Strike Vote at UPS!
09-13-2015 | 09:00 PM
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Whale surfer,
Good response to ClutchCargo's statement. I was wondering why CC thought we somehow got screwed in the last contract round. the decline of our schedule quality occurred because of many factors not necessarily related to our contract ( at least most thought at the time of signing, before the company came up with some creative workarounds)
Good response to ClutchCargo's statement. I was wondering why CC thought we somehow got screwed in the last contract round. the decline of our schedule quality occurred because of many factors not necessarily related to our contract ( at least most thought at the time of signing, before the company came up with some creative workarounds)
09-13-2015 | 09:09 PM
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Call me crazy but I think that had we (technically 'they' as it was b4 my time here) not had that strike vote back then we'd have been finalizing our 2006 agreement about now...
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09-14-2015 | 06:01 AM
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We did get screwed. It was by FDX ALPA opening with pay rates already lower than what UPS agrees to pay us in 2005/6. We (UPS and FDX pilots) were all screwed because the FDX MEC refused to work with the IPA.
09-14-2015 | 06:19 AM
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What has UPS agreed to pay you now so I'll know whether to vote yes or no, don't want to screw you again.
09-14-2015 | 06:47 AM
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UPS Pilots (Independent Pilots Association) Call Strike Vote
Sept 9 (Reuters) -
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The contract is under the Railway Labor Act, the U.S. labor law that governs railroads and airlines, ...
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"... there is no real threat of a strike. Such authorization votes are routine during negotiations in the airline industry, but they are legally irrelevant under the Railway Labor Act," UPS spokesman Mike Mangeot said in an emailed statement.
Even if the National Mediation Board grants the union a release from the talks, there are a "series of fail-safes, including presidential and congressional intervention, designed to prevent an interruption in operations," Mangeot said.
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(Reporting by Ankit Ajmera in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)
The above highlighted statement is instructive, and something we should always bear in mind. It reflects the core attitude of the employer in RLA negotiations. It's the uphill battle we all have to fight. To Management, strike is never a threat.
We have the heavier burden in this lop-sided process, but we have tools at our disposal and must use them wisely. Individuals are still free to make their own choices.
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09-14-2015 | 06:49 AM
#27
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From: Retired FDX MD11 Capt
Too bad you didn't strike over it. You already had the votes.
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