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<blockquote data-quote="JimJimmyJames" data-source="post: 614500" data-attributes="member: 11425"><p>I was repsonding to the notion that a two-tiered wage system would be instituted that had people in the same job classification working at two different pay rates. Ofcourse, with everything else being equal such as both being classified full-time.</p><p> </p><p>I do understand that some of us now get the "Q" rate, "plus 15", "plus 10", etc. that allows somewhat of a two tiered wage system at times. And believe me, I am against this also. But this was nothing but our fellow union brothers throwing future brothers under the bus in order to get a better contract.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Scofflaw, only because of the fact that FedEx has so far successively manipulated the concept of "independent contractor" to include people working at jobs that resemble nothing of the kind.</p><p> </p><p>As a direct result of this I am personally scared of FedEx Ground. If you guys are delivering packages using the three keys I feel a successful package delivery company uses (deliver packages fast, cheap and unbroken), the customer won't give a damn about the health, pension, or wages of the person doing the delivery. Just like FedEx Ground apparently doesn't.</p><p> </p><p>If we can't compete, we are done. And if it takes not having a pension, healthcare, or what I consider a living wage, in order for my company to compete, than I will be done working for my company.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JimJimmyJames, post: 614500, member: 11425"] I was repsonding to the notion that a two-tiered wage system would be instituted that had people in the same job classification working at two different pay rates. Ofcourse, with everything else being equal such as both being classified full-time. I do understand that some of us now get the "Q" rate, "plus 15", "plus 10", etc. that allows somewhat of a two tiered wage system at times. And believe me, I am against this also. But this was nothing but our fellow union brothers throwing future brothers under the bus in order to get a better contract. Scofflaw, only because of the fact that FedEx has so far successively manipulated the concept of "independent contractor" to include people working at jobs that resemble nothing of the kind. As a direct result of this I am personally scared of FedEx Ground. If you guys are delivering packages using the three keys I feel a successful package delivery company uses (deliver packages fast, cheap and unbroken), the customer won't give a damn about the health, pension, or wages of the person doing the delivery. Just like FedEx Ground apparently doesn't. If we can't compete, we are done. And if it takes not having a pension, healthcare, or what I consider a living wage, in order for my company to compete, than I will be done working for my company. [/QUOTE]
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