I have 12 years and getting 3%. The courier next to me has 15 years and currently makes about .50/hr less than me. So he'll get 3% also. My thought is they should have used years of service as a guide to the raises, not current pay.
No, it will never happen, welcome to the world of big business. I don't agree with everything the company does.....never have. I don't 'spin things the company's way'. I'm just a realist that sees a lowly courier has no say in the big decisions. FedEx doesn't do anything any other large corporation does, we just see it more because we work there. You may think the grass is greener on the other side, but I'll wager you'll hear different from the people that work there.
You're right...A lowly courier has no say in big decisions..However thousands of lowly couriers do and can have a say in big decisions...It has to start somewhere..and it appears signing the card is the place to start.