They stick together and it’s been good for them! They haven’t lost a single benefit in the last 30 years! The other hourly employees keep watching there benefits decline. They are just smarter and that union is beneficial for them.I suppose everyone else who made it all happen is just chopped liver.
They were smart.They stick together and it’s been good for them! They haven’t lost a single benefit in the last 30 years! The other hourly employees keep watching there benefits decline. They are just smarter and that union is beneficial for them.
its also easier to unionize a small group of educated people versus an uneducated mass.They stick together and it’s been good for them! They haven’t lost a single benefit in the last 30 years! The other hourly employees keep watching there benefits decline. They are just smarter and that union is beneficial for them.
Far Freddy has to respect the pilots not just because they're pilots but because they are UNION pilots and have the backing of a collective bargaining agreement and a union that has some teeth in it's mouth. Unfortunately for the guys who fly those stepvan airliners with a flight ceiling of less than a foot.....they have nothing to look forward to.They were smart.
They figured out Smith early in the game and knew their benefits would not be guaranteed just because BS artist Smith said so.
It also doesn't hurt that their job is highly specialized.its also easier to unionize a small group of educated people versus an uneducated mass.
What a weak argumentIt also doesn't hurt that their job is highly specialized.
I thought that only dummies and uneducated fools would vote for a union. The pilots prove you wrong goobar.It also doesn't hurt that their job is highly specialized.
This. I watched the film and almost threw-up. The "Gods of The Air" are going to get another big, fat contract at "your" (hourlies) expense. For those that whine about FedEx "not being able to afford a union" consider that FedEx pilots are the best compensated in the industry and have lavish pensions and benefits, all because Fred paid you peanuts.FedEx pilots will do very well thanks to the non union worker ants.
Always thought the RTD’s should unionize. Much like pilots, nothing moves without us. We’re nearly as important. The job isn’t as specialized, but still specialized. Requires a specific license external from FedEx. And we’re vastly underpaid. But… too many uneducated idiots I guess.It also doesn't hurt that their job is highly specialized.
Always thought the RTD’s should unionize. Much like pilots, nothing moves without us. We’re nearly as important. The job isn’t as specialized, but still specialized. Requires a specific license external from FedEx. And we’re vastly underpaid. But… too many uneducated idiots I guess.
What are tiers to fedex except a football that Lucy will yank away without exception?I believe it’s a matter of time before rtd’s get a union vote. The old heads that are still loyal to Fred are retiring or dying off. They moved rtd’s to a 5 tier program and it wasn’t because they care.
Great point. They absolutely should organize because 1 RTD has up to 5 positions of freight, which isn't analogous to a line haul aircraft, but still a job where 1 person has direct control over a station's outcome for the day. The revolving door makes it more difficult because as soon as an RTD gets trained and has some experience, they immediately go elsewhere. As they should. Class A drivers are much like pilots....in demand, and currently in the driver's seat when it comes to negotiating power. Several airlines have recently had picketing, including Alaska and Delta. I'd expect big pay bumps to be the end result.I believe it’s a matter of time before rtd’s get a union vote. The old heads that are still loyal to Fred are retiring or dying off. They moved rtd’s to a 5 tier program and it wasn’t because they care.
How do you prove me wrong about something I didn't say? Are you ok?I thought that only dummies and uneducated fools would vote for a union. The pilots prove you wrong goobar.
There are 163,000 ATP's in the USA vs. over 3 million truckers.What a weak argument
Once again, an apples to bananas comparison. RTDs deserve an industry-comparable scale of wages, just as the pilots do. The FedEx pilots obviously exert more control over their situation because they are far less easy to replace and have a much higher skill set. A valid comparison would be UPS feeder drivers at about $40 per hour, along with an outstanding PENSION and excellent medical and dental benefits. A career UPS feeder driver is going to have a 5-6K per month pension, assuming PEER 80 and out status. Most feeder drivers work nights and pull doubles, not much weirder than 0230 starts at FedEx.There are 163,000 ATP's in the USA vs. over 3 million truckers.