I agree to some extent
But none of us know what the union was asking for and what the company was offering and how far apart they are
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But none of us know what the union was asking for and what the company was offering and how far apart they are
Brown Down
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and could have buried both fedex and usps at the same time showing a strong showing with working with the employee's for a contract. Both other companies are completely imploding and we decided to have a hold my beer moment. So completely stupid.
PT 4 Life
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Exactly.
anonymous23456
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Too much. It can pay a PT wage.
yadadamean116
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I mean. We only had a few main requests. It wasn’t that hard and I still feel like UPS will be more than happy with this contract given the profits over the last 5 years. In my opinion we should get a bonus just like management and when there are share buybacks/dividend increases
Getting rid of the 22.4 jobs and give us an extra paid holiday with Martin Luther King Day I'm sure costs a lot of money
Yes everyone needs money to live on and raises are important but you also have to look at the benefits.
Little company pay enough money so we have free healthcare still?
Did they offered increase the pension?
Those are all very important
yadadamean116
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It’s not getting rid of 22.4’s. It’s hey you got away with that for 5 years you’re lucky. Now back to how it should be. They profit enough with the 4 year BS progression. From my source way up in the union, yes a good bump in pension. Hopefully is effective immediately to get the 60 and 70 year olds out and enjoying retirement
The Jeep Driver
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You don't realize how hard it is to get something back after you gave it away
That's a good win for the Union after our last administration sold us out
HarryWarden
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Dang is it really? Do you have a source for that? Not that I don’t believe you I’m just interested to see how much
See I would have thought it would have been better for them to agree sooner than later. Now instead of looking like they are giving us raises it instead looks like they’re being forced to give it to us. They are not looking too good in terms of public perception right now and are causing a lot of unease with customers
Also, they have to see the union isn’t budging this time. And right after the pandemic and record profits, it’s the perfect time for these demands. By dragging it out and fighting so hard until the end, i feel like it weakens their negotiating strength next contract, where if they instead gave in right away this time, next contract if they fought to the end it would seem more serious, if that makes sense
I don't have to be a rocket scientist to see the lack of volume.
I can see how many empty trucks that are parked outside right now and help you trucks are on the lineup.
HarryWarden
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Yup, I was just talking to a coworker that the volume seemed so light and wondered if it was due to the potential strike. I said I doubt it because I figured the big companies had contracts and wouldn’t see changes that quickly. I guess I was wrong lol
PT 4 Life
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yadadamean116
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It’s a combination. The country has been in a freight recession for a few months now. People spending more money on travel, but now the numbers show that is declining.
Are you tho ? Or is there a crap load of vacations , ppl on fmla cuz they hate work ; routes cut and everyone is dispatched 11 hours because theirs so many runs cut ? That doesn’t mean volume is heavy .I guess my hub is immune from this because we’reed everyday lol
yadadamean116
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Remember they wanted to get everyone to 8 a day? This year was their chance and they still choose not to lol
If this wasn't Peak vacation season there would be a lot of people sitting at home right now
The company wants to starve at the bottom people will make them nervous
HarryWarden
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Layoffs you mean? Really? Strictly from the strike uncertainty?
Less packages equals less people
