Tom Ellsworth
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And so they caved on the 125 on that.
And so they caved on the 125 on that.
So first of all, UPS made a bad deal with Amazon. They wanted all that Amazon volume, and they made a bad deal. It's an unprofitable deal. Wall Street Journal, UPS will fire 20,000 workers, and the Wall Street Journal tells the truth. It isn't why you think, right there in the headline. See that, Vinny? It isn't why you think. And they go on to say it's not the tariffs.
So first of all, UPS made a bad deal with Amazon. They wanted all that Amazon volume, and they made a bad deal. It's an unprofitable deal. Wall Street Journal, UPS will fire 20,000 workers, and the Wall Street Journal tells the truth. It isn't why you think, right there in the headline. See that, Vinny? It isn't why you think. And they go on to say it's not the tariffs.
It was the fact they made a... crappy deal with Amazon, and guess what? Now they have to back off of it. And then they made a crappier deal with the Teamsters for $100,000 truck drivers. Now, I'm not saying the UPS drivers are out there taking risks, wind, sleet, snow, all that, and delivering. They don't deserve a livelihood. That's not what I'm saying.
It was the fact they made a... crappy deal with Amazon, and guess what? Now they have to back off of it. And then they made a crappier deal with the Teamsters for $100,000 truck drivers. Now, I'm not saying the UPS drivers are out there taking risks, wind, sleet, snow, all that, and delivering. They don't deserve a livelihood. That's not what I'm saying.
I'm not saying they don't deserve a living wage. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that UPS got backed into it where the Teamsters determine who keeps the job and who doesn't. And Sean O'Brien, Teamsters president, came to the microphone and said, may I remind everyone that UPS is obligated to create 30,000 jobs under the current contract.
I'm not saying they don't deserve a living wage. That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that UPS got backed into it where the Teamsters determine who keeps the job and who doesn't. And Sean O'Brien, Teamsters president, came to the microphone and said, may I remind everyone that UPS is obligated to create 30,000 jobs under the current contract.
I do not object if you want to downsize management, but you're in for a hell of a fight if you move on any Teamsters jobs. So now you're handcuffed. You can't run your company the way you should. So UPS made a bad deal with Amazon. They made a bad deal with the Teamsters. And now they've got these issues, and now they've got to cut these things.
I do not object if you want to downsize management, but you're in for a hell of a fight if you move on any Teamsters jobs. So now you're handcuffed. You can't run your company the way you should. So UPS made a bad deal with Amazon. They made a bad deal with the Teamsters. And now they've got these issues, and now they've got to cut these things.
So the non-union people working in a warehouse or non-union warehouse worker, the warehouse is getting closed. Guess what?
So the non-union people working in a warehouse or non-union warehouse worker, the warehouse is getting closed. Guess what?
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$250.
Guess what? Bad policies have consequences. And New York's bad policies, even people that do not want to move from the New York area, they move to Westchester. They move to Long Island. So they're outside of New York City. The issue here is New York City. It's not New Yorkers. It's not people in the Northeast. It's not businesses in the Northeast. It's NYC, New York City's management.
Guess what? Bad policies have consequences. And New York's bad policies, even people that do not want to move from the New York area, they move to Westchester. They move to Long Island. So they're outside of New York City. The issue here is New York City. It's not New Yorkers. It's not people in the Northeast. It's not businesses in the Northeast. It's NYC, New York City's management.
And this is what they get. All of these folks have left, whether they left locally, 138,000 going to Long Island. We know a few people out there. And then 60,000 going to Westchester County, which is up Pound Ridge area, Armonk, bordering Connecticut. And or you had the 50,000 people with 190 and 266 average salaries. It's bad policies in New York. Move them all down here. And you know what?
And this is what they get. All of these folks have left, whether they left locally, 138,000 going to Long Island. We know a few people out there. And then 60,000 going to Westchester County, which is up Pound Ridge area, Armonk, bordering Connecticut. And or you had the 50,000 people with 190 and 266 average salaries. It's bad policies in New York. Move them all down here. And you know what?
Whoever is the next mayor is going to be looking for EBT cards to give city employees because this is deadly on the city budget. New York City is about to become a welfare recipient of New York State and the federal government worse than it has been. Mark my words. And I don't mean that to sound harsh, Pat, but New York City is about to turn itself into
Whoever is the next mayor is going to be looking for EBT cards to give city employees because this is deadly on the city budget. New York City is about to become a welfare recipient of New York State and the federal government worse than it has been. Mark my words. And I don't mean that to sound harsh, Pat, but New York City is about to turn itself into