express delivery company. (Hint: It isn't the company YOU work for.)</p><p></p><p>That still cracks me up. So does reading of driver layoffs, so maybe it's just me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="90265, post: 324497"] Interesting tidbit is that is does affect your status at work and ultimately whether you work at all. One big issue is that almost all state, city, federal entities and most large companies take a variety of issues into account when they do things like sign shipping contracts. Cost and timely performance are NOT the be-all/end-all. They also take into account community development and employment opportunities, charitable contributions, fuel (etc. - water, electricity) conservation efforts - many things. You go ahead and decide not to participate. You're just putting UPS at a competitive disadvantage - even more so - than you already have. UPS loses contracts but it's not the end of the world. UPS operates in excess of its designed capacity already. Losing volume isn't necessarily a bad thing. UPS is scalable. They lose volume, you lose jobs. The interesting thing is that any manager that *wants* to stay around - UPS can find something for him/her to do. But they won't lift a finger to "find" something for YOU to do. Funny, huh? My (second hand) understanding is that the Pacific Region intends to lose 800 - 1,000 drivers and there's no plan on them returning - EVER. Anyway, it's funny to me that those people making the least give the most - both in terms of total dollar amounts and percentage of income. Seriously. Part-timers lead off the donations every year. If you're a driver or one of the portly feeder/donut eaters, you can thank your part-timers for your having a job today. Drivers bring up a distant second. Feeders are a greedy bunch that are only out-greedied by pilots - who you'd think are living on food stamps based on their donations to UW. My preference would be for UPS to opt out entirely. Let the chips fall where they fall. Put 10,000+ drivers out of work. Let pilots fly their couch while they browse Monster for a new job, etc. Another funny observation is that California is a dopey state with democrats such as Dianne Feinstein and Babs Boxer serving as senators and such loons as Fourtney Stark that have never met a labor union they wouldn't milk and pander to. Meanwhile take a stab at guessing who the state of California uses as their primary express delivery company. (Hint: It isn't the company YOU work for.) That still cracks me up. So does reading of driver layoffs, so maybe it's just me. [/QUOTE]
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