I have come to the conclusion based on this action that UPS actually wants to furlough. I do not think that they will furlough 300. More like 50-100, just enough to make their point that they are still the boss.

They also have the added benefit of keeping the savings generated by personal leaves and MIL duties going forward already in progress. This is on top of what they saved this year with reduced guarantees and job shares.

They want to take advantage of the economic downturn to take hostages. Just like they did to the mechanics. They now realize that they must act soon. It does not matter if they take 1 or 300, it is still a hostage and they maintain the upper hand for negotiations in the future.

Oh yeah,

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