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Many departments at my employer have switched.
Posted by: Mike Bacon ( Bedford, TX, USA ) on August 31, 1997 at 11:50:32:
In Reply to: Rarely of benefit to the boss, and who else matters? posted by Ted on August 29, 1997 at 09:38:49:
Well, from what I've heard, UPS WAS converting many part-time jobs to full-time,
and creating many new full-time jobs. As for the employees' pensions, it was widely
reported that they would have gotten a much better deal under UPS's plan than they
would have under the Teamsters'. As I understand it, the strike was planned as a
diversion by their leader because he was/is under investigation for fraud. The
rank-and-file can't vote in the Teamsters Union, and most of them did not want to
strike. Although UPS will likely remain profitable, and the largest courier service, its
business WAS wounded. Many small and large businesses have switched to Fed-Ex and
others, including many departments at my company. Customers who have to depend on
these carriers to get their jobs done do not want to face the possibility of a
strike commencing. Now, the UPS pilots are considering a strike. Those assholes
make more money than I'll ever see in my lifetime (There's nothing wrong with
that.). They have no business considering picketing. And yes, many of the participants
were let go due to lost business. UPS may be a multi-billion dollar corporation, but it
just doesn't make sense to keep employees that you can't use. As I've said before, if
you strike, you may just cut your own dick off. As for the employees at the auto plants, I could sure use $24-plus an hour. And yes,
job security is a valid concern, but much of that is up to you, too. Example: The GM
plant in Arlington, Texas was spared, and the Flint, Michigan plant was shut down
because the Arlington employees had a much better work ethic, which showed in the
quality control. To close this, if McD employees do get their union, and the crews at 3 or more
local franchises strike, crippling or putting their owners out of business, what
will that get them?
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