UPS's master strike plan???

[Wally]

We didn't have a strike fund last time, I got 50.00 after the first week, I think I got a total of 100. This time the union has 350 million in a strike fund. I was told the formula is your monthly union dues times 5 is what we will receive per week. SOB said min 200. a week max 500. a week. And we would receive it first week.

They can't keep people now, this heat across our nation is dangerous with employees who have done this job for years. Just imagine new hires, management who haven't done any manual labor in years. Future lawsuits employees' deaths.
Our CEO only cares about our stock price, with a clown show about to happen, our stock price would drop.

I hope we don't strike, but if we our I'm so glad its going to be AUG.

We get $500 a week, minus what we have to pay for COBRA which is around $430 a week!

At least when they repo that truck you will be healthy!

 

[Johney]

Ok I understand what you guys will be getting, I'm just curious if anybody knows how it'll be paid out? Cash,check,direct deposit? In 97 we were supposed to get $55 a week, I got $25 for two and a half weeks, was on the line everyday. No one has said a word about how these funds will be paid out. Hope guys aren't thinking every Friday you'll get your $575, I think you'll be disappointed.

 

[PT Car Washer]

We didn't have a strike fund last time, I got 50.00 after the first week, I think I got a total of 100.

I got nothing. Said it went to August dues.

 

[MrBates]

I feel this has been planned by UPS.

In all my years working as a Service Provider at UPS, I have learned one thing. Management sucks at planning.

 

[Johney]

We get $500 a week, minus what we have to pay for COBRA which is around $430 a week!

At least when they repo that truck you will be healthy!

The thing is you’ll be paying that Cobra before you get the strike pay they say you’re getting.

 

[PT Car Washer]

The thing is you’ll be paying that Cobra before you get the strike pay they say you’re getting.

Who's paying Cobra?

 

[upschuck]

Who's paying Cobra?

The one's who opted out of Teamcare.

 

[Johney]

Who's paying Cobra?

I hear all that aren’t in Teamcare

 

[PT Car Washer]

The one's who opted out of Teamcare.

Well that was dumb.

 

[upschuck]

Well that was dumb.

I think Western is not in TC, either, but that was their choice.

 

[Wally]

Well that was dumb.

Not when you compare the two.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Not when you compare the two.

Why is that?

 

[Staydryitsraining]

Did you just make all that up?
SMH

He's not making up the part where they are shutting down buildings to consolidate the volume in 1 building.

 

[Started on Paper]

I feel this has been planned by UPS. They want to greatly weaken the union. They planned way back at the beging of the year no supervision vacations all of August- They have been planning on just moving critical care packages only months ago if we strike. Sending more sups to driving class to help deliver. They plan on shutting off amazon pickups and others next week to reduce volume. We know amazon and UPS both hate the Teamsters and will work together. Plans are in place to consolidate centers (temp close down some) to make it easier to process less volume with fewer employees I wonder if our CEO is so out of touch with reality that she can just start up hiring people off the street like it;s Home Depot? Is she told by higher up's on what to do? Blackrock is a huge stock owner of UPS and about every industry out there. I think many hourly told their sups (this just gave ups false sense being reported up) they would work if a strike but in reality they wont so does she think most will cross? She promoted the better not bigger so will she drop certain services and concentrate on others? Dropping UPS freights was very very odd esp at a loss. Maybe SOB has them in the corner and they will agree Tuesday to everything. I just dont see it being they have been planning all year for this like no matter what they where going to go with their plan. I'd like to see what others think.

How do you move critical care packages with no pilots?

 

[Wally]

Ok I understand what you guys will be getting, I'm just curious if anybody knows how it'll be paid out? Cash,check,direct deposit? In 97 we were supposed to get $55 a week, I got $25 for two and a half weeks, was on the line everyday. No one has said a word about how these funds will be paid out. Hope guys aren't thinking every Friday you'll get your $575, I think you'll be disappointed.

 

[Wally]

Why is that?

Been a while but when they were shopping the two decided to merge into one plan. Some things are different but I'm not exactly sure. Might be overall amount of insurance (hospital) ?

 

[upschuck]

Been a while but when they were shopping the two decided to merge into one plan. Some things are different but I'm not exactly sure. Might be overall amount of insurance (hospital) ?

TC pays 100% hospitalization. Can't be better than that.

 

[Wally]

TC pays 100% hospitalization. Can't be better than that.

Lifetime limit $ ?

 

[upschuck]

Lifetime limit $ ?

Don't think so.

 

[Undertow]

I hope it doesn't come down to that either. I was one of the bottom 5 guys on the seniority list in August of '97 and the working conditions upon returning after the strike went from not always good to absolutely terrible and remained that way for years after.

You're right. They can't keep enough people now which is why I still think the possibility exists that the company could be preparing for a lengthy strike that would theoretically result in lost volume (at least for some length of time).