Filed a grievance for my manager trying to improve his numbers and avoid paying us over time by having us hub bag smalls instead of location specific sorting like we usually do, any advice on this would be appreciated. He's done it two days in a row and I've already given him one grievance with more to come because he's transferring our work to a bigger hub instead of paying us to do it.
part time sup making us hub bag smalls instead of fine sorting
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BLACKBALLED
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Are you sure it is not because there are pull times that have to be met and he is trying to prevent the other center from being negatively impacted, you have to remember if your sort is running late it will have an impact on all of the other sorts and when the time comes to get the drivers out on time in the morning the trailers may be delayed because of it, dont assume they are trying to give work to other centers understand the customers have to have the packages they paid for on time, if not the company pays and the only reason you have a job as well as all upsers is because of the customer.
filed under work assignment, it says our work can't be transferred to another local, and was wondering if i can use the subcontracting article because it states that our work can't be transferred in part or whole to another local or company for the sole purpose of avoiding overtime pay. and i wouldnt file if they only did it so it wouldn't interrupt service, but the trailers they get loaded into do not pull until well after the sort is over. I'm not "nit picking" I'm protecting our jobs. The way he's doing it is once they get to the hub they break down the bags again and do the same location specific sorting that we would have done.
I have been on both sides of the grievance table, I'm a former shop steward and I currently run a Preload. There is constant pressure from above no question but most supervisors and managers are decent people, we are bound by they same rules of "work as directed" but there is no option to grieve. Odds are your manager knows what needs to be done but has been directed otherwise. Be open minded when it comes to modern management we "sell our souls" to make a living just as a service provider sells his body to make a living. A bad decision doesn't necessarily mean a bad person or manager.
agreed, it's never personal. I'm looking after my peoples jobs and constantly trying to be fair and see things from both sides. i understand he needs to hit his numbers but the bar has been raised so high it's unrealistic to do on a consistent basis. But it's his job to try and do it the right way in accordance to the contract that both sides signed off on. thanks for your advice.
LongTimeComing
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Are you ****ing serious right now? THIS is what you want to waste people's time with? Seems to me you are looking for something to grieve.
He's doing it to ensure the service of the packages. A snowball will have a better chance passing through hell than you do convincing someone otherwise. Please, don't waste everyone's time with a petty grievance that you won't win. There are much worse things that are happening around you that need more attention than this....
He's doing it to ensure the service of the packages. A snowball will have a better chance passing through hell than you do convincing someone otherwise. Please, don't waste everyone's time with a petty grievance that you won't win. There are much worse things that are happening around you that need more attention than this....
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