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<blockquote data-quote="brownIEman" data-source="post: 3559031" data-attributes="member: 14596">Actually, I am completely divested financially from UPS at this point, aside from a pension in the future, and that&#039;s basically beer money.&nbsp; Although, if the IBT does call a strike, I will be buying some shares as I feel confident I could game the emotions of the market in that scenario.Your manager was not completely wrong however.&nbsp; Every contract since 1997 has significantly increased UPS&#039; cost to serve, and UPS has taken many measures to control costs where it could in other places.&nbsp; For instance, in 2009 right after the financial crisis exploded, all management salaries were frozen.&nbsp; Management were taken off the old health plan back in &#039;95 ish I think and had to start sharing a small portion of the costs of their coverage.&nbsp; I am not a me, me, me look out for only number one type of guy, never have been.&nbsp; I am all for hourly employee&#039;s getting their fair share of the pie as it were.&nbsp; I am simply suggesting perhaps they are and have been, and are likely to continue to do so in this contract, even if many do not recognize it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="brownIEman, post: 3559031, member: 14596"] Actually, I am completely divested financially from UPS at this point, aside from a pension in the future, and that's basically beer money. Although, if the IBT does call a strike, I will be buying some shares as I feel confident I could game the emotions of the market in that scenario. Your manager was not completely wrong however. Every contract since 1997 has significantly increased UPS' cost to serve, and UPS has taken many measures to control costs where it could in other places. For instance, in 2009 right after the financial crisis exploded, all management salaries were frozen. Management were taken off the old health plan back in '95 ish I think and had to start sharing a small portion of the costs of their coverage. I am not a me, me, me look out for only number one type of guy, never have been. I am all for hourly employee's getting their fair share of the pie as it were. I am simply suggesting perhaps they are and have been, and are likely to continue to do so in this contract, even if many do not recognize it. [/QUOTE]

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