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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie&amp;#039;s Friend" data-source="post: 3991917">I have to say that getting hired at ups was the ultimate baptism in union/management relations.I soon realized that no matter what happened that the employee was wrong in management&#039;s eyes.It creates hostility amongst the workforce. It turns John or Jane Doe into a defensive employee. The strife causes some to leave.Not every situation is a cookie cutter event but the oppression is present always.If the (eventual) benefits and pay werent above most of the comparable jobs many folks wouldn&#039;t come or stay.There are some good management and union folks. I know some of them and would easily call them a friend.But right now I would say that their generation is moving on to retirement or better jobs and we are left to deal with some people who are totally ignorant to the actual job content of making service on packages and retaining good customer relations.I&#039;m not concerned about FDX or Amazon or even the USPS taking our volume. I&#039;m concerned about the ability and availability of service providers to maintain their great relationships with the folks that truly pay our wages.Regardless of the labor struggle...the longstanding relationship between the shippers, the consignees, and the drivers is what holds a ton of this volume in our system and the bean counters at the top better never forget it or they may regret it ten yrs from now when the churn becomes permanent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frankie's Friend, post: 3991917"] I have to say that getting hired at ups was the ultimate baptism in union/management relations. I soon realized that no matter what happened that the employee was wrong in management's eyes. It creates hostility amongst the workforce. It turns John or Jane Doe into a defensive employee. The strife causes some to leave. Not every situation is a cookie cutter event but the oppression is present always. If the (eventual) benefits and pay werent above most of the comparable jobs many folks wouldn't come or stay. There are some good management and union folks. I know some of them and would easily call them a friend. But right now I would say that their generation is moving on to retirement or better jobs and we are left to deal with some people who are totally ignorant to the actual job content of making service on packages and retaining good customer relations. I'm not concerned about FDX or Amazon or even the USPS taking our volume. I'm concerned about the ability and availability of service providers to maintain their great relationships with the folks that truly pay our wages. Regardless of the labor struggle... the longstanding relationship between the shippers, the consignees, and the drivers is what holds a ton of this volume in our system and the bean counters at the top better never forget it or they may regret it ten yrs from now when the churn becomes permanent. [/QUOTE]

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