Cardinal sins

tbird2000

Working Class
A veteran UPSer was escorted off property and their ID was confiscated by management for stating that they were uncomfortable performing a task due to fear of injury. And that's ALL there was to it. So.....where is the cardinal sin in that? Was this justified?
 

bleedinbrown58

That’s Craptacular
A veteran UPSer was escorted off property and their ID was confiscated by management for stating that they were uncomfortable performing a task due to fear of injury. And that's ALL there was to it. So.....where is the cardinal sin in that? Was this justified?
Unless you're their steward....you don't know the whole story....do you?
 

Ouch

Well-Known Member
"UpstateNYUPSer, post: 1380105, member: 12570"]Job abandonment?


Resident know-it-all.[/quote]
Insubordination, if anything. They will be back. Good for the employee if in fact that is true. I would love to see the grievance on that one.
 

PiedmontSteward

RTW-4-Less
A veteran UPSer was escorted off property and their ID was confiscated by management for stating that they were uncomfortable performing a task due to fear of injury. And that's ALL there was to it. So.....where is the cardinal sin in that? Was this justified?

You are allowed to refuse a work order if you consider it to be unsafe, unethical, or immoral if you are doing so in good faith. For example, a feeder driver can refuse to move a tractor trailer if if fails a legitimate pre-trip inspection or a driver can refuse to falsify documents for his center manager.

Insubordination isn't a cardinal sin, but could be considered a termination under "just cause" depending on what it's over and the circumstances.
 

UPSGUY72

Well-Known Member
A veteran UPSer was escorted off property and their ID was confiscated by management for stating that they were uncomfortable performing a task due to fear of injury. And that's ALL there was to it. So.....where is the cardinal sin in that? Was this justified?

Nothing like being vague about the incident.

What was the task that said employee was suppose to perform ? Is this a task that other employees perform every day or a new one ? What was the safety issue ? Did the employee ask for a steward ? etc, etc, etc.....
 
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