dannyboy
From the promised LAND
i have been in the office cleaning out and stumbled on some documents about unionization.
i dont really want you to respond quickly, but instead to think about it.
i suspect that if we were not currently a group of employees already represented by a union, the stage would be not only set, but overwhelmingly so for a union to organize the workers of today.
let me give you an example of the 6 things a union organizer hates to find
1 the employee has a reasonable belief that management is not taking advantage of them
2 employees have pride in their work
3 up to date progress reports shared with employees by management
4 no serious grievance or complaints of unfair treatment by management
5 no claims of favoritism by management
6 supervisors, managers, and executives who have a good workng relationship with their employees
so, as a manager, what have you done to keep the union at bay?
and as such, why is it that you are so quick to judge the union member for filing, when you are still setting the stage in your opperations for union intrusion/representation every day, and then complain when people have had enough and take action?
here is a list of reasons as to why employees usually seek the representation of a union
favoritism
inequitable pay practices
lack of appriciation
ignored complaints
lack of knowledge as to how their jobs fit in
kept in the dark about over all ops
unexpected changes
pressre tactics
lack of training
harsh treatment by supervisors
lack of adequate equipment or materieals
inadequate pay or benefits
lack of personal attention
unsafe or inadequate working conditions
lack of job security
lack of advancement oppertunities
poorly defined personel policies
lack of a credible complaint procedures.
hmmmm, maybe ups management needs to look inward a bit. even with the union, a lot of these issues not only remain, but are a constant reminder of what life would be like without the union at ups.
one last thought.
I know there will be one at least that will claim that it has to be this way, because we are already in the union.
i beg to differ. just like a manager that claims to have never violated the contract because he was never caught, i think its time for a mindset change if you actually want a change.
d
i dont really want you to respond quickly, but instead to think about it.
i suspect that if we were not currently a group of employees already represented by a union, the stage would be not only set, but overwhelmingly so for a union to organize the workers of today.
let me give you an example of the 6 things a union organizer hates to find
1 the employee has a reasonable belief that management is not taking advantage of them
2 employees have pride in their work
3 up to date progress reports shared with employees by management
4 no serious grievance or complaints of unfair treatment by management
5 no claims of favoritism by management
6 supervisors, managers, and executives who have a good workng relationship with their employees
so, as a manager, what have you done to keep the union at bay?
and as such, why is it that you are so quick to judge the union member for filing, when you are still setting the stage in your opperations for union intrusion/representation every day, and then complain when people have had enough and take action?
here is a list of reasons as to why employees usually seek the representation of a union
favoritism
inequitable pay practices
lack of appriciation
ignored complaints
lack of knowledge as to how their jobs fit in
kept in the dark about over all ops
unexpected changes
pressre tactics
lack of training
harsh treatment by supervisors
lack of adequate equipment or materieals
inadequate pay or benefits
lack of personal attention
unsafe or inadequate working conditions
lack of job security
lack of advancement oppertunities
poorly defined personel policies
lack of a credible complaint procedures.
hmmmm, maybe ups management needs to look inward a bit. even with the union, a lot of these issues not only remain, but are a constant reminder of what life would be like without the union at ups.
one last thought.
I know there will be one at least that will claim that it has to be this way, because we are already in the union.
i beg to differ. just like a manager that claims to have never violated the contract because he was never caught, i think its time for a mindset change if you actually want a change.
d