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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 703943" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>Yes, Obama's comments were disturbing. Smith met with then-president Bill Clinton shortly before RLA language was snuck into the FAA Bill back into the 90's. Hopefully, lunch with Obama doesn't mean that the same thing is going to happen again. I don't trust that the Democrats are big friends of labor, UPS, or the little guy, despite lots of campaign promises.</p><p> </p><p>I'm expecting nothing from Smith, even if the RLA exemption gets dropped. He has already indicated that he won't recognize a union, which probably means the threat of a lock-out and replacement workers. I'm also not expecting much in the way of a counter offer, because this is a man who already thinks we are overpaid as is. He doesn't want to give us anything. I'd expect him to offer us our jobs, and nothing else, at least initially. If he did use replacement workers, he'd have big problems in a hurry because of the technology. There would be major disruptions of service and UPS would have a golden opportunity to grab a lot of business from a dysfunctional FedEx. Plus, there are plenty of us who would do everything possible to disrupt the system, including flooding the system with phony pickups, sabotaging drop boxes, vehicles etc. It wouldn't be that hard to accomplish.</p><p> </p><p>Smith and FedEx deserve a union more than any other company I can think of. This is a man bereft of any sense of conscience, morality, or fairness. He's had many years to "do the right thing" and in every instance, he's done what benefits himself and profits, not employees. He has been given the benefit of the doubt over and over again and continues to abuse his position, thanks mainly to a special deal (the RLA) that allows him the safety of knowing that we could <strong>never</strong> unionize under it's provisions. He needs to be taken-down, removed from his role, and replaced with leadership that understands that you get what you pay for. UPS will always attract better employees who will provide outstanding service to the customer and create more profit in the process. Why? Because UPS pays competitive wages, has a real retirement plan, and doesn't have the ability to just toss you aside if you get injured or sick. Fred <em>is</em> a POS who'd do anything to increase profits. He cannot be trusted, and we need to do everything we can to obstruct and destroy this megalomaniac monster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 703943, member: 12508"] Yes, Obama's comments were disturbing. Smith met with then-president Bill Clinton shortly before RLA language was snuck into the FAA Bill back into the 90's. Hopefully, lunch with Obama doesn't mean that the same thing is going to happen again. I don't trust that the Democrats are big friends of labor, UPS, or the little guy, despite lots of campaign promises. I'm expecting nothing from Smith, even if the RLA exemption gets dropped. He has already indicated that he won't recognize a union, which probably means the threat of a lock-out and replacement workers. I'm also not expecting much in the way of a counter offer, because this is a man who already thinks we are overpaid as is. He doesn't want to give us anything. I'd expect him to offer us our jobs, and nothing else, at least initially. If he did use replacement workers, he'd have big problems in a hurry because of the technology. There would be major disruptions of service and UPS would have a golden opportunity to grab a lot of business from a dysfunctional FedEx. Plus, there are plenty of us who would do everything possible to disrupt the system, including flooding the system with phony pickups, sabotaging drop boxes, vehicles etc. It wouldn't be that hard to accomplish. Smith and FedEx deserve a union more than any other company I can think of. This is a man bereft of any sense of conscience, morality, or fairness. He's had many years to "do the right thing" and in every instance, he's done what benefits himself and profits, not employees. He has been given the benefit of the doubt over and over again and continues to abuse his position, thanks mainly to a special deal (the RLA) that allows him the safety of knowing that we could [B]never[/B] unionize under it's provisions. He needs to be taken-down, removed from his role, and replaced with leadership that understands that you get what you pay for. UPS will always attract better employees who will provide outstanding service to the customer and create more profit in the process. Why? Because UPS pays competitive wages, has a real retirement plan, and doesn't have the ability to just toss you aside if you get injured or sick. Fred [I]is[/I] a POS who'd do anything to increase profits. He cannot be trusted, and we need to do everything we can to obstruct and destroy this megalomaniac monster. [/QUOTE]
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