Re: Petition to get center manager Transfered/Fired/Disciplined...Good Idea?...Preloa
Do not get ahead of yourself here. First - your business agent should be helping you out ALOT. If your business agent hasnt already came in and showed his/her presence to attempt to "help" then you will probably lose this no matter what! Your BA is the BAckbone of everything from what you have already said (everyone sick of the abuse/no help from district staff). What I dont understand is that after you called the 800#, was there not a large investigation? Those complaints go to corporate, to district and are not taken lightly. Security, Labor and HR are all involved, and its first steps are taken care within 24 hours, meaning your center manager would be going to the district office the next day, most commonly.
The BA needs to be talking with the Labor Manager - and the BA should be persistent about the concerns of people being treated equally (which sounds like everyone is) BUT treated with respect. I have been in managment for 10 years, I have heard of the iron fist managment and have witnessed it a time or two, but never, never have I ever heard, witnessed what you claim to be going through.
I would say it would be best if people stood up to her and said I will not work under these conditions. Supervisors should have already contacted someone in HR regarding her verbal abuse. It's our job as supervisors to protect our people from that. Her creating misloads is difficult to believe. What is this going to accomplish? More miles to deliver a misload.....Excess hours.....Possible missed packages.....You know how difficult it is to fire a preloader loading trucks for misloads? It would never stand at a panel. The Preload supervisors, PDS (dispatch supervisor) and ORS (driver supervisors) would go ape shi*, and if they are not, SHOULD BE, unless they are under the gun like you state Union employees are. I speak with my employees, they have my trust and I have theirs - I also do not have an center manager like you state you do.
There has been mention of the $30 bucks an hour......Well, true, regardless if that isnt what you make exactly.....UPS drivers for the most part are the best paid in the industry, insurance paid for with pensions that will be around. You get OT over 8 and can file for working over 9.5 hours 3 of 5 days (even when you want to create your own dispatch - and good luck to managment proving it). DONT PICKET for unfair labor practices. You know how many people take verbal abuse for 8 bucks an hour? They would take a fist to the face for $30 (not saying its right!!!!!) Some would look at you like spoiled employees. Some wouldnt care. Bad publicity. Not the publicity you want. I would want to yell "fire" as well, but I don't think you would like who all comes to your door. Talk to some other stewards in other centers, get their input. Watch to whom you do speak with locally, they may have some agreement/understanding with the party you are trying to change (union and company) - this should be easy to see.
I wish you the best of luck getting this squared away. Business Agent via Labor, Business Agent via Labor, Business Agent via Labor.... That's your yellow brick road friend.. Good Luck