Will there be a national strike at UPS?

[Wally]

Maybe most people are happy?

Yep. Things are good.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

I'd guees tired, distracted and cynical.

I mean.
I'm pretty happy.
Give me wage increases that get close to inflation and I'm good.

I'm concerned about technology taking jobs but I don't expect that to be addressed when boomers are negotiating.

 

[Whither]

I mean.
I'm pretty happy.
Give me wage increases that get close to inflation and I'm good.

I'm concerned about technology taking jobs but I don't expect that to be addressed when boomers are negotiating.

Personally I'm not in a bad spot either.

But I do think we have to address subcontracting, automation/tech, the no-strike clauses/grievance procedure, more FT jobs, decrease the wage gaps between PT and FT which divide the union, forced 6 days/understaffing, lack of sick and personal leave in some supplements, strengthen Article 37, and on and on.

 

[Wally]

With inflation looking like a long term problem, maybe better COLA protection?

 

[PT Car Washer]

With inflation looking like a long term problem, maybe better COLA protection?

Yeah like a $50/hr delivery driver is going to solve inflation.

 

[Wally]

Yeah like a $50/hr delivery driver is going to solve inflation.

It will for me. All I care about.

 

[Johney]

If there is a strike there will be more than enough crossers to operate in a week tops.

 

[oldngray]

If there is a strike there will be more than enough crossers to operate in a week tops.

Without crossers they wouldn't be able to operate. Not enough management who know how to do the job.

 

[Johney]

Without crossers they wouldn't be able to operate. Not enough management who know how to do the job.

Too many young guys with big house and car/truck, boats etc. payments way more expensive crap than back in 97

 

[trickpony1]

Without crossers they wouldn't be able to operate. Not enough management who know how to do the job.

There won't be any freight for the people who cross to deliver.
I recall, in '97, we didn't make pick ups a week before so as to purge the system.

 

[542thruNthru]

There won't be any freight for the people who cross to deliver.
I recall, in '97, we didn't make pick ups a week before so as to purge the system.

Why is that?

 

[trickpony1]

Why is that?

So the customers won't be upset because their packages are idle in our system.
Were you here in '07?
Some shippers quit shipping a week or so before the projected strike or they went to other shippers.

 

[trickpony1]

So the customers won't be upset because their packages are idle in our system.
Were you here in '07?
So shippers quit shipping a week or so before the projected strike or they went to other shippers.

There were other shippers romancing our customers several weeks before the possible strike.
If you were around in '97 you would have seen/heard that.

 

[Whither]

There were other shippers romancing our customers several weeks before the possible strike.
If you were around in '97 you would have seen/heard that.

Meanwhile, here, FedEx Express is warning customers in advance about expected service failures this peak

 

[Whither]

If there is a strike there will be more than enough crossers to operate in a week tops.

They said that in 97 too, brother

 

[Whither]

If there is a strike there will be more than enough crossers to operate in a week tops.

And besides, it's high time for unions (not just ours) to take some risks. Or else we'll just fade away, concession after concession.

 

[542thruNthru]

So the customers won't be upset because their packages are idle in our system.
Were you here in '07?
Some shippers quit shipping a week or so before the projected strike or they went to other shippers.

No I mean why will there be no freight?

 

[Whither]

People are distracted.

 

[Johney]

Meanwhile, here, FedEx Express is warning customers in advance about expected service failures this peak

They do that every contract time.

 

[Whither]

They do that every contract time.

No, I'm saying FedEx Express is having their drivers apologize in advance for the company's own expected service failures. It's not about UPS or our contract.