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<blockquote data-quote="Packmule" data-source="post: 949833" data-attributes="member: 33558"><p>While you are one of the mose articulate BC contributors I've read, and your opinions of the safe driving program couldn't be more dead-on accurate, your unwavering faith in the union to use current language effectively is a bit naieve. In the end, it is the company alone that makes all the decisions when gray areas like my current one arises. Therefore, stronger, more detailed language becomes necessary protect us.</p><p></p><p>Consider this. The guy who retired from my route, openly bragged about having killed 27 dogs in his 28 year career and retired a circle of honor driver. Yet, how many people on this thread alone have stated that in their building ANY dog strike is now a chargable accident. That means a warning letter. Then I drive back into a farmyard to discover the owner parked a horse trailer in the only safe turnaround. So I get into a little mud, leave tire tracks in in the grass, and now I'm on suspension. Get back to work and some idiot slides into the side of my car on a snowy day two seconds before I get the vehicle completely stopped at a stop sign. Tier three, intersection accident. Terminated. This is why it is important to prevent that first warning letter from ever happening, and the only way to do that is to eliminate every gray area we can with more detailed contract language.</p><p></p><p>In the union's defense I will say that they will only do what we tell them to do. Trouble is, too many ignorant schmucks focus that energy on raises we don't need and shouldn't want in this current economic environment. The union loves them, though, cause they then raise the dues. </p><p></p><p>Beat the drum! Better yet, honk your horn! Doesn't matter if you're making $90 bucks an hour if you're getting railroaded into an unemployment line because of stupid little stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packmule, post: 949833, member: 33558"] While you are one of the mose articulate BC contributors I've read, and your opinions of the safe driving program couldn't be more dead-on accurate, your unwavering faith in the union to use current language effectively is a bit naieve. In the end, it is the company alone that makes all the decisions when gray areas like my current one arises. Therefore, stronger, more detailed language becomes necessary protect us. Consider this. The guy who retired from my route, openly bragged about having killed 27 dogs in his 28 year career and retired a circle of honor driver. Yet, how many people on this thread alone have stated that in their building ANY dog strike is now a chargable accident. That means a warning letter. Then I drive back into a farmyard to discover the owner parked a horse trailer in the only safe turnaround. So I get into a little mud, leave tire tracks in in the grass, and now I'm on suspension. Get back to work and some idiot slides into the side of my car on a snowy day two seconds before I get the vehicle completely stopped at a stop sign. Tier three, intersection accident. Terminated. This is why it is important to prevent that first warning letter from ever happening, and the only way to do that is to eliminate every gray area we can with more detailed contract language. In the union's defense I will say that they will only do what we tell them to do. Trouble is, too many ignorant schmucks focus that energy on raises we don't need and shouldn't want in this current economic environment. The union loves them, though, cause they then raise the dues. Beat the drum! Better yet, honk your horn! Doesn't matter if you're making $90 bucks an hour if you're getting railroaded into an unemployment line because of stupid little stuff. [/QUOTE]
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