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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5575936" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>I remember years ago having a discussion with bbsam where he said that things were worked out beforehand in negotiations with the company and were mutually beneficial.&nbsp; That in response to some telling him this and that was what FedEx was doing to the Express workforce and eventually they&#039;d do it to Ground contractors too.&nbsp; At that time he seemed confident that wouldn&#039;t happen to him.&nbsp; Not saying this to gloat, but it has been the FedEx m.o. for decades now that when they had to give one group of employees more they took from another group.&nbsp; Or if they screwed up and had to shell out a substantial amount they expected employees to suck it up with no raise or a very small one.&nbsp; Older employees remember a better time but I came to believe they were building the brand back then and offered more to get quality people in.&nbsp; After they got people too far in to quit they started stripping the pay and benefits year over year.&nbsp; I suspect the same approach was taken with Ground contractors in the early days.&nbsp; And in recent years contractors are finding what Express employees have known for 25 years or more.&nbsp; Heard years ago that Fred&#039;s family was connected to Greyhound Bus Lines.&nbsp; Should&#039;ve realized then the barebones approach of Greyhound was very similar to what was happening at FedEx and started to look for a better situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5575936, member: 24302"] I remember years ago having a discussion with bbsam where he said that things were worked out beforehand in negotiations with the company and were mutually beneficial. That in response to some telling him this and that was what FedEx was doing to the Express workforce and eventually they'd do it to Ground contractors too. At that time he seemed confident that wouldn't happen to him. Not saying this to gloat, but it has been the FedEx m.o. for decades now that when they had to give one group of employees more they took from another group. Or if they screwed up and had to shell out a substantial amount they expected employees to suck it up with no raise or a very small one. Older employees remember a better time but I came to believe they were building the brand back then and offered more to get quality people in. After they got people too far in to quit they started stripping the pay and benefits year over year. I suspect the same approach was taken with Ground contractors in the early days. And in recent years contractors are finding what Express employees have known for 25 years or more. Heard years ago that Fred's family was connected to Greyhound Bus Lines. Should've realized then the barebones approach of Greyhound was very similar to what was happening at FedEx and started to look for a better situation. [/QUOTE]

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