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My SWM review was TOO GOOD.
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<blockquote data-quote="gandydancer" data-source="post: 493914" data-attributes="member: 9310"><p>They offered me that job starting the fourth day I was out through my scheduled surgery at the end of this month. But it didn't make financial or medical sense for me to accept. On my second half I maybe could have raised hell in my position as Union Co-Chair of the Safety Committee about the defective corporate-wide Conveyor Securing training that resulted in my injury, the corporate-wide OSHA violation that is the lack of a protocol or hydraulic equipment for dealing with TOFC roller assemblies that come off their ramps, the safety hazard that has been my experience of the Workers Comp process (I was returned to work 3 times with -- wink and a nod -- "no restrictions" including AFTER my MRI revealed that my "strain" was three torn rotator cuff muscles including one tendon completely torn through and retracted, and I was urged by UPS' doc-in-a-box to begin physical therapy BEFORE the MRI reults came in) and probable violations of OSHA form 300 and 300A requirements... but I just couldn't see putting in nine-hour nights, at least half on Keter garbage, for a few peanuts difference after taxes and possible additional wear and tear on my shoulder.</p><p> </p><p>Supposedly would have meant more than peanuts for the company. My shift manager said my accepting TAW for the month would save the company 20 grand. But I suspect that's just a charge to his profit center to fund UPS' self insurance rather than a real savings. And the district Labor guy said I wasn't a candidate for forced TAW since I wouldn't be healed in 10 days.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I'm sure all the things I want to raise hell about (I had a list of about 30 issues that management wouldn't let me put on the concern log, including at least two that resulted in injuries AFTER they were raised in the Night Safetry Committee and went unaddressed) will still be unaddressed when I get back, though that may take six months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gandydancer, post: 493914, member: 9310"] They offered me that job starting the fourth day I was out through my scheduled surgery at the end of this month. But it didn't make financial or medical sense for me to accept. On my second half I maybe could have raised hell in my position as Union Co-Chair of the Safety Committee about the defective corporate-wide Conveyor Securing training that resulted in my injury, the corporate-wide OSHA violation that is the lack of a protocol or hydraulic equipment for dealing with TOFC roller assemblies that come off their ramps, the safety hazard that has been my experience of the Workers Comp process (I was returned to work 3 times with -- wink and a nod -- "no restrictions" including AFTER my MRI revealed that my "strain" was three torn rotator cuff muscles including one tendon completely torn through and retracted, and I was urged by UPS' doc-in-a-box to begin physical therapy BEFORE the MRI reults came in) and probable violations of OSHA form 300 and 300A requirements... but I just couldn't see putting in nine-hour nights, at least half on Keter garbage, for a few peanuts difference after taxes and possible additional wear and tear on my shoulder. Supposedly would have meant more than peanuts for the company. My shift manager said my accepting TAW for the month would save the company 20 grand. But I suspect that's just a charge to his profit center to fund UPS' self insurance rather than a real savings. And the district Labor guy said I wasn't a candidate for forced TAW since I wouldn't be healed in 10 days. Anyway, I'm sure all the things I want to raise hell about (I had a list of about 30 issues that management wouldn't let me put on the concern log, including at least two that resulted in injuries AFTER they were raised in the Night Safetry Committee and went unaddressed) will still be unaddressed when I get back, though that may take six months. [/QUOTE]
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