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Do stewards really have a bullseye?
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<blockquote data-quote="wore target with pride" data-source="post: 277484"><p>Well, it is a Stewards job to decide if a grievance "has merit", not just blindly file it if the member insists they do so. (obviously, "not worth the headache" isn't a valid determination of merit)</p><p></p><p>I would hope this was an isolated incident for this Steward, as there is no more difficult and thankless job at UPS in my opinion. I would hope you talked to the Steward and told him the outcome, as well as the Business Agent. It might be time for this Steward to take a break and recharge, and you should seriously consider stepping up as you appear to have a good rapport with your full time management. </p><p></p><p>The downside to management settleing your grievance without Union involvement (which is illegal by the way), is that there is no official record of the problem or the solution. Now it may have been solved in your particular case but the problem will still persist. (Also, you did the right thing approaching management with your problem first but the Union needs to know the solution to make sure it doesn't violate the contract. In most riders grievances are paid by separate 'green' check to avoid hiding the hours under Union Time as the sup did. You did get more than you were entitled to but from your comments I believe you wanted what was fair and weren't asking for payola)</p><p></p><p>When I was a Steward yes I did feel like I had a target on my back; however, this made me a better driver because I schooled myself in the 340 methods and knew them better than any of my managers. Doing things the right way kept me out of trouble but never made my numbers any better. Everyone should be doing it the right way, all the time. </p><p></p><p>good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wore target with pride, post: 277484"] Well, it is a Stewards job to decide if a grievance "has merit", not just blindly file it if the member insists they do so. (obviously, "not worth the headache" isn't a valid determination of merit) I would hope this was an isolated incident for this Steward, as there is no more difficult and thankless job at UPS in my opinion. I would hope you talked to the Steward and told him the outcome, as well as the Business Agent. It might be time for this Steward to take a break and recharge, and you should seriously consider stepping up as you appear to have a good rapport with your full time management. The downside to management settleing your grievance without Union involvement (which is illegal by the way), is that there is no official record of the problem or the solution. Now it may have been solved in your particular case but the problem will still persist. (Also, you did the right thing approaching management with your problem first but the Union needs to know the solution to make sure it doesn't violate the contract. In most riders grievances are paid by separate 'green' check to avoid hiding the hours under Union Time as the sup did. You did get more than you were entitled to but from your comments I believe you wanted what was fair and weren't asking for payola) When I was a Steward yes I did feel like I had a target on my back; however, this made me a better driver because I schooled myself in the 340 methods and knew them better than any of my managers. Doing things the right way kept me out of trouble but never made my numbers any better. Everyone should be doing it the right way, all the time. good luck [/QUOTE]
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