It's not about being entitled, so much as promises being kept. If we were still the top compensated non-union LTL, most of these comparisons would never have taken place.
We were once top pay, no cost insurance, higher 401k contribution etc, .making planing for one's own retirement well within reason. Slowly gains were reduced, systematically. Insurance cost increased, then coverage reduced. One year raises were reduces (we were told), in order to add insurance for part time workers. One year the raise was reduced, but offset with the PROMISE of quarterly bonuses, if goals were met. That promise was quietly rescinded.
The point of all this is that relative compensation has declined since the FedEx acquisition. That compensation is over due to come back up. There is some debate over what areas of compensation, those gains should come to. Some don't care as much about wages, and would prefer better insurance and/or retirement security. Others want higher hourly pay, so they can fund their own retirement. Many would like some combination of all of the above. Most agree that gains are overdue. Where these gains come, is more the question. These are topics worthy of debate, don't you think?
