For Discussion:
The safety of UPSers and the general public is of utmost importance to the management of UPS and the Leaders of the Teamsters.
Do you regard this as a true statement?
I so; what everyday examples can you share that lead you to draw this conclusion?
If not; what leads you to draw this conclusion?
Sincerely,
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A lot of people have posted about safety training. The issue is when we review the safety process with the employee they "feel" they do not need to know it because its not in the contract.
Here is an example:
We spend all the day with you on the pacakge car completing an S&V. We review everything (5 seeing habits, 10 point commentary, backing, SWM) we even reduce backing events on car and point out things you are doing wrong and we document it all. This is called training and for everyone of you you get this training once a year. We demonstrated on your route on how to use 5 seeing habits etc; etc; not in some dry office setting.
After the S&V, we do an interview and you still cannot give me example's on what we worked on with you while on the car (supervisor is in the chair next to you during the interview and is rattling it off) Why?
Then you go back on car and proceed to back where we told you not too (love telematic's = immediate warning letter because you will admit you did it when I review telematics with you and steward) or you don't clear the intersection or you hurt your back because you didn't bend at the knees. Remember we demonstrated and trained all the proper ways to do these things when we were on the car with you on a route and we documented it.
Now please explain why you "feel" you don't need to comply with the safety process? Is it not important to the UPS employee as it is to UPS.
If your answer begins with:
I don"t..
I think..
I feel..
I believe..
Its stupid..
It has nothing..
Union says..
Its not in...
I have a degree in....
No one else...
You cannot...
Its drivel...
you may need to re-think what you are about to post.
You are paid over 80k a year to know and demonstrate the answer to 14 safety questions. I do not believe its asking to much.
Safety, Service, Production you have to balance all 3. You can never choose the last 2 over the first one.