Why is a Strike Quite Possible?

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Perhaps but we will be right back in the situation in just a few months. Possibly even worse. If the company is unwilling to negotiate some of the key items now like PVd and 22,4 I don’t think waiting a year will help.

Good point

 

[BigUnionGuy]

And we really appreciate it. Thank you!

For someone that hang's on my every word.... that's a lame observation.

 

[anonymous23456]

Let me ask you all a question. Why didn't the Union get together with management before UPS went public and make it an employees owned private company? Selling stocks on Wall Street makes a lot of people rich.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

FedEx urges customers to shift volumes from UPS to avoid strike risks

The carrier is telling shippers to act before March 31 if they want to avoid potential disruption this summer.

www.supplychaindive.com

 

[DELACROIX]

Let me ask you all a question. Why didn't the Union get together with management before UPS went public and make it an employees owned private company? Selling stocks on Wall Street makes a lot of people rich.

Obvious answer: Greed…

It did make some senior managers millionaires… Union Grunts were just an obstacle to prevent them from getting more UPS stock…Sharing was never an option…

 

[rod]

Obvious answer: Greed…

It did make some senior managers millionaires… Union Grunts were just an obstacle to prevent them from getting more UPS stock…Sharing was never an option…

It made more than some senior management millionaires----it also made a lot of Center Managers millionaires. Their yearly bonus was always Company Stock. Our center manager at the time retired to the good life.

 

[Thebrownblob]

It made more than some senior management millionaires----it also made a lot of Center Managers millionaires. Their yearly bonus was always Company Stock. Our center manager at the time retired to the good life.

Yep one day they were there and the next day they were gone

 

[Pullman Brown]

Perhaps but we will be right back in the situation in just a few months. Possibly even worse. If the company is unwilling to negotiate some of the key items now like PVd and 22,4 I don’t think waiting a year will help.

I know this is reading between the lines but, when she said that the company and union weren’t far apart, things needed to be tweaked a little, I assumed that tweaking included keeping 22.4’s and PVDs. Are they taking a hard stance on that?

 

[Thebrownblob]

I know this is reading between the lines but, when she said that the company and union weren’t far apart, things needed to be tweaked a little, I assumed that tweaking included keeping 22.4’s and PVDs. Are they taking a hard stance on that?

I’m gonna bet they’re more willing to move on the 22.4 then the PVD.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I’m gonna bet they’re more willing to move on the 22.4 then the PVD.

If we have PVD language then they better have strong language same with every driver is guaranteed 8 hours regardless of our worked

 

[Thebrownblob]

If we have PVD language then they better have strong language same with every driver is guaranteed 8 hours regardless of our worked

I hate the idea of PVDs, but it may be impossible to totally get rid of definitely would need strong language protecting our work.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I hate the idea of PVDs, but it may be impossible to totally get rid of definitely would need strong language protecting our work.

Anytime a seasonal is working any regular employee show not be paid less than their daily guarantee.

 

[BrownFlush]

Let me ask you all a question. Why didn't the Union get together with management before UPS went public and make it an employees owned private company? Selling stocks on Wall Street makes a lot of people rich.

If you were a company that ships packages and said companies employees/ administration who were able to buy stock and had stock in UPS, would you ship FedX or UPS?

 

[BrownFlush]

FedEx urges customers to shift volumes from UPS to avoid strike risks

The carrier is telling shippers to act before March 31 if they want to avoid potential disruption this summer.

www.supplychaindive.com

Happens every contract time.
If any volume is lost, it's not long until you get it back. Fedx is a joke.

 

[BrownFlush]

And hopefully you too.
Back then, hourly could purchase stock at a 10% market discount through payroll deductions.
Management got theirs through the MIP annual bonus which was PART of their compensation package.
Most hourly probably shrugged it off because they had to pay.
Not me.
When the stock went public at $65, that was an immediate triple. I held for about 15 years before selling all about $95.
While stock paid decent dividends all those years, it didn't have much capital appreciation during that time frame. But it's done pretty well the last 5 years or so.
I guess my point....plan ahead, whatever your trade. One must see the forest AND the trees.

I did not shrug off the opportunity.
I was right at 20 years when I began to beg, borrow, and steal from family and friends and bought all I could with all I had.
It did make me rich. 10 years later, I retired even wealthier.
Never did 401K. Nothing but UPS stock. As I look back, the forest was all virgin timber. I was lucky to be where I was, when I was, and do what I did.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Happens every contract time.
If any volume does it lost, it's not long until you get it back. Fedx is a joke.

That's an understatement

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

Happens every contract time.
If any volume is lost, it's not long until you get it back. Fedx is a joke.

Still haven't seen Grainger, just McMaster Carr

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Still haven't seen Grainger, just McMaster Carr

We lost Grainger last year. They was part of the better not bigger

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

We lost Grainger last year. They was part of the better not bigger

Were*

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

For someone that hang's on my every word.... that's a lame observation.

Yes- I am obsessed with you. I wish I could accomplish even half of what you have.