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<blockquote data-quote="InsideUPS" data-source="post: 1092983" data-attributes="member: 31414"><p>BrownCafe in my mind is one of the few "places" that <u>involved</u> UPS employees can go to see what other UPS employees (both management and hourly) are thinking, doing, etc.. You are correct in that BrownCafe is a small sample of the UPS workforce judging by the number of views from various posts, although, I personally would not classify them as simply 'blowhards".</p><p></p><p><u>BrownCafe is what you and I make of it and nothing more</u>. There is no single host or commentator that has political bias, etc.. Each one of us is capable of reading comments, analyzing contributors, and topics. The various topics along with their corresponding number of views, the number of posts by each contributor, the join date, profiles, etc.. all tell a story about each one of us. In summary, BrownCafe is not an entity that I believe or disbelieve, it is a location in cyberspace that I visit to learn what other people think and offer thoughts on what may help us all achieve better working conditions. </p><p> </p><p>From your comment, "BrownCafe is like Talk Radio: no influence whatsoever", I should probably give up now trying to educate and influence employees from accepting a disastrous contract. Problem is....I really don't give up that easy... </p><p></p><p>I have serious concerns about our current contract negotiations. I really do not believe that most UPS employees know what is about to "hit them". The vast majority of UPS employees are sitting back assuming that they will continue to receive the excellent wages and benefits they have in the past. Complacency and apathy are at an all time high as I view it in my building. I predict significant concessions on the horizon unless the Union (all of us) becomes very involved in the very near future......like NOW!!!.. Scott Davis is a ruthless, relentless, "bean counter" and will sacrifice almost anything to improve his "bottom line".. That "Last, Best, and Final" offer is not going to be pretty..... I'm sure that Scott Davis would like nothing more than being the CEO that broke the Union...</p><p> </p><p>We all have choices as Union members...."armchair quarterback", "sit around and criticize", "do nothing", or "do something" and become involved in a positive manner..... the choice is yours...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsideUPS, post: 1092983, member: 31414"] BrownCafe in my mind is one of the few "places" that [U]involved[/U] UPS employees can go to see what other UPS employees (both management and hourly) are thinking, doing, etc.. You are correct in that BrownCafe is a small sample of the UPS workforce judging by the number of views from various posts, although, I personally would not classify them as simply 'blowhards". [U]BrownCafe is what you and I make of it and nothing more[/U]. There is no single host or commentator that has political bias, etc.. Each one of us is capable of reading comments, analyzing contributors, and topics. The various topics along with their corresponding number of views, the number of posts by each contributor, the join date, profiles, etc.. all tell a story about each one of us. In summary, BrownCafe is not an entity that I believe or disbelieve, it is a location in cyberspace that I visit to learn what other people think and offer thoughts on what may help us all achieve better working conditions. From your comment, "BrownCafe is like Talk Radio: no influence whatsoever", I should probably give up now trying to educate and influence employees from accepting a disastrous contract. Problem is....I really don't give up that easy... I have serious concerns about our current contract negotiations. I really do not believe that most UPS employees know what is about to "hit them". The vast majority of UPS employees are sitting back assuming that they will continue to receive the excellent wages and benefits they have in the past. Complacency and apathy are at an all time high as I view it in my building. I predict significant concessions on the horizon unless the Union (all of us) becomes very involved in the very near future......like NOW!!!.. Scott Davis is a ruthless, relentless, "bean counter" and will sacrifice almost anything to improve his "bottom line".. That "Last, Best, and Final" offer is not going to be pretty..... I'm sure that Scott Davis would like nothing more than being the CEO that broke the Union... We all have choices as Union members...."armchair quarterback", "sit around and criticize", "do nothing", or "do something" and become involved in a positive manner..... the choice is yours... [/QUOTE]
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