ManInBrown
Well-Known Member
Not only that but if they aren’t paying union wages expectations will drop off a cliff. The reason they are up our ass everyday is because of what we make.
UPS tells customers they begin training management today on how to keep packages moving during a strike
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MIX_MASTER_ICE
Cold As Ice, Willing To Sacrifice
Good luck with that. We can't even get enough people to work right now, let alone scabbin' in August heat.
HarryWarden
Well-Known Member
Would be awesome if our contract was up during peak season, we would have so much more leverage lolGood luck with that. We can't even get enough people to work right now, let alone scabbin' in August heat.
Just A UPS Guy
Bully.
Then why increase dividends by 50%+ and increase stock buybacks by billions? If they know its short money, why spend it that way instead of reinvesting it in your business to stabilize the ebb/flow?
HarryWarden
Well-Known Member
Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
You pay temp-high scab wages. The object is putting pressure on the union to settle. Every passing day the company seems to be moving on without you puts more and more pressure on the strikers.Good luck with that. We can't even get enough people to work right now, let alone scabbin' in August heat.
Brownsocks
Just a dog
We already have a lot. How many of these high profit margin medical NDA and saver accounts are we at risk of losing? UPS has billed itself as the place to go for medical shipments, and a strike contradicts that. People need there medicine.
MIX_MASTER_ICE
Cold As Ice, Willing To Sacrifice
That's already being done with MRA and show up to work bonuses and they still struggle get enough warm bodies to cuddle up to packages. Every passing day Big Brown tries to get by without us will be "moving on" with a serious limp and a trail of brown blood running along in that refreshing toaster oven
August heat. And I would think a scab-Jabroni would have to go to driving school before he can captain a big brown sweat-box around with packages. Might be a bit of a backlog trying to pump out enough new scab drivers that probably aren't the best apples of the bunch.
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Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
Use other shippers? Go pick it up yourself?
Brownsocks
Just a dog
Picking it up yourself is cost prohibited now, and other shippers will not be able to pick up our slack. If we strike, we strike, but the repercussions are going to hurt for a long time to come.
Sissy Brown Short Shorts
Well-Known Member
They’re paying off the shareholders to soften the blow of decreasing profits. As long as they get a check they’ll be happy and not cause a mess behind the scenes.
DELACROIX
In the Spirit of Honore' Daumier
That's already being done with MRA and show up to work bonuses and they still struggle get enough warm bodies to cuddle up to packages. Every passing day Big Brown tries to get by without us will be "moving on" with a serious limp and a trail of brown blood running along in that refreshing toaster oven
How are they going to train these potential scabs before the deadline. Anybody willing to cross a picket line has to be the worst of the worst, besides that most the best of the best are already taken. Another issue is the amount of people on these picket lines, it would make the “97” line look like Cub Scout meeting. Manning these lines will be no issue, particularly with the other Unions involved. It would be beyond ugly..
How are the going to get into these buildings or get on the road…you talk about liability …it will not be the striking UPS members that you have to watch out for, it will be the other picketers from other barns and Unions. They cannot be fired or be retaliated against once this is over…remember also everyone will have a camera unlike that one 26 years ago.
The vast majority of these potential scabs will be thugs, thieves or worst, besides that most of them are planning on going on Workers Comp once they find out how physically demanding the jobs really are. All of them would know they would be temporary with no chance of being permanent members or management and will be looking for any opportunity to case the joint in order to steal.
Look who they are hiring now…they are walking out 2 or 3 a month…!
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
The repercussions will hurt the company more than the members.
Yeah, we will lose some off the bottom of the totem pole.. the company will lose millions.. for years.
Brownsocks
Just a dog
Doesn't that affect us and even future negotiations?
Zowert
Well-Known Member
Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
After that they have a union free workforce to exploit.
Maybe they think they can starve out the union. How much will COBRA cost?
Thebrownblob
Well-Known Member
Teamcare is going to take care of us for the long-haul, if necessary.
Zowert
Well-Known Member
I wish I had Teamcare.
Wally
BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
Ah,no. One week then you are on your own.
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