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Clerk work being outsourced/subcontracted?
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<blockquote data-quote="ski or die" data-source="post: 5821978" data-attributes="member: 52818"><p>I was in clerical for 30 years before retirement. I was also a union steward. Back in 1997, they tried to eliminate all clerical positions nationwide. First they attempted to move all clerical work to Bristol, Tenn. They told us we could follow our work. The first local whose work was sent followed their work. They were forced to work in house trailers. Our Business Agent would not help us at all. Built a network of stewards throughout the country. We worked together to prepare grievances. We bombarded our locals with them. All were forwarded on to panel. Finally, I was able to get a one on one meeting with our President, Mr. Carey. It was decided all clerical positions would remain at each local until each employee would retire, so no one was to lose their clerical position. As the work was removed from retirements or employees quitting, it was sent to North Carolina, working out of a former KMart. All non-union. Did not work to well, new employees had no knowledge of how UPS worked and many complaints from customers ensued. If these employees are still in clerical, unless there was a change in the contract, that work should remain. Also, employees in Louisville who were doing clerical work recently fought to join the union and President O'Brien stepped in to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ski or die, post: 5821978, member: 52818"] I was in clerical for 30 years before retirement. I was also a union steward. Back in 1997, they tried to eliminate all clerical positions nationwide. First they attempted to move all clerical work to Bristol, Tenn. They told us we could follow our work. The first local whose work was sent followed their work. They were forced to work in house trailers. Our Business Agent would not help us at all. Built a network of stewards throughout the country. We worked together to prepare grievances. We bombarded our locals with them. All were forwarded on to panel. Finally, I was able to get a one on one meeting with our President, Mr. Carey. It was decided all clerical positions would remain at each local until each employee would retire, so no one was to lose their clerical position. As the work was removed from retirements or employees quitting, it was sent to North Carolina, working out of a former KMart. All non-union. Did not work to well, new employees had no knowledge of how UPS worked and many complaints from customers ensued. If these employees are still in clerical, unless there was a change in the contract, that work should remain. Also, employees in Louisville who were doing clerical work recently fought to join the union and President O'Brien stepped in to help. [/QUOTE]
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