Will Trump allow a strike against UPS?

[rod]

Screw the public. The public don't give a crap if a UPS driver has no family life. Worry about yourselves and your future. If a strike is necessary because of a bad contract being offered---so be it. To those who are "afraid" to stand up for their fair share be prepared to have your 10 year old kids or grandkids working the mines again someday--that is the direction things are going.

 

[Tony Q]

In 1997 the talk was that the POTUS would force Teamsters to go back to work without a contract.

Without a Clinton in office this time, one has to wonder if Trump will allow a strike based on its impact on the US economy.

Trump is no friend of labor. He will screw us any which way he can.

 

[Tony Q]

Yes. And he will easily be able to spin a story that we all make $90k a year and want even more. The public wont be on our side after learning what our hourly wage is.

I could see him going all Ronald Reagan on us, like the air traffic controllers.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

You always have to be prepared for leakage.

It Depends

 

[Jkloc420]

It Depends

yes that is beautify

 

[bacha29]

Remember this is an election year and Trump will take whatever course of action regarding the matter that will best help retain his congressional majority.

 

[thisjobaintforeverybody]

Then it'd be a great time for Hoffa to explain to the public how hard we work and how effen lazy they are that they can't even go to the grocery store for buttwipes.

What are you talking about! This ain't 1990! Thats the service we offer. This is the real world of logistics and ecommerce where society can have brought to their home!

 

[Ghost in the Darkness]

The general public has no idea what we make or what we get. They just know ups drivers work hard. Most people think I make 15 bucks an hour lol. I only tell people I know outside of work what I make, if they ask.

I tell my customers everyday how stupid our management team is and give examples of the crap we have to deal with besides just delivering.

 

[Tony Q]

Lets look at it the way. The UPS membership is a porn star and trump will make sure he takes care of us just like the others.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Lets look at it the way. The UPS membership is a porn star and trump will make sure he takes care of us just like the others.

So he'll friend* us and then deny it?

 

[OrionsBitch]

The general public has no idea what we make or what we get. They just know ups drivers work hard. Most people think I make 15 bucks an hour lol. I only tell people I know outside of work what I make, if they ask.

When people ask me I just say "37". Most people probably think I mean 37k a year.....and I leave it at that.

 

[olroadbeech]

Teamsters are in big trouble. Trump will not allow a strike and he may have the law on his side. With UPS handling 6% of the GNP a strike would disrupt the US economy.

Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. what would make you think the UPS hourlies are immune?

 

[clean hairy]

Mod fight!!!

Steel cage match, no rules, anything goes, no dq?

 

[MAKAVELI]

Teamsters are in big trouble. Trump will not allow a strike and he may have the law on his side. With UPS handling 6% of the GNP a strike would disrupt the US economy.

Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. what would make you think the UPS hourlies are immune?

Air traffic controllers are federal employees. UPS employees are not. Hope this helps.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

Air traffic controllers are federal employees. UPS employees are not. Hope this helps.

It doesn't but thanks for trying.

 

[MAKAVELI]

It doesn't but thanks for trying.

He can't fire private sector employees. Does that help a little?

 

[zubenelgenubi]

He can't fire private sector employees. Does that help a little?

I was wondering through what legal mechanism a president can force private sector company or its unionized employees to do anything? Short of declaring martial law? Get your jade helms ready.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

He can't fire private sector employees. Does that help a little?

Nope but it does help to show your ignorance.

The discussion is Trump declaring that UPS is too important to the US economy and security to let it be struck.
This has happened in the past.
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 authorizes the President to intervene in strikes or potential strikes that create a national emergency, a reaction to the national coal miners' strikes called by the United Mine Workers of America in the 1940s. Presidents have used that power less and less frequently in each succeeding decade. President George W. Bush invoked the law in connection with the employer lockout of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union during negotiations with West Coast shipping and stevedoring companies in 2002.
Truman invoked the law 12 times.

Clinton was considering invoking the law in the 1997 but was dissuaded by the Labor Secretary Alexis Herman.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 authorizes the President to intervene in strikes or potential strikes that create a national emergency

I was wondering through what legal mechanism a president can force private sector company or its unionized employees to do anything? Short of declaring martial law? Get your jade helms ready.

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 authorizes the President to intervene in strikes or potential strikes that create a national emergency.

 

[MAKAVELI]

Nope but it does show your ignorance.

The discussion is Trump declaring that UPS is too important to the US economy and security to let it be struck.
This has happened in the past.
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 authorizes the President to intervene in strikes or potential strikes that create a national emergency, a reaction to the national coal miners' strikes called by the United Mine Workers of America in the 1940s. Presidents have used that power less and less frequently in each succeeding decade. President George W. Bush invoked the law in connection with the employer lockout of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union during negotiations with West Coast shipping and stevedoring companies in 2002.
Truman invoked the law 12 times.

Clinton was considering invoking the law in the 1997 but was dissuaded by the Labor Secretary Alexis Herman.

It's not my ignorance of Taft Harley but your ignorance of how many times it was invoked on private sector employees.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

It's not my ignorance of Taft Harley but your ignorance of how many times it was invoked on private sector employees.

Nice attempt but you should just hang your head and realized you got SLAMMED.

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