I sign out the equipment I use during the shift, another co-worker does'nt sign out the equipment.
UPS procedures states if you use the equipment you the operater must preform a pre-trip to see if the equipment works properly then sign it out on the ECR. The worker just jumps on equipment and uses it. This is considered failure to follow established procedures when operating equipment. The worker knows this procedure. When you get certified to operate equipment you have to sign a paper where it states you must perform a pre-trip before operating equipment. Management is going to use this procedure against the the employee in an attempt to terminate.
The contract also stats an act of proven dishonesty is grounds for termination without a warning letter being in effect.
If the company starts an official investigation about the co-worker not signing out the equipment. Then asks me if I knew the co-worker was'nt signing out the equipment and I say yes. Then the company asks the co-worker if you have signing out the equipment, and the co-worker response is yes. Then company shows past ECRs to the co-worker and then says where is your signature on these ECRS. The co-worker can't show where the signature is. The co-worker just caught in a lie.
First, the co-worker does'nt follow the procedures when it comes to operating equipment. Secondly the co-worker is being dishonest about operating equipment. The co-worker is digging a grave and I don't want to place in that grave with the co-worker.