tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post3402001153242160713..comments2024-03-21T10:12:22.611-04:00Comments on Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: Comparable WagesAlan Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18015201735147037122noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-63060871069092999522011-03-21T17:29:55.447-04:002011-03-21T17:29:55.447-04:00I don't know where half this info comes from i...I don't know where half this info comes from i am a full time usps carrier I make a lot less than those hourly wages listed i have the worse health insurance i've ever had in my 35 years of working and I pay approx 30% of the premium. My retirement is only slightly above private industry, im talking 1% And I work my butt off earning every pennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-12738885532661670662011-03-21T09:58:07.512-04:002011-03-21T09:58:07.512-04:00The posted rates are for UPS "Feeder Drivers&...The posted rates are for UPS "Feeder Drivers". Feeder Drivers are Class A CDL drivers that drive tractor trailers from hub to hub. It's the highest rate UPS pays and these jobs are usually held by the most senior employees. Unlike USPS and it's multiple unions, UPS employees start as indoor sorters and loaders (lowest pay most physical jobs) then they can bid to the higher paying package car driver (equivalent to USPS mail carrier) and ultimately to feeder driver positions(highest pay least physical job).Just Sayinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578888090006710923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-1126861884038277512011-03-21T07:56:18.204-04:002011-03-21T07:56:18.204-04:00Comparable wages? How about comparable risk like i...Comparable wages? How about comparable risk like in ANTHRAX or TERRORIST PACKAGE? Just leave all that out and focus on the workers while FORD motor CEO is getting 45 Million is stock options. 45 MILLION For one person. Yea right.Top Dognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-78894261899625677212011-03-21T01:00:25.095-04:002011-03-21T01:00:25.095-04:00Im fed ups with this whole thing
who cares.....G-m...Im fed ups with this whole thing<br />who cares.....G-manG-mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-56508174741245361722011-03-20T22:57:06.485-04:002011-03-20T22:57:06.485-04:00Douglas ... another dumb postal person who can'...Douglas ... another dumb postal person who can't read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-83461280674920854382011-03-20T22:25:49.634-04:002011-03-20T22:25:49.634-04:00Hey Douglas, in case no one pointed it out yet, th...Hey Douglas, in case no one pointed it out yet, the article said that UPS regular employees pay 0% for health benefits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-51563886122019812772011-03-20T20:56:57.650-04:002011-03-20T20:56:57.650-04:00So if they have a 40-50% turn over just how many p...So if they have a 40-50% turn over just how many people get retirement? How much mail or packages does UPS and FedEx do per week and what numbers does the Post Office have? Lets compare apples to apples.<br />Do you count management in your salary cost and benefits like the PO does?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-15159822304356206762011-03-20T13:44:44.032-04:002011-03-20T13:44:44.032-04:00So in effect APWU clerks make 5 -6 dollars less th...So in effect APWU clerks make 5 -6 dollars less than a USPS employee, APWU President made a back room deal, we will vote out all NBA's and others who voted for this Sham of a contract, an illegal strike would be better, Cliff Benedict Arnold Guffey is a traitor to the true Union principles, USPS has lied about finances, 7,500 Management to be laid off or Early retirement incentives, the tip of the overpaid management who rise through the ranks under someones desk, like the Buffalo Bison Burns and Neddy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-25034012044254475882011-03-20T13:42:19.162-04:002011-03-20T13:42:19.162-04:00I sincerely doubt that the ups inside workers are ...I sincerely doubt that the ups inside workers are required to memorize up to 2 1500 item schemes at 95% accuracy and memorize a collection of rules books the size of the DMM and IMM so they can also run the retail side of the business when needed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-46679411014111803042011-03-20T11:06:48.137-04:002011-03-20T11:06:48.137-04:00To do a fair comparison you need to present all th...To do a fair comparison you need to present all the facts. The contract status of all involved. Do they have no layoff clauses? Do they have a cost of living allowance? Do they have profit sharing? Does the cost of their health benefits include dental? How about if their job is eliminated? How far can they be asked to move and uproot their families? Show all the facts and not just the ones you need to prove a point.Andy Kearneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-43475162275136606522011-03-20T10:53:01.680-04:002011-03-20T10:53:01.680-04:00You have to look at the total benefits package to ...You have to look at the total benefits package to do a fair comparison. No layoff clauses, cost of living adjustments, even type of Medical coverage - does it include Dental that most others do not? So be far and give us all the info and not a part of it that you are using to make your point stronger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-35285989261517835632011-03-20T09:04:56.947-04:002011-03-20T09:04:56.947-04:00re-read it Douglas....0% is for UPS employeesre-read it Douglas....0% is for UPS employeesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-31908564917909092972011-03-20T08:57:59.212-04:002011-03-20T08:57:59.212-04:00ups= 0%,not uspsups= 0%,not uspsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-91126339305547268562011-03-20T08:44:12.938-04:002011-03-20T08:44:12.938-04:00Douglas, 0% for United Parcel Service employees. ...Douglas, 0% for United Parcel Service employees. Do you work in contract administration?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-44591526481098221002011-03-20T08:43:45.559-04:002011-03-20T08:43:45.559-04:00Hey Douglas, read the article; it says "UPS&q...Hey Douglas, read the article; it says "UPS" full time workers pay 0% towards health benefits, not USPS employees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-41104886185695858202011-03-19T22:49:35.148-04:002011-03-19T22:49:35.148-04:00FedEx is considered a Railroad operation so they d...FedEx is considered a Railroad operation so they don't play on equal ground!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563539329592161652.post-34371104828790285972011-03-19T21:03:47.645-04:002011-03-19T21:03:47.645-04:00"and 0% employee contribution for health care..."and 0% employee contribution for health care benefits for full time employees" <br /><br />I don't know where you get your info but I am a postal employee of 33 years and I have paid into my health benefits every year. The Post Office does help a lot but in 2010 I still paid in $2400 for the year. Hardly freeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15223083550838546228noreply@blogger.com