Originally Posted by
mart83648
I do follow Amazon and Bezos. I just don't understand "Lmaorofl" as a form of argument?
OK, I'll spell it out. It wasn't an argument, it was commentary on Bezo's attitudes and worldview. Allowing workers to force consolidation and unionization of any component of his business would be antithetical to everything about the guy. And he's not afraid to go to extreme lengths to get what he wants.
Originally Posted by
mart83648
So why doesn't UPS and Fedex outsource their flying to the lowest bidder? Union scope contracts? I'm not convinced it's as simple as that?
Because they got unionized early on back when mangers simply employed workers, vice outsourcing, offshoring, and whipsawing them. If they were doing it today it would likely look exactly like what Bezos is doing, although they might decide to keep a core business function in-house. FDX/UPS core function is delivering stuff for other people. Amazon's core function is selling stuff, delivery is a supporting function.
Actually FDX does outsource, the small-plane feeders. Just like the pax airlines.