Do you really think there is any negotiations going on between McDonald's and the fry cooks? Learn the difference between negotiations and complaining. Do you really think McDonald's employees were organized in anyway and actually sat down with Micky and negotiated? Your reaching.
Maybe McDonald's should be negotiating our contract.... it can't hurt!
LOL!!! Maybe our negotiators negotiated McDonald's agreements? Chicken or the egg?
That's exactly what many companies are doing. In the past, I've spoken to Fedex drivers who had no urge to go union because Feded was treating them good! Thing are changing at Fedex now, but you are correct. Many companies are doing a balancing act to keep the unions out, and we're giving them ammunition to show their employees as you say.
That's my point. Do you really think you're going to be negotiating with UPS without a union?
Is the starting wage more important the the top rate wage?
I probably wasn't clear on my point. If our negotiators were consisted of "true" voices from feeder drivers, package drivers, part timers, and retirees - do you think we would be where we are today? Fighting with our own people about the health plan? Being lied too about changes? Part timers being starting pay close to what they were 30 years ago? Package drivers working 12 hour days and weekends too? Retirees health plans going from $50 a month to $300 a month? Lies about where our health plans are, until they come and reduce it by 30% ? I'm guessing this would not be happening. And if it did, that group of brothers would be out the door. What say you, Mr Jones?
The manager was probably just ignorant to what he was saying. But maybe he was shoving it to the drivers. Gotta just ignore that BS. Nothing is off the table with most managers. I remember when I would return from vacation. More often then not, the manager would take me in the office when I returned and show me the WOR, and express what a good job the utility driver did on my route and how much better his production was. My response was always the same. "Wow, that driver is really productive", while I turned to look at my manager with a smile on my face. Math in my mind was always; Mmm, work harder/faster and make less money. Or, work easier/slower and make more money!!! Sorry all you utility drivers. I gotta go with the work easier and make more money!We had a center manager a few years back who would talk about coaching his kids football team in the PCMs. I honestly feared for this center manager's safety because a rather large percentage of the drivers would break from the PCMas
I don't disagree with your but the reality is, there are a lot of drivers who like that OT. I'm not sure where that split actually falls if a vote were to be taken. Good luck either way on that. Enforceable options would be nice.
But they don’t make $37 per hour either. Some guys want cash, some want less hours. It’s difficult to make everyone happy.
And it's important to add that FedEx as a company makes plenty of profit... all of their divisions, not just ground....
