StaticMatt
New Member
Hi, I've been checking the site for a couple months now (love it by the way) and have had a problem and was wondering if you guys could help me out. Sorry for such a long first post.
Ever since Oct 2006, I have been filing grievances, mainly on supervisors stealing my work, which is sorting. I have never received a single cent from any of these grievances and it just keeps on building. Last time I totaled all the grievances I've turned in the past 9 months, it came out to about 65 OT hours, well over $1000 for me.
No grievances were ever getting settled during peak season, something I figured would happen, and eventually they were sent to Panel around Jan or Feb 2007. Supposedly we "won" at Panel, yet we never saw any checks. After much badgering to the shop stewards they said we won 50%, meaning I would get half of all that was owed to me. This was kind of a let down seeing as they said we "won", but it wasn't that big of a deal.
I noticed, and so did some other hourlies that filed grievances, that the shop stewards turned into pusillanimous while waiting for their checks. They stopped filing and pretty much stopped being shop stewards. They never had grievances for anyone, nor would they get them when they said they would, and they would never talk to the supervisors or managers about issues I or anyone else had.
Well, this was around Feb like I said and I still have not ever gotten anything, while both shop stewards I talk to regularly got their checks around March or April. I have been pressuring our hub manager every time I see him, who only says he'll get on it when he gets a chance (I take that as he isn't going to do anything seeing as he's told me those exact words for the past 3 months), along with the shop stewards to ask where MY check is and even the shop stewards give me the run around, "I'll look into it for you.
I was wondering if there is anything I could do to get the money that is owed to me? Only thing I can think of is calling a lawyer. Thanks much for any and all suggestions.
Ever since Oct 2006, I have been filing grievances, mainly on supervisors stealing my work, which is sorting. I have never received a single cent from any of these grievances and it just keeps on building. Last time I totaled all the grievances I've turned in the past 9 months, it came out to about 65 OT hours, well over $1000 for me.
No grievances were ever getting settled during peak season, something I figured would happen, and eventually they were sent to Panel around Jan or Feb 2007. Supposedly we "won" at Panel, yet we never saw any checks. After much badgering to the shop stewards they said we won 50%, meaning I would get half of all that was owed to me. This was kind of a let down seeing as they said we "won", but it wasn't that big of a deal.
I noticed, and so did some other hourlies that filed grievances, that the shop stewards turned into pusillanimous while waiting for their checks. They stopped filing and pretty much stopped being shop stewards. They never had grievances for anyone, nor would they get them when they said they would, and they would never talk to the supervisors or managers about issues I or anyone else had.
Well, this was around Feb like I said and I still have not ever gotten anything, while both shop stewards I talk to regularly got their checks around March or April. I have been pressuring our hub manager every time I see him, who only says he'll get on it when he gets a chance (I take that as he isn't going to do anything seeing as he's told me those exact words for the past 3 months), along with the shop stewards to ask where MY check is and even the shop stewards give me the run around, "I'll look into it for you.
I was wondering if there is anything I could do to get the money that is owed to me? Only thing I can think of is calling a lawyer. Thanks much for any and all suggestions.