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<blockquote data-quote="dilligaf" data-source="post: 562036" data-attributes="member: 11476"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple">Lifer, </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: purple"> Speaking strictly for myself, yes I worry (nearly) every single day about losing my job. It was worse when I started driving. It has gotten better with a change in mgt. Our on rd sup recently left (you know who I am talking about). He wasn't so much of the problem as others have been but.......................</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Since my 3 day I have made a serious attempt at paying attention to how differently I work without a sup onboard as compared to when he was onboard. I have to admit that it was different. I have tried my best to recify that situation. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">I don't agree with you (mostly) in the bathroom and break issue. Yes, absolutely I use the bathroom on every break and lunch I take. If I have to go during 'work time' I break off and go to the safest most convenient place. <strong>If it is necessary</strong> I will stop along a deserted road, meaning if I am miles away from a bathroom. And we have a few rtes where this may be necessary. I also plan ahead, I know the rtes well enough to know when and where to plan ahead, and stop before I need to. I do not agree that this time should be part of my break time. I do not include this in my break time. The need to stop and go pee is a necessity. The company needs to acknowledge this. Waiting to go, in many cases, for hours at a time is a detriment to our health. If you care to have further explanation of this please PM me. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">The problem with the <strong>delicate </strong>balance in our collective bargaining system is that it <strong>is</strong> taken advantage of. Note: I did not point a finger at any one particular entity that takes advantage of the system. My tendency would be to point a finger at the company as mgt does have an advantage over us. We can't fire them. They can fire us. But that does not negate the fact that there are bargaining units (for the lack of a better term to cover all of us) that do take advantage of the system. I could give you a prime example but will not do so in here. The person I am refering to deserved to and should have stayed fired. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">The grievance machinery is well oiled, unfortunately there are many that have greasy palms from the well oiled machine, on both sides. I have little confidence in the process as I have been thrown under the big brown truck too many times. Of course, this was done by my BA. As far as the communication................... I can't communicate with those who are not willing to listen. Think Bus. Mgr. He will only communicate so far as to make his point and mine can go to the devil as far as he is concerned. I can say that the sup that is filling in at this point in time is, by far, easier to deal with. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800080">Trusting the the company and the system comes very hard for me. I have been burned tooooo many times. To put it simply, I don't rust them, so yes, I worry, all the time, about losing my job.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dilligaf, post: 562036, member: 11476"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]Lifer, [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple] Speaking strictly for myself, yes I worry (nearly) every single day about losing my job. It was worse when I started driving. It has gotten better with a change in mgt. Our on rd sup recently left (you know who I am talking about). He wasn't so much of the problem as others have been but.......................[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Since my 3 day I have made a serious attempt at paying attention to how differently I work without a sup onboard as compared to when he was onboard. I have to admit that it was different. I have tried my best to recify that situation. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]I don't agree with you (mostly) in the bathroom and break issue. Yes, absolutely I use the bathroom on every break and lunch I take. If I have to go during 'work time' I break off and go to the safest most convenient place. [B]If it is necessary[/B] I will stop along a deserted road, meaning if I am miles away from a bathroom. And we have a few rtes where this may be necessary. I also plan ahead, I know the rtes well enough to know when and where to plan ahead, and stop before I need to. I do not agree that this time should be part of my break time. I do not include this in my break time. The need to stop and go pee is a necessity. The company needs to acknowledge this. Waiting to go, in many cases, for hours at a time is a detriment to our health. If you care to have further explanation of this please PM me. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]The problem with the [B]delicate [/B]balance in our collective bargaining system is that it [B]is[/B] taken advantage of. Note: I did not point a finger at any one particular entity that takes advantage of the system. My tendency would be to point a finger at the company as mgt does have an advantage over us. We can't fire them. They can fire us. But that does not negate the fact that there are bargaining units (for the lack of a better term to cover all of us) that do take advantage of the system. I could give you a prime example but will not do so in here. The person I am refering to deserved to and should have stayed fired. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]The grievance machinery is well oiled, unfortunately there are many that have greasy palms from the well oiled machine, on both sides. I have little confidence in the process as I have been thrown under the big brown truck too many times. Of course, this was done by my BA. As far as the communication................... I can't communicate with those who are not willing to listen. Think Bus. Mgr. He will only communicate so far as to make his point and mine can go to the devil as far as he is concerned. I can say that the sup that is filling in at this point in time is, by far, easier to deal with. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][COLOR=#800080]Trusting the the company and the system comes very hard for me. I have been burned tooooo many times. To put it simply, I don't rust them, so yes, I worry, all the time, about losing my job.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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