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<blockquote data-quote="gman" data-source="post: 53402"><p>You have no faith in the intelligence of either the union employees or UPS management. (Notice I left out Teamster management) If we continue to flatline in volume growth, the writing will be on the wall as to what will have to happen in 2008. You can only continue to raise prices for so long to show that profit margin. </p><p> </p><p>Eventually you have to cut cost and the highest cost is that of the drivers and their benefits. Management has already taken a huge hit. They have slashed their numbers and salary oportunities. By comparison with other Fortune 500 companies, UPS top dogs are underpaid. The teamsters got in the hole and slashed our benefits. </p><p> </p><p>What makes anyone think UPS can be the golden egg forever. There is a point of diminishing returns folks. We are well past it as hourly employees. I would like to avoid concessions. I think we have to be realistic as to what we can expect from the next contract. We will not compete with companies with deep pockets who have a payroll that is 30% less than ours, no matter what kind of service we give. It's all about the bottom line and evetually businesses will have to go with the shipping company that can help tham improve their own. Just my opinion. </p><p> </p><p>And by the way, for the strike, we had a paper ballot and the vote was something like 150 for to 5 against. I was one of the five.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman, post: 53402"] You have no faith in the intelligence of either the union employees or UPS management. (Notice I left out Teamster management) If we continue to flatline in volume growth, the writing will be on the wall as to what will have to happen in 2008. You can only continue to raise prices for so long to show that profit margin. Eventually you have to cut cost and the highest cost is that of the drivers and their benefits. Management has already taken a huge hit. They have slashed their numbers and salary oportunities. By comparison with other Fortune 500 companies, UPS top dogs are underpaid. The teamsters got in the hole and slashed our benefits. What makes anyone think UPS can be the golden egg forever. There is a point of diminishing returns folks. We are well past it as hourly employees. I would like to avoid concessions. I think we have to be realistic as to what we can expect from the next contract. We will not compete with companies with deep pockets who have a payroll that is 30% less than ours, no matter what kind of service we give. It's all about the bottom line and evetually businesses will have to go with the shipping company that can help tham improve their own. Just my opinion. And by the way, for the strike, we had a paper ballot and the vote was something like 150 for to 5 against. I was one of the five. [/QUOTE]
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