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<blockquote data-quote="brownIEman" data-source="post: 328929" data-attributes="member: 14596"><p>This is an interesting paragraph. Do you realize you are contradicting yourself here? You are claiming in the first half of the paragraph that it is the union negotiated pay and benefits that weeds out the slackers. Then later on, you ask is it the union's job to screen employees and train and crack the whip, as you say, to get the best work from the best workers. Of course we both realize the answer to these last questions is no, it is the company's responsibility. So, really, it is the company's responsibility to make sure it has the best workforce possible and get the most out of them. It then follows that it is the company (ie Management) that drove this company through that workforce to become the largest delivery company in the world. The union is there to make sure those workers are treated well and compensated justly for their considerable efforts.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, sounds like things are running as they should be in your center, and that is a good thing. In order for this company to continue to be successful, there needs to be a more cooperative relationship between management and the bargaining unit workforce. That means less anti-company emotional rhetoric on the part of union folks, and better communications and adherance to the contract on the part of management. IMO.</p><p> </p><p>As to the original question, what does the union give to UPS. Simple, it gives a unified frameworke for negotiating compensation and work condition rules. I believe it was in the 50's that the Teamsters were invited in to represent UPS drivers by Jim Casey and co. Yes, invited. At the time UPS was expanding to different regions of the country, and smaller unions were organizing drivers in these different regions. The UPS leadership at the time saw the advantage of having one entity to negotiate with instead of who knows, 5, 10, 20 different smaller unions, so the Teamsters were invited to organize all the drivers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brownIEman, post: 328929, member: 14596"] This is an interesting paragraph. Do you realize you are contradicting yourself here? You are claiming in the first half of the paragraph that it is the union negotiated pay and benefits that weeds out the slackers. Then later on, you ask is it the union's job to screen employees and train and crack the whip, as you say, to get the best work from the best workers. Of course we both realize the answer to these last questions is no, it is the company's responsibility. So, really, it is the company's responsibility to make sure it has the best workforce possible and get the most out of them. It then follows that it is the company (ie Management) that drove this company through that workforce to become the largest delivery company in the world. The union is there to make sure those workers are treated well and compensated justly for their considerable efforts. Anyway, sounds like things are running as they should be in your center, and that is a good thing. In order for this company to continue to be successful, there needs to be a more cooperative relationship between management and the bargaining unit workforce. That means less anti-company emotional rhetoric on the part of union folks, and better communications and adherance to the contract on the part of management. IMO. As to the original question, what does the union give to UPS. Simple, it gives a unified frameworke for negotiating compensation and work condition rules. I believe it was in the 50's that the Teamsters were invited in to represent UPS drivers by Jim Casey and co. Yes, invited. At the time UPS was expanding to different regions of the country, and smaller unions were organizing drivers in these different regions. The UPS leadership at the time saw the advantage of having one entity to negotiate with instead of who knows, 5, 10, 20 different smaller unions, so the Teamsters were invited to organize all the drivers. [/QUOTE]
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