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You know IF the company would just follow the contract without playing games and treat the hourlies fairly you would not see the complaining we all see on here. Lifer, you know that as well as anyone. The pure simple fact is that from time to time a manager comes across a situation that he/she doesn't like and then looks for ways to get around the contract. THAT is what makes hourlies feel like they are working for the enemy, someone they can not trust. I don't know of anyone that thinks Hoffa signs their checks, most do however realize that it is the Union that we have hired to protect us from cheating management. We pay our dues to have someone with a little more weight than ourselves to see that the contract is upheld on our behalf. All management are not cheating, prevaricating , thieves, neither are all hourlies. The grievance process should be used to balance out the fairness of the application of the contract, not as a tool to "get even" or "get the last word".
Another fact is, mangers are NOT always the final say in matters where the contract ,signed by both UPS and the Teamsters, is the final say. I admit that I have seen drivers abuse language in the contract to circumvent the intent of the contact, just as I have seen management tell lie after lie to get what they want. Then there is the retribution that comes when one or the other doesn't get their way. Sad to say, this is what brings about the US Vs. Them attitudes that run wild in many centers across the country. If all that you have posted here in the past concerning your tenure at UPS is true (I have no reason to doubt you), I can see how you would have a hard time not understanding how a driver or loader can get the feeling that they are being taen advantage of by an enemy. Not all managers are bad people, all are not good either. Should anyone be expected to have to look for other employment when there is a signed agreement?
Another fact is, mangers are NOT always the final say in matters where the contract ,signed by both UPS and the Teamsters, is the final say. I admit that I have seen drivers abuse language in the contract to circumvent the intent of the contact, just as I have seen management tell lie after lie to get what they want. Then there is the retribution that comes when one or the other doesn't get their way. Sad to say, this is what brings about the US Vs. Them attitudes that run wild in many centers across the country. If all that you have posted here in the past concerning your tenure at UPS is true (I have no reason to doubt you), I can see how you would have a hard time not understanding how a driver or loader can get the feeling that they are being taen advantage of by an enemy. Not all managers are bad people, all are not good either. Should anyone be expected to have to look for other employment when there is a signed agreement?