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<blockquote data-quote="steeltoe" data-source="post: 311276" data-attributes="member: 9491"><p>I never understand the thought that if you force the company to abide by the contract you are anti-company. It is a contract, not the "Union Book", as people like to call it. In a contract you have 2 sides, both sides agree to the terms of the contract. </p><p> </p><p>If you had a contract with your yard man, and he did not follow that contract, you would hold him accountable. He would do the same. Yes, you can work things out with the yard man with out firing him, this is called the grievance process in our deal. </p><p> </p><p>As far as I can tell, I am a respected steward in my building by management and hourly. Both parties realize I know our contract like the back of my hand for the people I represent. I don't go around barking. Some concerns are worked out verbaly, some concerns must be handled in writing. </p><p> </p><p>At my building, management and hourly all receive blue pay stubbs. We work for the same company and must abide by the contract that both parties agreed too. </p><p> </p><p>My biggest concern is that most employee's think that the union is the guy in the suit, or black teamster jacket, and do not understand the concept of UNION. Heck, just last week I had a 25 year employee file a seniority grievance and filed it untimely. The excuse was they did not know about the time limits. How could you possibly work for a union company for 25 years and not know this information? Because you are not involved. Being a member is more than paying your dues and waiting on the BA to walk around once per month. You can be very involved with the union and still be a productive employee that is not anti-company.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steeltoe, post: 311276, member: 9491"] I never understand the thought that if you force the company to abide by the contract you are anti-company. It is a contract, not the "Union Book", as people like to call it. In a contract you have 2 sides, both sides agree to the terms of the contract. If you had a contract with your yard man, and he did not follow that contract, you would hold him accountable. He would do the same. Yes, you can work things out with the yard man with out firing him, this is called the grievance process in our deal. As far as I can tell, I am a respected steward in my building by management and hourly. Both parties realize I know our contract like the back of my hand for the people I represent. I don't go around barking. Some concerns are worked out verbaly, some concerns must be handled in writing. At my building, management and hourly all receive blue pay stubbs. We work for the same company and must abide by the contract that both parties agreed too. My biggest concern is that most employee's think that the union is the guy in the suit, or black teamster jacket, and do not understand the concept of UNION. Heck, just last week I had a 25 year employee file a seniority grievance and filed it untimely. The excuse was they did not know about the time limits. How could you possibly work for a union company for 25 years and not know this information? Because you are not involved. Being a member is more than paying your dues and waiting on the BA to walk around once per month. You can be very involved with the union and still be a productive employee that is not anti-company. [/QUOTE]
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