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<blockquote data-quote="Bubblehead" data-source="post: 1530945" data-attributes="member: 14176">Where your whole theory falls apart and where an &quot;apples and oranges&quot; comparison are taking place, is that none of these want ads are likely for a union job at a company that is at the top of their game, raking in record profits.A more parallel comparison would be professional athletes who have some of the strongest unions ever, where they bargain for and realize a porporionate piece of the pie.Whether you are one of those people who consider pro athlete salaries to be obscene, I for one applaud their ability to exact what the market will bare from an industry that is making money hand over fist.UPS is barely challenged in this market place, with little real competition.They are positioned to continue to reap massive profits in the foreseeable future, and personally, I know that I earn every penny and benefit afforded me in our collective bargaining agreement.I also know that to date, there has been no computer program or algorithm that has taken the skill from my hands and transfered it to the DIAID.There is and always will be far too many variables in play to make the driver expendable.UPS is notorious for spending enormous amounts of money to implement these systems, then neglect to make the proper investment to maintain them at the local level.You need to look no further than the PAS system for an example, where my center has at least 70 plans that are independent from one another and have to be maintained individually.When the next contract negotiations rolls around in 2017, neither the company nor the union will be looking to do anything that will kill the &quot;golden goose&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bubblehead, post: 1530945, member: 14176"] Where your whole theory falls apart and where an "apples and oranges" comparison are taking place, is that none of these want ads are likely for a union job at a company that is at the top of their game, raking in record profits. A more parallel comparison would be professional athletes who have some of the strongest unions ever, where they bargain for and realize a porporionate piece of the pie. Whether you are one of those people who consider pro athlete salaries to be obscene, I for one applaud their ability to exact what the market will bare from an industry that is making money hand over fist. UPS is barely challenged in this market place, with little real competition. They are positioned to continue to reap massive profits in the foreseeable future, and personally, I know that I earn every penny and benefit afforded me in our collective bargaining agreement. I also know that to date, there has been no computer program or algorithm that has taken the skill from my hands and transfered it to the DIAID. There is and always will be far too many variables in play to make the driver expendable. UPS is notorious for spending enormous amounts of money to implement these systems, then neglect to make the proper investment to maintain them at the local level. You need to look no further than the PAS system for an example, where my center has at least 70 plans that are independent from one another and have to be maintained individually. When the next contract negotiations rolls around in 2017, neither the company nor the union will be looking to do anything that will kill the "golden goose". [/QUOTE]

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