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UPS' Last Best and Final Offer July 22 1997
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<blockquote data-quote="104Feeder" data-source="post: 1020447" data-attributes="member: 42554"><p><strong>New Article 44- Expanded Service Package Handling</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>No employee shall be required to handle over 70 lb packages alone, if it is the employees good faith belief that such handling would be a safety hazard to herself or himself. In such cases the Employer shall provide one or more of the following as reasonably requested by the employee in handling over 70 lb packages.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>1. another bargaining unit employee for assistance</strong></p><p><strong>2. appropriate lifting/handling devices</strong></p><p><strong>3. another bargaining unit employee and an appropriate lifting/handling device for handling, pickup or delivery circumstances that require both bargaining unit help and an appropriate lifting/handling device.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Employees will not be required to solicit or accept customer assistance if they have a good faith belief that the customer is not qualified to help or that such assistance would be a safety hazard to themselves or the customer.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>For the purpose of inside handling, all over 70lb packages shall be considered to be irregular shipments and will not be co-mingled with under 70lb regular packages. No over 70lb packages will be placed onto the belt, box line or slide systems used for under 70lb package operations, except as provided in the Employers standard irregular handling practices and in accordance with safe package handling procedures. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000">(The current Over 70 interim agreement allows the Employee to choose help from lifting device, another bargaining unit employee, and/or both. This proposal takes that away and allows the Company to choose for you. A definite step backwards for the Employees. )</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000">Proposed July 22, 1997</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="104Feeder, post: 1020447, member: 42554"] [B]New Article 44- Expanded Service Package Handling No employee shall be required to handle over 70 lb packages alone, if it is the employees good faith belief that such handling would be a safety hazard to herself or himself. In such cases the Employer shall provide one or more of the following as reasonably requested by the employee in handling over 70 lb packages. 1. another bargaining unit employee for assistance 2. appropriate lifting/handling devices 3. another bargaining unit employee and an appropriate lifting/handling device for handling, pickup or delivery circumstances that require both bargaining unit help and an appropriate lifting/handling device. Employees will not be required to solicit or accept customer assistance if they have a good faith belief that the customer is not qualified to help or that such assistance would be a safety hazard to themselves or the customer. For the purpose of inside handling, all over 70lb packages shall be considered to be irregular shipments and will not be co-mingled with under 70lb regular packages. No over 70lb packages will be placed onto the belt, box line or slide systems used for under 70lb package operations, except as provided in the Employers standard irregular handling practices and in accordance with safe package handling procedures. [COLOR=#ff0000](The current Over 70 interim agreement allows the Employee to choose help from lifting device, another bargaining unit employee, and/or both. This proposal takes that away and allows the Company to choose for you. A definite step backwards for the Employees. ) Proposed July 22, 1997[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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