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发帖数: 29846 | 1 UPS Pilots Seek Strike: Union says Salary of $238,000 Not Enough
With the holiday shopping season just about upon us, the Independent Pilots
Association (IPA), a trade union representing pilots at UPS, said its
leadership has called on its 2,528 members to authorize a pilot strike
against UPS.
Please consider Further Airline Problems are Brewing at UPS.
The possibility of a major disruption to UPS domestic and international
air cargo services has moved closer after the union representing pilots at
the parcel giant asked its members to back a strike.
The Teamsters have also ended talks with the airline and called a strike.
The Independent Pilots Association representing all UPS pilots says that
negotiations which began four years ago have gone on too long.
UPS said it wants to reach an agreement as soon a possible, but such
contracts often take years to agree because of their complexity.
The company has claimed that the threat of a strike is costing it about
$5 million a day in business lost to competitors such as the US Postal
Service and Federal Express Corp.
IPA Claim
Captain Robert Travis, Independent Pilots Association: “UPS has stalled and
delayed, unnecessarily prolonging our negotiations”
UPS Claim
“During the 27-year history of UPS Airlines, we have successfully
negotiated four contracts with our pilots, who are the top earners in
commercial aviation. We hope to reach a new agreement as quickly as possible
. However, airline industry contracts often take multiple years to complete.
This is due to the complexity of the pacts and the protections of the
Railway Labor Act (RLA) [the U.S. law that governs airline contract talks].
Under the RLA, airline contracts do not expire, they become amendable. Their
terms remain in force while the new contract is negotiated. This is true
even when the union employs tactics such as a strike authorization vote, a
routine show of solidarity in airline negotiations that is legally
irrelevant to the actual proceedings.”
Pity the Pilots
Captains have a guaranteed salary of $255,128, with a typical captain
earning another $35,000.
FedEx captains earn a guaranteed $230,379.
The average pay of all UPS pilots, including captains and first officers
, is $238,000, dwarfing the median wage for a U.S. commercial airline pilot
at $98,410 based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
UPS crew members enjoy two company-funded retirement plans in addition
to a traditional 401(k)
UPS offers comprehensive health insurance with an annual contribution
that costs a third less than what a typical U.S. family pays.
Reader Anecdotes
Reader Tim Wallace writes ...
Hello Mish
I flew home recently with a UPS pilot who told me he loves his job. Now
I know why. He does the international loop, in which he is away 8 days at a
time, then home for 10. Not a bad gig.
Tim
Railway Labor Act
Wikipedia reports the Railway Labor Act is a "United States federal law that
governs labor relations in the railroad and airline industries. The Act,
passed in 1926 and amended in 1934 and 1936, seeks to substitute bargaining,
arbitration and mediation for strikes as a means of resolving labor
disputes. Its provisions were originally enforced under the Board of
Mediation, but were later enforced under a National Mediation Board."
Strike Threats
These strike threats drag out for years because of mandated negotiations,
and specific rules over "major" and "minor" disputes.
Unions can strike over major disputes only after they have exhausted the RLA
's "almost interminable" negotiation and mediation procedures. They cannot,
on the other hand, strike over minor disputes, either during the arbitration
procedures or after an award is issued.
Government Meddling
Once again, note the problems where government meddles. Businesses and
private taxpayers alike, all pay higher shipping costs because of
nonsensical mandated arbitration, collective bargaining, and forced
unionization. | T*********I
发帖数: 10729 | 2 single payer对这种有用吗？
如果没有用将来用上了single payer难道不会出像同样的问题？
感觉还是市场竞争有用。工会拿掉。或者允许多个工会存在。 | a*******1
发帖数: 1554 | 3 支持允许多个工会存在。。。
医生协会本质上也是工会，认为提高了当医生的门槛；飞行员工会也一样的，提高当飞
行员的门槛。。。。 | h*h
发帖数: 27852 | 4 这和single payer有个蛋的关系？我觉得工会应该被限制，公共雇员工会，如教师警察
工会应该取缔
【在 T*********I 的大作中提到】
: single payer对这种有用吗？
: 如果没有用将来用上了single payer难道不会出像同样的问题？
: 感觉还是市场竞争有用。工会拿掉。或者允许多个工会存在。
| h****6
发帖数: 815 | 5 为什么啊？结社自由啊
★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb 1.0.4
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: 这和single payer有个蛋的关系？我觉得工会应该被限制，公共雇员工会，如教师警察
: 工会应该取缔
| j******o
发帖数: 4219 | 6 马工轻松能拿23万，飞行员怎么也比马工有技术含量。 | T*********I
发帖数: 10729 | 7 和singlepayer的关系就在于：两者都是希望成立买方市场。
但是单一工会的情况就会defeat这种目的。
取缔，限制工会， 我没意见。宪法上我觉得也说的过去，结社自由和权利不应该变成
卖方垄断。
【在 h*h 的大作中提到】
: 这和single payer有个蛋的关系？我觉得工会应该被限制，公共雇员工会，如教师警察
: 工会应该取缔
| e****l
发帖数: 3319 | 8 觉得23万太多了，脑满肠肥的幕后老板们有能耐自己上去开啊。
工会规模必须扩大，各个行业都应该建立工会，跟资方进行不懈地斗争。 |
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