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<blockquote data-quote="hypo hanna" data-source="post: 1104843" data-attributes="member: 42600"><p>You can participate in a rulebook slowdown or a work to rule slowdown and still appear to be that model employee. At least the kind of employee they can't fire without making things up. And ultimately that would be their choice. Fire you for following their rules or fire you for a bunch of made up charges that might prove shaky in a courtroom.</p><p>These kind of labor actions have been used successfully many times before and with fedex's finely groomed image of happy service providers, the impact of a large scale action would be immediate. </p><p>Even if you are a model employee by day and a union organizer by night, that doesn't keep them from trying to fire you. All it takes is for one trusted employee to slip up and tell a kool aid drinker you are organizing and he runs straight to the managers. There are risk and rewards in both courses of action. Each driver has to decide for themselves which they think is the best or maybe the answer is both. </p><p></p><p>IMO the younger newer drivers have the most to gain from a union and the least at risk. The older ones have much more in commitments with mortgages and kids. They are not as likely to find another job at their age and they won't be around as long to enjoy much of the benefits a union provides. They do have more experience with FedEx and would be better at a rulebook slowdown.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hypo hanna, post: 1104843, member: 42600"] You can participate in a rulebook slowdown or a work to rule slowdown and still appear to be that model employee. At least the kind of employee they can't fire without making things up. And ultimately that would be their choice. Fire you for following their rules or fire you for a bunch of made up charges that might prove shaky in a courtroom. These kind of labor actions have been used successfully many times before and with fedex's finely groomed image of happy service providers, the impact of a large scale action would be immediate. Even if you are a model employee by day and a union organizer by night, that doesn't keep them from trying to fire you. All it takes is for one trusted employee to slip up and tell a kool aid drinker you are organizing and he runs straight to the managers. There are risk and rewards in both courses of action. Each driver has to decide for themselves which they think is the best or maybe the answer is both. IMO the younger newer drivers have the most to gain from a union and the least at risk. The older ones have much more in commitments with mortgages and kids. They are not as likely to find another job at their age and they won't be around as long to enjoy much of the benefits a union provides. They do have more experience with FedEx and would be better at a rulebook slowdown. [/QUOTE]
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