Safety Committee Elections

[PiedmontSteward]

I like and would totally support this action. I thought though, that the only privilege that could legally be denied to the scabs was voting in elections for union officials.

Technically, the union isn't "denying" a privilege/right to non-members. The local would simply not be "approving" the non-members to sit on the committee.

 

[By The Book]

Our safety committee consisted of an on-car, a PT sup and 4 hourlies. The hourlies were asked to join by our center manager, who also participates in our meetings. Our BA has never said a word about our safety committee.

All 4 hourlies have resigned and the committee is in limbo.

At no time did the union have any involvement with the safety committee.


Resident know-it-all.

I believe you are saying the local had no involvement, and are saying the 4 union members were the only involvement with the safety committee.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I believe you are saying the local had no involvement, and are saying the 4 union members were the only involvement with the safety committee.

That is exactly what I am saying.

Our BA never said a word about the SC or any of their activities.


Resident know-it-all.

 

[By The Book]

That is exactly what I am saying.

Our BA never said a word about the SC or any of their activities.


Resident know-it-all.

The union should be more proactive with these committees. What led to your 4 members coming off the committee?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Two of us left because of the excessive dispatches. Another left because she felt she was being nitpicked but in all actuality is fortunate to still have her job. The fourth was a newbie who wanted to focus on the job.


Resident know-it-all.

 

[10 point]

Two of us left because of the excessive dispatches. Another left because she felt she was being nitpicked but in all actuality is fortunate to still have her job. The fourth was a newbie who wanted to focus on the job.


Resident know-it-all.

You can own a car but choose not to drive it and walk everywhere.

That's the same mentality exhibited when the Union can totally clean up the safety committee's fluff and "management picked" docile employees issues but the members fail to use the power they've been given.

Don't blame the "Union" for not getting involved when we've been given the keys to the car but fail to use it.

We dont need more people with excuses. We need people to step up and get things turned around.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I fail to see where I blamed the Union for anything. I simply stated that our BA has never said a word about the SC or any of their activities.

 

[10 point]

I fail to see where I blamed the Union for anything. I simply stated that our BA has never said a word about the SC or any of their activities.

Not failed to see. Fail to understand.

Your BA doesn't work at UPS. You do.

I'm not going to explain it again.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I'm not going to explain it again.

Who in the do you think you are?!


Resident know-it-all.

 

[cosmo1]

Who in the do you think you are?!


Resident know-it-all.

Relax, Dave. You're on vacation.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Relax, Dave. You're on vacation.

Thanks.

My son will be here shortly and we are going to 99 to have dinner and watch soccer.

 

[cosmo1]

And stop dropping the friend-word.

It's unbecoming.

 

[10 point]

Who in the do you think you are?!


Resident know-it-all.

If you're the "Resident know-it-all" why are you asking?

 

[Anonymous 11]

Thanks.

My son will be here shortly and we are going to 99 to have dinner and watch soccer.

Do you like soccer really? I appreciate that they are great athletes but I wish this World Cup stuff would just go away.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Do you like soccer really? I appreciate that they are great athletes but I wish this World Cup stuff would just go away.

Truthfully? No but I used to enjoy my kids play.


Resident know-it-all.

 

[Anonymous 11]

Truthfully? No but I used to enjoy my kids play.


Resident know-it-all.

I guess it's a good excuse to get tougher and have a beer or two and some wings!

 

[10 point]

Our "safety co-chair" has been fired three times (yes, 3) for not wearing his seatbelt.

Not one other driver in our building has been fired or reprimanded once for that infraction but this guy's been fired three times and they've got him sneaking around and documenting good drivers and a few weeks ago he and a few other "safety hourlies" went to a larger center and "observed" other veteran drivers on road.

This is just the tip of the iceberg with his "safe work methods" that most drivers would never dream of doing.

Why is he still there? Because he runs routes way under scratch.

He just got his job back from being fired the second time when a Deputy Sheriff pulled him over for doing 70+ mph in a 55 zone in a UPS pkg car and the deputy reported the traffic stop to the center manager.

We are a little sour on the "safety" mascots the company picks and a very few real issues get fixed with the center manager we have.

Pcms with the "safety mascot" at the helm are a joke at best and we're not sure we even want to prop up this program anymore.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I guess it's a good excuse to get tougher and have a beer or two and some wings!

All of the burgers on the menu were $5 so we had burgers and a beer.

 

[ZQXC]

Thanks.

My son will be here shortly and we are going to 99 to have dinner and watch soccer.

Do you ever hang with anyone besides your son?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Do you ever hang with anyone besides your son?

Not that it is any of your business, but he is home for a few days, as he has a wedding to go to on the 4th and will be starting his new job 9/2 so, yes, I will hang out with him any chance that I get.