UpstateNYUPSer,...you mean other than the sense of pride in a job well done and done safely?
To All,
What does recognizing work groups for 0 injuries/0 accidents accomplish?
Sincerely,
I
To All,
What does recognizing work groups for 0 injuries/0 accidents accomplish?
Sincerely,
I
You get doughnuts on Fridays.To All,
What does recognizing work groups for 0 injuries/0 accidents accomplish?
Sincerely,
I
Or a bridge pylon. We have 40 awards sitting in some room.Perpetuates my employment and preserves my health.
Aside from that all it does is create the illusion that my management team is doing something right.
It's this factoid that makes me want to drive my package car into a telephone pole.
To All,
What does recognizing work groups for 0 injuries/0 accidents accomplish?
Sincerely,
I
I figure that the people that came up with that used to teach 1st grade. And because they could not elevate their curriculum to meet the advancing mind of a 6 year old, they got canned. And now UPS is paying them big bucks to come up with stuff like that.Snickers candy bars= dont snicker at safety............How much do they pay the people who came up with that?
As a side note, since safety began at our building, the union has had a large presence in the meetings and procedures. For the most part, the hourly co-chairs were stewards. We did make a lot of difference in the over all safety picture at the center.
But shortly after I left, things changed. The company decided that we could not be trusted with the safety picture at our center. So now they are in total control.
Attendance at the meetings is maybe 5, where it had been 30+. There is no union involvement in the meetings, and the company and union are at loggerheads on the implementation of the "new initiatives". And the results of this have shown a huge payoff. 15% of the drivers in that center were off on comp during the Christmas season.
But at least now they have total control. Hope they are happy.
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In the past, I have disagreed with Sober on the negativity he has shown the process of safety at UPS. While I know things are run differently in different places, the over all concept should work if both the employer and employee work together.
soberups,What you perceive as negativity is merely me insisting that we be honest and call a spade a spade.
We dont have a Safety Committee. What we have...is a Keter Audit Compliance Committee that masquerades as a Safety Committee.
I agree with you 100% that the process should work if the employer and the employee work together. But you and I both know that that will never actually happen, because "working together" requires compromise and teamwork and a willingess from both sides to give and take on certain issues. UPS has made it abundantly clear that, as far as the Safety Committees are concerned, there will be no changes made to company equipment, facilities, polices or procedures. So in my mind, there is little point in participating in a Committee that will never be allowed to accomplish anything meaningful in the first place.