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<blockquote data-quote="tranham" data-source="post: 1133802" data-attributes="member: 1952">You had me won over with your first 3 words.&nbsp; Let&#039;s look at the big picture &nbsp; A part time job at UPS does not support a family. Even at $20 a hour at 4hrs a day it won&#039;t support a family.&nbsp; You have to work another job or go to school.&nbsp; One advantage for working for less than living wages is healthcare here.&nbsp; Another is having the opportunity later to move up to a job that pays more than some commercial airline pilots make.&nbsp;&nbsp; While a big raise for PTs is good for them in the short term , consider this&nbsp; You will find if that if your goal is a FT job , than a large PT wage will increase the time it takes to go full time in years, not months&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because few people quit good paying jobs. People ahead of you will stay on instead of quitting&nbsp; Also you will find, like I did, that going on strike will increase the time to go full time. I was going to be FT in 8 years until the 97 strike. It took 5 years more to do it. We lose amazon or others part timers will pay a price. Unintended consequences are a risk to consider.&nbsp; Robert</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tranham, post: 1133802, member: 1952"] You had me won over with your first 3 words. Let's look at the big picture A part time job at UPS does not support a family. Even at $20 a hour at 4hrs a day it won't support a family. You have to work another job or go to school. One advantage for working for less than living wages is healthcare here. Another is having the opportunity later to move up to a job that pays more than some commercial airline pilots make. While a big raise for PTs is good for them in the short term , consider this You will find if that if your goal is a FT job , than a large PT wage will increase the time it takes to go full time in years, not months Why? Because few people quit good paying jobs. People ahead of you will stay on instead of quitting Also you will find, like I did, that going on strike will increase the time to go full time. I was going to be FT in 8 years until the 97 strike. It took 5 years more to do it. We lose amazon or others part timers will pay a price. Unintended consequences are a risk to consider. Robert[B][/B] [/QUOTE]

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