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<blockquote data-quote="Whither" data-source="post: 5249176" data-attributes="member: 76643">Generally yes, although I know of a few new hires have slipped through the cracks for a while. I&#039;ve gotten a couple signed up this year who had made book a few weeks prior to our convos. I&#039;d like to see, and be part of, our local &quot;making a case&quot; to the rookies and, heck, offering a mentorship program of some sort. We all know the rookies are prone to getting overwhelmed and the company generally tries to keep them scared and in qualifying-mode. A little &quot;hand holding&quot; at the outset could go a long way toward making the union stronger. From my own experience, the approach is very hands off. There&#039;s not much encouragement to get involved, let alone effort to train up enthusiastic members. And the old informal bar meetups haven&#039;t recovered from Covid. Each center used to have a dive, and everyone knew Thursdays you could go here and talk shop, vent, get to know one another, ask questions about the contract. I&#039;m gonna see if I can help revive that tradition.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I mentioned to my BA that we should schedule a Sunday UPS membership meeting soon. We&#039;ve had a couple and they were successes, even reasonably well-attended. Another Covid casualty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whither, post: 5249176, member: 76643"] Generally yes, although I know of a few new hires have slipped through the cracks for a while. I've gotten a couple signed up this year who had made book a few weeks prior to our convos. I'd like to see, and be part of, our local "making a case" to the rookies and, heck, offering a mentorship program of some sort. We all know the rookies are prone to getting overwhelmed and the company generally tries to keep them scared and in qualifying-mode. A little "hand holding" at the outset could go a long way toward making the union stronger. From my own experience, the approach is very hands off. There's not much encouragement to get involved, let alone effort to train up enthusiastic members. And the old informal bar meetups haven't recovered from Covid. Each center used to have a dive, and everyone knew Thursdays you could go here and talk shop, vent, get to know one another, ask questions about the contract. I'm gonna see if I can help revive that tradition. I mentioned to my BA that we should schedule a Sunday UPS membership meeting soon. We've had a couple and they were successes, even reasonably well-attended. Another Covid casualty. [/QUOTE]

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