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Sorry, but I don’t care anymore.
IdiotOh, the irony.
IdiotOh, the irony.
23% raise after an 8% inflation is a significant raise.No real raise going on 3 consecutive contracts. Inflation has taken everything. That’s why people are crying. Unbelievable
With the exception of the cola raises23% raise after an 8% inflation is a significant raise.
Also, any inflation rate above 3% is already built into previous (and current) contracts. We've just been riding on low inflation rates for a couple decades.
With the exception of the cola raises
The full-timers did not get a 2% raise this contract
All they are finally getting a decent raiseYou're right, of course.
I just find it interesting that it's the part-timers who are screaming to vote no. And they're getting the significantly higher %raise.
Percentages are funny things though. The higher the number the more you need for a certain percentage.Would it be more fair for the raises to be % based instead of being an exact amount?
I agree. Your and you're are elementary school english.Idiot
He said he was half so he may have flunked thatI agree. Your and you're are elementary school english.
I spoke with a rep from my local and asked how MRA's would be affected. He told me that according to SOB, MRA rates would be frozen and our contractual raises applied on top of them.I’ve been on MRA for a long time now so it only shows that
And allegedly that will now be the contractual wage for those employees. So if that building stopped paying MRAs no current employees at the time of ratification would ever lose money.I spoke with a rep from my local and asked how MRA's would be affected. He told me that according to SOB, MRA rates would be frozen and our contractual raises applied on top of them.
The wage calculator they rolled out seems to confirm this.
The issue is there is nothing in the contract that says this. Even if UPS does give the raises on top of the MRA, what's to keep them from taking the MRA away in the future. I keep hearing about the "agreement" between UPS and the Teamsters over the MRA situation, but have seen nothing. If it isn't in the contract I'm not sure how you can believe it's going to happen.I spoke with a rep from my local and asked how MRA's would be affected. He told me that according to SOB, MRA rates would be frozen and our contractual raises applied on top of them.
The wage calculator they rolled out seems to confirm this.
I agree completely. How can it be contractual if it's not in the contract?Allegedly.
Not in writing? Not enforceable.I agree completely. How can it be contractual if it's not in the contract?
Well everything else has seemed to be on the up-and-up...what could possibly go wrong with this????The issue is there is nothing in the contract that says this. Even if UPS does give the raises on top of the MRA, what's to keep them from taking the MRA away in the future. I keep hearing about the "agreement" between UPS and the Teamsters over the MRA situation, but have seen nothing. If it isn't in the contract I'm not sure how you can believe it's going to happen.
UPS agreed to keep the MRAs but not willing to put it in the contract...I agree completely. How can it be contractual if it's not in the contract?
They're saying taking away the MRA post agreement would be "bargaining in bad faith".UPS agreed to keep the MRAs but not willing to put it in the contract...
Did SOB make them pinky swear?
I don't buy it. If they were concerned about UPS removing the MRA's they could have just included that in the contract. Given that they have given and taken away the MRA's before I don't see how it would be bad faith to remove them once again.They're saying taking away the MRA post agreement would be "bargaining in bad faith".
It's a specific legal phrase that covers a lot of stuff. Make of that what you will:
Bargaining in good faith with employees' union representative (Section 8(d) & 8(a)(5)) | National Labor Relations Board
Employers have a legal duty to bargain in good faith with their employees' representative and to sign any collective bargaining agreement that has been reached. This duty encompasses many obligations, including a duty not to make certain changes without bargaining with the union and not to...www.nlrb.gov
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Maybe didn’t want to draw too much attention to workers who aren’t getting MRAsI don't buy it. If they were concerned about UPS removing the MRA's they could have just included that in the contract. Given that they have given and taken away the MRA's before I don't see how it would be bad faith to remove them once again.
8% for how many years? We’ve lost 20% buying power over the last 3 years. Inflation still goin up. 3%/year equals 15% over the life of the contract. You’re in lala land.23% raise after an 8% inflation is a significant raise.
Also, any inflation rate above 3% is already built into previous (and current) contracts. We've just been riding on low inflation rates for a couple decades.