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say that again
If the company is able to convince the membership to accept PBS or preferential bidding system, they should also accept a furlough of the bottom 20-25% of the seniority list. PBS would give the company a huge amount of scheduling flexibility and productivity gains which would equate to either furloughs or no hiring or upgrades in many, many years to come.
I don't agree with anything you said.
But it doesn't mean I want PBS. So don't misquote me into a supporter of Preferential B.S.
Have you ever bid lines using PBS ? Have you seen the results you indicate ?
I have used it before. It did not yeild the reduction in manning that PBS creators promised my previous company. It is the typical difference between perception and reality. Also known as garbage in = garbage out !
What I would fear more if UPS managed to negotiate PBS into our contract is their normal blatant disregard for ANY agreement they make with their employees. That's where they get us every day, day in and day out.
I'm just saynig ...