Originally Posted by
CactusCrew
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I suppose the accurate statement would be that UPS did not furlough as a direct result of 9/11, although they did threaten to furlough shortly after 9/11, it never transpired. Later when the economy went into recession in 2008, there was a furlough in 2010 due that and to other conditions (age 65, parking 3 man jets, etc).
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Disagree - ups furloughed for one reason only - FedEx’s 4a2b
’pay-cut clause envy’. When Fedex imposed a mandatory pay-cut on their pilots - in accordance with their contract, aka clause 4a2b - ups salivated and wanted the very same provision. Of course, they’d make ours permanent! The union told them to pound sand.
All of our cost saving measures through the MOU were pointless and we knew it. Most of us participated to prevent furloughs but deep inside we knew ups would furlough unless they got what they wanted - a similar to fdx pay-cut provision in our contract.