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<blockquote data-quote="quadro" data-source="post: 746861" data-attributes="member: 12850"><p>No. I believe that's what you are saying. Maybe I've misunderstood you but you talked about smaller locations being able to vote in a union. Just for arguments sake, let's say there are 600 locations and 10% vote in a union. Those 60 locations can bargain for themselves or, possibly depending on a number of things, bargain as a whole. Those 60 locations might have 2000-3000 employees. That's not an insignificant number but it's also less than 10% of the couriers. It is enough, however, that should they decide to take some type of action (and it's been said many times around here that a strike could happen) more than 10% of FedEx customers might choose to not ship while a strike is on or imminent. Some of those customers might not ever come back to FedEx. So now those <10% of the employees at 10% of the locations have in effect decided what is best for the other 90% of the employees. Even if it's 49% vs. 51% the 49% should not decided what's best for the 51%. I realize that many businesses and employees are under NLRA and there are work actions that don't have the impact I'm suggesting could happen but how many of those businesses are global corporations that rely on national coverage the way FedEx does?</p><p></p><p>At least under RLA or NLRA with a NMA, it would really come down to the majority of the employees making a decision. I may not support the idea of a union but I'd like to know that whatever happens it's decided by at least 51% of my peers. I may not agree but I can at least respect the wishes of the majority.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quadro, post: 746861, member: 12850"] No. I believe that's what you are saying. Maybe I've misunderstood you but you talked about smaller locations being able to vote in a union. Just for arguments sake, let's say there are 600 locations and 10% vote in a union. Those 60 locations can bargain for themselves or, possibly depending on a number of things, bargain as a whole. Those 60 locations might have 2000-3000 employees. That's not an insignificant number but it's also less than 10% of the couriers. It is enough, however, that should they decide to take some type of action (and it's been said many times around here that a strike could happen) more than 10% of FedEx customers might choose to not ship while a strike is on or imminent. Some of those customers might not ever come back to FedEx. So now those <10% of the employees at 10% of the locations have in effect decided what is best for the other 90% of the employees. Even if it's 49% vs. 51% the 49% should not decided what's best for the 51%. I realize that many businesses and employees are under NLRA and there are work actions that don't have the impact I'm suggesting could happen but how many of those businesses are global corporations that rely on national coverage the way FedEx does? At least under RLA or NLRA with a NMA, it would really come down to the majority of the employees making a decision. I may not support the idea of a union but I'd like to know that whatever happens it's decided by at least 51% of my peers. I may not agree but I can at least respect the wishes of the majority. [/QUOTE]
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