Steamer
Well-Known Member
Well, everything gained in this contract could be lost if it's voted down. It would actually be starting over from scratch. There has to be give and take. Some pain for both.
They can't fix everything in a single contract. It's like the largest raises in the history of union contracts with UPS.
If it's voted down it could end up being a fight, strikes, and everything lost. Those raises aren't binding if it's voted down. I'm in progression myself as an RPCD; and I don't gain anything until I hit top rate. But that's how it is. You work towards a goal. You aren't handed the end result. But think of the part timers that could use $21 an hour on and so forth. Or lose it. Let alone the nice other thing in the tentative agreement like RPCD for all 22.4 and stronger language for other things.
Just remember how you felt worrying about a strike just a week ago. People have such short memories in today's fast paced world. Yes, it's kind of like negotiating a used car sale on a lot. The first offer might not be the best you could get. But then again you could also lose the entire deal if you don't concede some.
Lose it all for a little more? Healthcare, and your job. Sitting in a strike line as scabs take work? No paycheck coming in? They could also break a union as well if they can cover just enough with scabs off of the street. All they would have to do is offer $35 an hour. No medical or anything else. They would still save a ton of money and probably gain a bunch of other professional drivers from other companies. Like Fedex, Amazon, and so on.
They can't fix everything in a single contract. It's like the largest raises in the history of union contracts with UPS.
If it's voted down it could end up being a fight, strikes, and everything lost. Those raises aren't binding if it's voted down. I'm in progression myself as an RPCD; and I don't gain anything until I hit top rate. But that's how it is. You work towards a goal. You aren't handed the end result. But think of the part timers that could use $21 an hour on and so forth. Or lose it. Let alone the nice other thing in the tentative agreement like RPCD for all 22.4 and stronger language for other things.
Just remember how you felt worrying about a strike just a week ago. People have such short memories in today's fast paced world. Yes, it's kind of like negotiating a used car sale on a lot. The first offer might not be the best you could get. But then again you could also lose the entire deal if you don't concede some.
Lose it all for a little more? Healthcare, and your job. Sitting in a strike line as scabs take work? No paycheck coming in? They could also break a union as well if they can cover just enough with scabs off of the street. All they would have to do is offer $35 an hour. No medical or anything else. They would still save a ton of money and probably gain a bunch of other professional drivers from other companies. Like Fedex, Amazon, and so on.
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