Originally Posted by MD10PLT

ALBIE, I really want to trust the union and I'm sure you've read other post of mine where I said I think the union does a lot of good things, but I don't buy the argument this is being caused by the company or the economy.

This is being caused by an over manning situation that was caused by the union. Don't forget the manning efficiencies negotiated in the last contract, like training on days off, lack of hard scheduling parameters, the scheduling committee tried to get in and was squashed by the MEC. And of course "Retro". Every one of these were put in place to get a few good things, like better health care for retirees. Give me a break, you're telling me a guy with 25 years at FEDEX can't afford to take care of himself for 5 years.