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<blockquote data-quote="BrownShark2" data-source="post: 264825"><p>TIEGUY,</p><p></p><p>You are issing a big part of Unionism. Unlike you management types, you work for the company and do what you are told without the benefit of being able to think outside the box and make a decision solely yours with respect to the operation. You are given your dispatch, you are given your set of hours to work with, you are given your directives for the operation and you must follow them to the letter no matter how negatively it affects the business, even though you may know better. Managers everyday compalin that the "thinking" part of the job has been taken away and "sheeplike" is whats expected by UPS.</p><p></p><p>This is the dynamic of employer and employee.</p><p></p><p>The Union and its various administrations from the local leadership to our General President work for US. WE ARE THE EMPLOYER.</p><p></p><p>They answer to US, they do what WE tell them to do, WE decide what is in our best interests, WE send them to so do a job with instructions that WE expect them to carry out to the letter. WE have never sent them there to do what was in "THEIR" best interests.</p><p></p><p>When "THEY" go outside the scope of whats in "OUR" best interests, then they will face the scrutiny of the member employers. "THEY" can be replaced, as you can if you go outside the parameters of your daily instruction.</p><p></p><p>The local leadership of all the locals involved, including the General President is well aware that this contract in its current form, may cost them their office in the next elections.</p><p></p><p>In my local (396) the H slate is clearly on the hot seat for its participation in this agreement and for other misdoings and failure to represent and bad judgements in striking companies that resulted in the loss of jobs of its members that it was suppose to protect.</p><p></p><p>The UNION is the membership. Thats us. Pure and simple.</p><p></p><p>Those dues monies "WE" pay shall used to discuss this contract with US, take our feedback and apply that feedback in a new round of negotiations. </p><p></p><p>For me, I cannot understand how the Teamsters and its Officers layed down and did not force the company to bring its LAST, BEST & FINAL offer to the table. Instead, it appears they simply took what was on the table, kissed UPS's <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> on the way out and brought it to us with the fresh smell of <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2 :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> all over it.</p><p></p><p>The topic of this thread is Questioning Authority, I think I have.</p><p></p><p>Peace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownShark2, post: 264825"] TIEGUY, You are issing a big part of Unionism. Unlike you management types, you work for the company and do what you are told without the benefit of being able to think outside the box and make a decision solely yours with respect to the operation. You are given your dispatch, you are given your set of hours to work with, you are given your directives for the operation and you must follow them to the letter no matter how negatively it affects the business, even though you may know better. Managers everyday compalin that the "thinking" part of the job has been taken away and "sheeplike" is whats expected by UPS. This is the dynamic of employer and employee. The Union and its various administrations from the local leadership to our General President work for US. WE ARE THE EMPLOYER. They answer to US, they do what WE tell them to do, WE decide what is in our best interests, WE send them to so do a job with instructions that WE expect them to carry out to the letter. WE have never sent them there to do what was in "THEIR" best interests. When "THEY" go outside the scope of whats in "OUR" best interests, then they will face the scrutiny of the member employers. "THEY" can be replaced, as you can if you go outside the parameters of your daily instruction. The local leadership of all the locals involved, including the General President is well aware that this contract in its current form, may cost them their office in the next elections. In my local (396) the H slate is clearly on the hot seat for its participation in this agreement and for other misdoings and failure to represent and bad judgements in striking companies that resulted in the loss of jobs of its members that it was suppose to protect. The UNION is the membership. Thats us. Pure and simple. Those dues monies "WE" pay shall used to discuss this contract with US, take our feedback and apply that feedback in a new round of negotiations. For me, I cannot understand how the Teamsters and its Officers layed down and did not force the company to bring its LAST, BEST & FINAL offer to the table. Instead, it appears they simply took what was on the table, kissed UPS's :censored: on the way out and brought it to us with the fresh smell of :censored: all over it. The topic of this thread is Questioning Authority, I think I have. Peace. [/QUOTE]
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