MrFedEx
Engorged Member
As I recall you and R1a were saying fulltimers would be required to work mornings and evenings with a huge break, 5-7 hrs, in the middle. If anything would have threatened RLA status it would be that, as probably even Republicans wouldn't stand in the way of switching us to the NLRA if we were treated like that. All R1a's suppositions had no credible proof backing them and none came to pass. DRA is really about, IMO, being able to plug anyone quickly into a route to counteract high turnover due to poor pay progression. DRA hasn't worked, and they're being forced to pay better to attract and retain quality employees. They're still greedy you-know-what's, but they aren't stupid.
Yes, I do recall that was also a possibility if they had pulled the trigger. FT with a huge break, or PT AM and PT PM. Both would accomplish the same goals. I don't think it would have threatened RLA status, and Republicans usually could care less about the plight of employees. Fred would have figured out some way to kill FT employment at Express.
DRA, if it had worked, would have allowed them to "plug-in" almost anyone, but it also would have worked to make the all PT scenario more feasible. Fortunately, it has failed at both.
You also need to come clean and admit you and R1a weren't the best of buddies, kind of like me and Dano. R1a claimed to have contacts in upper management, a claim I believe. A lot of the strategies he discussed obviously weren't generated by him; they came from Memphis. He never named names, even in PMs, which were often longer than his posts.