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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 329698" data-attributes="member: 13254"><p>Tie, I'm not totally disagreeing with you, I just see it from a different perspective.</p><p> I have a hard time with anyone, not just the company or the teamsters "selling" pride in workmanship to the people doing the work. The ads you've seen about " Built with Union pride", "Made by Proud Union Workers", and such are really nothing more than propaganda for the general public, advertising.</p><p> A person either takes pride in what they do and how they do or they don't. No one can sell them on that, it comes from the inside. Personally I take great pride in that I do my level best everyday to service the customers that depend on me. I hate missing a package as much as I hate working 12 hours. However a line has to be drawn somewhere.</p><p></p><p> I too, have heard the "DO OUR JOBS! DO NOT CHEAT. DO NOT LIE! DO NOT SKIP YOUR LUNCH! WORK AS DIRECTED!" speech from our union BA. In our building, our stewards don't take much of a "take charge" approach, more of a responsive role. Not to say that they don't do anything, just that they wait to be invited into a situation. Every so often one for the stewards may see a supervisor doing bargaining unit work and fairly remind the sup that is not supposed to be done or they might go to the center manager and ask him to stop the sup work before someone files on it. I don't see this as combative, I see it as trying to work together of the greater good.</p><p> I see as much of the "US vs. Them" attitude coming from management as I do from hourlies. Over the years and overall I have seen more sups rejoice over a driver being fired (for whatever reason/excuse) as I have seen any remorse. This puts up a road block to employees that might otherwise have a good attitude toward work and the company. There's a country song that says. " It's hard to kiss the lips at night, that chew your ass out all day long", this is a metaphor that can go both directions. I have actually heard a center manager tell a 25+ year driver with a clean record, " You do a good job most of the time, but just screw up once and I'll have your butt in the ringer.". Seriously I heard it myself. Tell me that does anything toward developing pride in a job well done or limiting the combative responses. BTW, that center manager is now history.</p><p> One thing I have learned in my many years on this earth, If anyone walks around with a chip on their shoulder, someone is gonna knock it off. This too can go in both directions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 329698, member: 13254"] Tie, I'm not totally disagreeing with you, I just see it from a different perspective. I have a hard time with anyone, not just the company or the teamsters "selling" pride in workmanship to the people doing the work. The ads you've seen about " Built with Union pride", "Made by Proud Union Workers", and such are really nothing more than propaganda for the general public, advertising. A person either takes pride in what they do and how they do or they don't. No one can sell them on that, it comes from the inside. Personally I take great pride in that I do my level best everyday to service the customers that depend on me. I hate missing a package as much as I hate working 12 hours. However a line has to be drawn somewhere. I too, have heard the "DO OUR JOBS! DO NOT CHEAT. DO NOT LIE! DO NOT SKIP YOUR LUNCH! WORK AS DIRECTED!" speech from our union BA. In our building, our stewards don't take much of a "take charge" approach, more of a responsive role. Not to say that they don't do anything, just that they wait to be invited into a situation. Every so often one for the stewards may see a supervisor doing bargaining unit work and fairly remind the sup that is not supposed to be done or they might go to the center manager and ask him to stop the sup work before someone files on it. I don't see this as combative, I see it as trying to work together of the greater good. I see as much of the "US vs. Them" attitude coming from management as I do from hourlies. Over the years and overall I have seen more sups rejoice over a driver being fired (for whatever reason/excuse) as I have seen any remorse. This puts up a road block to employees that might otherwise have a good attitude toward work and the company. There's a country song that says. " It's hard to kiss the lips at night, that chew your ass out all day long", this is a metaphor that can go both directions. I have actually heard a center manager tell a 25+ year driver with a clean record, " You do a good job most of the time, but just screw up once and I'll have your butt in the ringer.". Seriously I heard it myself. Tell me that does anything toward developing pride in a job well done or limiting the combative responses. BTW, that center manager is now history. One thing I have learned in my many years on this earth, If anyone walks around with a chip on their shoulder, someone is gonna knock it off. This too can go in both directions. [/QUOTE]
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