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<blockquote data-quote="mikerlz" data-source="post: 874173"><p><a href="http://labornotes.org/node/1439" target="_blank">http://labornotes.org/node/1439</a></p><p></p><p>an interview about the newest labor contract.</p><p></p><p>"The proposed contract is a complete sellout. It gives back to UPS monumental gains that the members sacrificed for and won in 1997."</p><p></p><p>"<em>A lot of concessions in the contract target new hires, like eliminating medical benefits for new part-timers. What effect does that have on union solidarity?</em> It will create enormous divisions between part-times, full-timers, and the future generations of Teamsters. Selling out one group of Teamsters against another is not a new concept. It keeps the members fighting amongst themselves, as opposed to holding the union leadership accountable."</p><p></p><p>"<em>One thing that puzzles me—how do you explain these enormous concessions? It’s not like UPS is hurting. The company made more than $4 billion in profit last year.</em> </p><p>Well that’s right. The money is there, and the union has the leverage at UPS. But the current union leadership is not interested or concerned about the members needs."</p><p></p><p></p><p>"The union did not force UPS to put its best offer on the table."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://makeupsdeliver.org/part-time-poverty-wages/#more-1284" target="_blank">http://makeupsdeliver.org/part-time-poverty-wages/#more-1284</a></p><p></p><p>"In 1997, minimum wage was $5.15. Teamster General President Ron Carey and the members fought to raise the starting rate to $8.50. That’s 68 percent higher than the minimum wage at the time.</p><p></p><p> If we kept up with that equivalent, UPS starting wage would be $14.31—nearly $6 more than it is today and well above the minimum wage."</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>It's hard to get a part timer involved when he feels the union he pays dues for shafts him every chance they get. It's equally hard to get others to even care when it does not affect them at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mikerlz, post: 874173"] [url]http://labornotes.org/node/1439[/url] an interview about the newest labor contract. "The proposed contract is a complete sellout. It gives back to UPS monumental gains that the members sacrificed for and won in 1997." "[I]A lot of concessions in the contract target new hires, like eliminating medical benefits for new part-timers. What effect does that have on union solidarity?[/I] It will create enormous divisions between part-times, full-timers, and the future generations of Teamsters. Selling out one group of Teamsters against another is not a new concept. It keeps the members fighting amongst themselves, as opposed to holding the union leadership accountable." "[I]One thing that puzzles me—how do you explain these enormous concessions? It’s not like UPS is hurting. The company made more than $4 billion in profit last year.[/I] Well that’s right. The money is there, and the union has the leverage at UPS. But the current union leadership is not interested or concerned about the members needs." "The union did not force UPS to put its best offer on the table." [url]http://makeupsdeliver.org/part-time-poverty-wages/#more-1284[/url] "In 1997, minimum wage was $5.15. Teamster General President Ron Carey and the members fought to raise the starting rate to $8.50. That’s 68 percent higher than the minimum wage at the time. If we kept up with that equivalent, UPS starting wage would be $14.31—nearly $6 more than it is today and well above the minimum wage." It's hard to get a part timer involved when he feels the union he pays dues for shafts him every chance they get. It's equally hard to get others to even care when it does not affect them at all. [/QUOTE]
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