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Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:26 pm to NbamaTiger90
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This is rather odd. It would seem that 230 pissed off people could cause some serious damage to the company while waiting to be fired.
I'm willing to bet that in the end, that number won't be 230.. This cool off time will allow management to cull the herd of the employees that they desire to be shown the door or at least fire and rehire the ones they want to keep.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:27 pm to SettleDown
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Um. You should probably at least for accuracy rename your OP.
They were fired for going on strike when their union agreed to a "no strike" clause.
Um, strikes are usually a pass for not working...they went on strike and walked off their jobs....so I guess the firing was both, for striking against the contract and for not being at work during that time.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:27 pm to wickowick
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UPS
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Queens, N.Y
See ya, Doug!
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:27 pm to trackfan
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Those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it.
There are a shite ton of condemned people on this board. The consensus here is government bad, corporations, monopolies and robber barons good.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:28 pm to Lakeboy7
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There are a shite ton of condemned people on this board. The consensus here is government bad, corporations, monopolies and robber barons good.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:29 pm to upgrayedd
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Unions are like the telegraph. They were once useful but now unnecessary. Should we have to continue to use them even though they have outlived their purpose?
That's an absurd comparison. Unions aren't a simple invention or inanimate object that makes life more convenient, they're a social/cultural institution like laws, constitutions, free press, courts, elections, etc. Humans already have plenty of experience living in societies without any of these institutions, and concluded we are better off with them, despite their imperfections. Saying that unions should be abolished because some union leaders behave unethically is like saying that Congress should be abolished because some Congressmen are on the take or that courts should be abolished because some judges are crooked.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:29 pm to Lakeboy7
quote:Me thinks your command of reading comprehension is in severe need of work.
There are a shite ton of condemned people on this board. The consensus here is government bad, corporations, monopolies and robber barons good.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:31 pm to wickowick
TD.com poli board is anti worker yet again? Shocking news!
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:31 pm to TROLA
I am also surprised that UPS has come out and stated that they would be "fired". When I was in the union 20 years ago that was a huge no no. If a supervisor ever threatened to "fire" you, you had his arse dead to rights.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:31 pm to Lakeboy7
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There are a shite ton of condemned people on this board. The consensus here is government bad, corporations, monopolies and robber barons good.
That about sums them up.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:34 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:So, you're OK with people who have a no strike clause doing so anyway?
TD.com poli board is anti worker yet again? Shocking news!
A liberal who doesn't like to live up to inconvenient contracts. SHOCKING!!!
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:37 pm to SettleDown
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So, you're OK with people who have a no strike clause doing so anyway?
That's a straw man if there ever was one. Believing in the concept of labor unions doesn't mean agreeing with everything that unions do, including these UPS workers.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:37 pm to SettleDown
I think it's shitty they fired these people for voicing their opinion. Obviously they have every legal right to do it. I don't see what's so hard about holding both of those views.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:37 pm to trackfan
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Unions aren't a simple invention or inanimate object that makes life more convenient
Actually they are.
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they're a social/cultural institution like laws, constitutions, free press, courts, elections, etc
That do nothing more than serve the masters at the top who, in turn, manipulate their workers into believing that everyone is out to get them. It's a culture of fear, lies and extortion.
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Saying that unions should be abolished because some union leaders behave unethically is like saying that Congress should be abolished because some Congressmen are on the take or that courts should be abolished because some judges are crooked.
I'm sure many of the Dems in congress and in the courts are loyal to their union overlords as well.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:38 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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TD.com poli board is anti union yet again?
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:39 pm to trackfan
Unions can help in certain situations:
A mid-sized city has (basically) 1 hospital. It is owned by the city. There is a token "competitor" but the city hospital services 98% of the city.
The city hospital has been driving down wages of h.c. professionals for years. It has also been increasing work load...because it can. In a true free market, another hospital could open and compete BUT the city controls zoning so....there isn't going to be any real competition. H.C. workers are screwed.
In this case, IMO unions are appropriate. They can't just go work somewhere else.
A mid-sized city has (basically) 1 hospital. It is owned by the city. There is a token "competitor" but the city hospital services 98% of the city.
The city hospital has been driving down wages of h.c. professionals for years. It has also been increasing work load...because it can. In a true free market, another hospital could open and compete BUT the city controls zoning so....there isn't going to be any real competition. H.C. workers are screwed.
In this case, IMO unions are appropriate. They can't just go work somewhere else.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:39 pm to SettleDown
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So, you're OK with people who have a no strike clause doing so anyway?
I didn't get that from his post.
What I find odd is the pure hatred for unions from a lot of posters on the board who are likely in no way affected by unions. It comes off as ideological indoctrination.
So UPS is union and FedEx isn't?
Really?
I couldn't care less.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:40 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:They could've voiced their opinion on end without being fired. They were fired for taking off work to do so.
I think it's shitty they fired these people for voicing their opinion.
Posted on 4/3/14 at 4:41 pm to trackfan
quote:How so? They willfully took off work to make a point to the company.
That's a straw man if there ever was one.
Used to be, not showing up to work on purpose could get your fired with a quickness.
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