When we struck in 97 the pilots union backed us 100%, not a single pilot crossed the line and that made a huge difference. You can debate whether or not the strike was worth it but there is no question that the pilots helped us win. Unions are strong when working people stick together and help each other out so I don't need my local to tell me whether or not it's ok to cross a picket line because I already know. If I have any doubts I'll ask the men and women walking the line, their opinion is the one that matters.
Ramifications of UPS Freight picketing UPS Package Facilities?
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I don't think that is the issue. Its the fact that their picket line would be in front of our facilities. This is also a non issue. You will never see that happen. They may in fact strike, but it will be in front of their freight facilities. And if that happens, everyone will and should honor that strike.
Coldworld
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Booooo.....booooooo...
UPSBOT
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We share a building with freight. We all leave thru the same gates. If freight strikes at the exits can we go across the picket line??????
Catatonic
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cachsux
Wah
It made a huge difference ???? How did things turn out after the strike ended ????
So lets see they are going to be picketing at the UPS freight location and every UPS package location ?? There isn't enough people working at freight to pull that off unless they make a picket line from one or two person picket line. at each location.
There one small freight terminal in my area and 3 UPS buildings about 7, 35, and 55 miles from the UPS Freight terminal. I don't see anyone driving 55 miles or 35 to picket they would spending more money for the gas then they would get from the strike fund.
Anyways freight isn't going on strike they know it and UPS knows it a strike isn't going to pan out well for either side. But in the end UPS is going to come out on top. The days of going on strike and then getting what you want are long gone.
That's what I was thinking. We were very lucky the pilots didn't have the Me Me Me attitude we're seeing in this thread.
brown_trousers
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If we were to honor their picket line outside our facilities, it would essentially be the same as going on strike ourselves, as we wouldnt be able to even go to work. I would only support that, if we got to vote on it as well. A strike should always be authorized by its members, anything less is unnacceptable to me
Perhaps if we go on strike, we should post a picket line outside of every other unionized business in america.
Brownslave688
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One customer does not a business make.
That's your proof of profitability? Seeds? All you need is to check freights financial reports for 2011, 2012 and 1st quarter of 2013 and you will read with your own eyes that UPS Freight is losing money.
http://www.investors.ups.com/mobile.view?c=62900&p=irol-newsArticle&id=1554323
Catatonic
Nine Lives
There is quite a bit of "assumption of costs" by UPS when it is mostly to UPS Freight's benefit.
Nothing illegal but a way to get UPS Freight personnel to participate.
brown_trousers
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Exactly!... labor unions have been suffering a lot of negative publicity because of irresponsible negotiating. A union should not be negotiating for wages and benefits that exceed their profitability. I would be curious to know how much profit UPS freight really has to negotiate with.
I will support freight and picket with them at their own facilities on my own time. The contract does not cover us for informational or secondary picket lines. There's not a union in the world that would win my job back for me and I'm not a martyr. I will support them as the contract provides. And the pilots wouldn't cross the picket line in '97 because they would have had their asses handed to them at the airport.
Coldworld
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Thank you for that Master Yoda...
That's still a profit and pretty good scratch considering acquisitions. I don't think they're as profitable as they'd like to be.
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