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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 816729" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>Well, schools out (again)</p><p> </p><p>Peace.</p><p> </p><p>TIEGUY, </p><p> </p><p>its been a long time since Ive had to correct you (mostly because ive been busy), but here is an opportunity to begin again. You said <strong>" If they really wanted to be organized then It would have happened"</strong></p><p> </p><p>Two things to note.</p><p> </p><p>1) first, UPS is recognized under the National Labor Relations Act <a href="http://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/employerunion-rights-obligations" target="_blank">http://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/employerunion-rights-obligations</a></p><p> </p><p>This recognition allows the Teamsters to unionize UPS and its employees and affiliates. Pretty simple. The NLRB is the oversight agency responsible for establishing</p><p>the laws and regulations for ground transport companies. Even though UPS handles AIR packages, its ground operations place it in the perview of the NLRB.</p><p> </p><p>2) second, FEDEX is recognized under the NATIONAL RAILWAY ACT <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Labor_Act" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Labor_Act</a></p><p> </p><p>Fedex is protected by the NRA which was established decades ago. Airlines and Railways are protected entities by the federal goverment. This protection prevents strikes by unions when the collective bargaining process breaks down.. There is federal intervention (mediators) and goverment oversight. (you know, the kind big goverment wants and republicans hate...)</p><p> </p><p>The NRA prevents unions from orgainizing certain businesses and FEDEX is one of them. Now that FEDEX is in the ground business, there has been a call from both UPS and The Postal Service to change the oversight of FEDEX and place them into the perview of the NLRB. The democrats had a chance to accomplish this when president obama took office and they had control of both houses. Unfortunately, they got themselves tied up with health care for a year, then the repubicans took control of the house and now the idea of reclassification which takes an act of congress will never see the light of day.</p><p> </p><p>Placing FEDEX into the NLRB will give UPS and equal price footing and competition would equalize. Until then, FEDEX can pay cheap wages, no benefits, turn over its people and beat the crap out of our pricing on ground packages.</p><p> </p><p>What we are seeing, is their "independent contractors" unionizing in every state and suing FEDEX for making them pay for everthing without any investment by the company.</p><p> </p><p>Placing FEDEX into the NLRB would allow the teamsters to work on unionizing and establishing a national contract covering all ground, air and overseas employess and affiliates.</p><p> </p><p>However, as long as the republicans have control of the house, there will never be enough votes for reclassification.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 816729, member: 17969"] Well, schools out (again) Peace. TIEGUY, its been a long time since Ive had to correct you (mostly because ive been busy), but here is an opportunity to begin again. You said [B]" If they really wanted to be organized then It would have happened"[/B] Two things to note. 1) first, UPS is recognized under the National Labor Relations Act [URL]http://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/employerunion-rights-obligations[/URL] This recognition allows the Teamsters to unionize UPS and its employees and affiliates. Pretty simple. The NLRB is the oversight agency responsible for establishing the laws and regulations for ground transport companies. Even though UPS handles AIR packages, its ground operations place it in the perview of the NLRB. 2) second, FEDEX is recognized under the NATIONAL RAILWAY ACT [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_Labor_Act[/URL] Fedex is protected by the NRA which was established decades ago. Airlines and Railways are protected entities by the federal goverment. This protection prevents strikes by unions when the collective bargaining process breaks down.. There is federal intervention (mediators) and goverment oversight. (you know, the kind big goverment wants and republicans hate...) The NRA prevents unions from orgainizing certain businesses and FEDEX is one of them. Now that FEDEX is in the ground business, there has been a call from both UPS and The Postal Service to change the oversight of FEDEX and place them into the perview of the NLRB. The democrats had a chance to accomplish this when president obama took office and they had control of both houses. Unfortunately, they got themselves tied up with health care for a year, then the repubicans took control of the house and now the idea of reclassification which takes an act of congress will never see the light of day. Placing FEDEX into the NLRB will give UPS and equal price footing and competition would equalize. Until then, FEDEX can pay cheap wages, no benefits, turn over its people and beat the crap out of our pricing on ground packages. What we are seeing, is their "independent contractors" unionizing in every state and suing FEDEX for making them pay for everthing without any investment by the company. Placing FEDEX into the NLRB would allow the teamsters to work on unionizing and establishing a national contract covering all ground, air and overseas employess and affiliates. However, as long as the republicans have control of the house, there will never be enough votes for reclassification. [/QUOTE]
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