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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 952099" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>Well, that is the true problem with the creation of article 6 of the national master agreement. It gave the company a BYPASS to skip the typical progressive discipline and go straight to a discharge without the need for warning letters and suspensions.</p><p></p><p>The Article has a CAVEAT in it that opened a door SO WIDE, they could drive a package car through it.</p><p></p><p>I hope that this year, the committee on that article can be smart enough to address the language in it, but from what Ive been told, so far nothing has been suggested. I will be sitting on the committee for our package rider in my local and hope to meet with the national committees once we are assembled.</p><p></p><p>The article says "8. <span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>No employee shall be discharged on a first offense if such dis-charge is based solely upon information received from GPS or any successor system unless he/she engages in dishonesty (defined for the purposes of this paragraph as any act or omission by an employee where he/she intends to defraud the Company). The degree of discipline dealing with off-area offenses shall not be changed because of the use of GPS.</strong></span>""</p><p></p><p>Now, this is dangerous language. Yes, it does say for a first offense, but what about the second offense?? Further, it spells out dishonesty clearly and puts the word DEFRAUD into the mix.</p><p></p><p>The word is too vague for application because sometimes a "mistake" could be construed as defrauding. The third element is for OFF AREA offenses, like driving 15 miles off route and that is still subject to the local package riders for discipline.</p><p></p><p>The langauge should have included a discipline scale ( verbal, written, suspension, discharge) but that was NOT considered when it was agreed to and the company took the upper hand on this article.</p><p></p><p>This should scared the crap out of everyone on the road. DO IT RIGHT, dont cheat and forget about old habits! Those days are over if you are on telematics.</p><p></p><p>Peace</p><p></p><p>TOS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 952099, member: 17969"] Well, that is the true problem with the creation of article 6 of the national master agreement. It gave the company a BYPASS to skip the typical progressive discipline and go straight to a discharge without the need for warning letters and suspensions. The Article has a CAVEAT in it that opened a door SO WIDE, they could drive a package car through it. I hope that this year, the committee on that article can be smart enough to address the language in it, but from what Ive been told, so far nothing has been suggested. I will be sitting on the committee for our package rider in my local and hope to meet with the national committees once we are assembled. The article says "8. [SIZE=4][B]No employee shall be discharged on a first offense if such dis-charge is based solely upon information received from GPS or any successor system unless he/she engages in dishonesty (defined for the purposes of this paragraph as any act or omission by an employee where he/she intends to defraud the Company). The degree of discipline dealing with off-area offenses shall not be changed because of the use of GPS.[/B][/SIZE]"" Now, this is dangerous language. Yes, it does say for a first offense, but what about the second offense?? Further, it spells out dishonesty clearly and puts the word DEFRAUD into the mix. The word is too vague for application because sometimes a "mistake" could be construed as defrauding. The third element is for OFF AREA offenses, like driving 15 miles off route and that is still subject to the local package riders for discipline. The langauge should have included a discipline scale ( verbal, written, suspension, discharge) but that was NOT considered when it was agreed to and the company took the upper hand on this article. This should scared the crap out of everyone on the road. DO IT RIGHT, dont cheat and forget about old habits! Those days are over if you are on telematics. Peace TOS [/QUOTE]
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