Re: I don't see why a union employee at ups would get harassed unless they deserve it
I was offered some sort of pt slime sup position (something having to do with routes, not a belt sup) in the first three months of my employment. The sup offering me the chance at it told me some of the negative aspects- no free health insurance, few opportunities for advancement, etc. Anyway, I turned it down. I'm glad I did. Back then, I didn't know another negative aspect of such a position- when you are hired into management at UPS (or probably any other company that uses union workers), they can "force" you to perform any function they desire. Oh, you were hired to work on routes? Well, now they need a new belt sup, and guess who's going to be one?
Two part-time sups were hired outside of the company just a few weeks before I came in. They're the two I know of, anyway- there may be more. Those two are no longer working for UPS. One of them quit months ago to work at a car dealership. The other left a couple of weeks ago because this part-time salary bs wasn't cutting it, and the amount of bs from above wasn't worth it.
As a union worker, your level of harassment depends on the people above you. But, you can choose to ignore it, as long as you're doing what you're instructed to do. In management, you will be hated by everyone. By the employees you supervise because you're an a-hole, and by the management above you because you aren't meeting their candyland numbers.
In my building, the title of your thread is somewhat accurate. But, it depends on the supervisor. I've seen harassment on a part timer who was pretty lazy and bad at his job. I've seen part time sups who were just a-holes in general, and would harass anyone who wasn't "fast enough". The two I'm thinking of (not the two previously mentioned) are also not with the company anymore. I'm still here...