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<blockquote data-quote="LKLND3380" data-source="post: 134554" data-attributes="member: 6601"><p>It is just polite BUT UPS are PROFESSIONAL PACKAGE HANDLERS... </p><p> </p><p>I would like to remind everyone about the UPS Teamsters Agreement...</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">ARTICLE 44. OVER 70 POUND SERVICE PACKAGE HANDLING </span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The parties agree that the health and safety of the employees are of the utmost importance. The Employer agrees that UPS management will not insist that any unsafe action be undertaken and the Union agrees to encourage its members to cooperate in effectuating the handling, pick up and delivery of parcels without exposing themselves to safety hazards.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Section 1. On Area Package Handling</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: red">No employee shall be required to handle any over 70 pound packages alone</span> if it is the employee’s good faith belief that such handling would be a safety hazard to herself or himself. In such cases <span style="color: red">the Employer shall provide</span> whichever the following is requested in good faith by the employee in handling over 70 pound packages.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1. <span style="color: red">Another bargaining unit employee for assistance</span>, or</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">2. Appropriate lifting/handling devices, or</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3. <span style="color: red">Another bargaining unit employee</span> <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/thumbup1.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumbup1:" title="Thumbup1 :thumbup1:" data-shortname=":thumbup1:" /> and an appropriate lifting/handling device for handling, pick-up or delivery circumstances that require both bargaining unit help and an appropriate lifting/handling device.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">In all such instances involving package car drivers, where assistance from another bargaining unit employee has been requested in good faith, both employees will be full-time employees of the bargaining unit except that air drivers or helpers, where permitted by the applicable Supplement, may be used to assist the full-time driver in the delivery and/or pickup of overweight packages. On Saturdays, air drivers may be assisted by another air driver in the delivery and/or pickup of overweight packages. A helper may be used to assist a driver in the handling of overweight packages when a helper is already on the package car in accordance with the terms of the Supplement, Rider or Addendum.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: red"><u><strong>No employee will be required to solicit or accept customer assistance</strong></u> </span><span style="color: black">if it is the employee’s 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.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">All new and existing employees who handle packages shall be provided with periodic training in the recognition and proper handling of over 70 pound packages.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LKLND3380, post: 134554, member: 6601"] It is just polite BUT UPS are PROFESSIONAL PACKAGE HANDLERS... I would like to remind everyone about the UPS Teamsters Agreement... [B][FONT=Arial]ARTICLE 44. OVER 70 POUND SERVICE PACKAGE HANDLING [/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman]The parties agree that the health and safety of the employees are of the utmost importance. The Employer agrees that UPS management will not insist that any unsafe action be undertaken and the Union agrees to encourage its members to cooperate in effectuating the handling, pick up and delivery of parcels without exposing themselves to safety hazards.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial] [/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial]Section 1. On Area Package Handling[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=red]No employee shall be required to handle any over 70 pound packages alone[/COLOR] if it is the employee’s good faith belief that such handling would be a safety hazard to herself or himself. In such cases [COLOR=red]the Employer shall provide[/COLOR] whichever the following is requested in good faith by the employee in handling over 70 pound packages.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]1. [COLOR=red]Another bargaining unit employee for assistance[/COLOR], or[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]2. Appropriate lifting/handling devices, or[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]3. [COLOR=red]Another bargaining unit employee[/COLOR] :thumbup1: and an appropriate lifting/handling device for handling, pick-up or delivery circumstances that require both bargaining unit help and an appropriate lifting/handling device.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]In all such instances involving package car drivers, where assistance from another bargaining unit employee has been requested in good faith, both employees will be full-time employees of the bargaining unit except that air drivers or helpers, where permitted by the applicable Supplement, may be used to assist the full-time driver in the delivery and/or pickup of overweight packages. On Saturdays, air drivers may be assisted by another air driver in the delivery and/or pickup of overweight packages. A helper may be used to assist a driver in the handling of overweight packages when a helper is already on the package car in accordance with the terms of the Supplement, Rider or Addendum.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=red][U][B]No employee will be required to solicit or accept customer assistance[/B][/U] [/COLOR][COLOR=black]if it is the employee’s 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.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]All new and existing employees who handle packages shall be provided with periodic training in the recognition and proper handling of over 70 pound packages.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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