IESucks
Well-Known Member
Lolo. Every morning
Ups has a plan in place to replace us if we end up striking.
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Nike
Well-Known Member
Funny the technology exists to make a strike easy, cell phones, facebook, text messaging, etc.
But I don't see it happening or being super effective, as there are just to many competing interests.
A lot of people would work anyway, few would actually be on picket lines, some would quit, some would just stay at home. Could work, but I mostly see nothing changing as a result of one.
But I don't see it happening or being super effective, as there are just to many competing interests.
A lot of people would work anyway, few would actually be on picket lines, some would quit, some would just stay at home. Could work, but I mostly see nothing changing as a result of one.
Johney
Pineapple King
Things are a lot different now I don't put must trust in some of the workforce I see in there now
How would they fly the planes?
IESucks
Well-Known Member
Pilots?
Johney
Pineapple King
Whose?
Goes both ways though, right? Company could target online/local ads/messaging at anybody with eyes on a computer or device if they needed temporary replacements. And offer some fat $$ (for somebody with nothing better to do anyway) while they’re at it.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
contractor flights could probably handle it, if we cut 2DA and 1DS
Johney
Pineapple King
Maybe.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
and if they couldn’t, drop NDA and only run EAM and critical healthcare
IESucks
Well-Known Member
Any
IESucks
Well-Known Member
It would be one big cluster
, but UPS is good at that
Jkloc420
Do you need an air compressor or tire gauge
yea all those seasonals they hired that have no attachments to the union
35years
Gravy route
And what shipper in their right minds is going to hand their time critical pigs to a company with striking pilots and mechanics? Not to mention drivers and sorters.
My guess is FedEx. Would be scooping up the volume and using all the contract pilots and airplane mechanics.
ski or die
Ski or Die
Same as 97. FedEx put it out there if you ship your pkgs with UPS, they will end up sitting in the buildings, not delivered. They really pushed the media on that. UPS tried to approach the Union that the shippers would sign contracts with FedEx and UPS would lose volume they would not recover after strike and therefore would have to eliminate positions. I remember going to a meeting in Louisville and the pilots were there and they promised to stand with us and honor the strike. And as far as UPS trying to deliver what was in the building when the strike started, most of the pkg cars being drove through the gates by management were empty. Just a show for the union that they were still delivering packages. Some packages were delivered, ones that customers put pressure on them because of how important that pkg was needed. The building was a mess when strike was over as many of us who were there in 97 seen when we came back into the bldg. Thing is, just like 97, Media is important. Our local media came out to our picket lines and interviewed the strikers and we were able to get our opinions on the air and newspapers. Under this contract, the impossible wages that a part timer has to survive on, the healthcare fiasco, the 6 day 70 hour weeks will all help persuade public opinion again. And now Social Media is a powerful tool.
I was working during the last strike at ups and from my point of view we gained nothing except for a few weeks of time off. This is a collective bargaining process and it will be give and take.some people are talking strike before we see any proposals.i feel a strike would be a very last resort. Stay calm, stay informed and don't be taken in by rumors .
dookie stain
Cornfed whiteboy
Only time I giggled today was when I went to the urinal...it’s too small to even get stuck in my zipper
Nike
Well-Known Member
so what it was twenty years ago a lot of people aren't around from then.
