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<blockquote data-quote="LKLND3380" data-source="post: 196578" data-attributes="member: 6601"><p>The Master Agreement is very clear...</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>ARTICLE 44. OVER 70 POUND SERVICE PACKAGE HANDLING </strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The parties agree that the health and safety of the employees are of the utmost importance. <span style="color: red">The Employer agrees that UPS management will not insist that any unsafe action be undertaken</span> and the Union agrees to encourage its members to cooperate in effectuating the handling, pick up and delivery of parcels without exposing themselves to safety hazards.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Section 1. On Area Package Handling</span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: red">No employee shall be required to handle any over 70 pound packages alone</span> if it is the employee’s good faith belief that such handling would be a safety hazard to herself or himself. In such cases the Employer shall provide whichever the following is requested in good faith by the employee in handling over 70 pound packages.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">1. <span style="color: red">Another bargaining unit employee for assistance</span>, or</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">2. Appropriate lifting/handling devices, or</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3. Another bargaining unit employee and an appropriate lifting/handling device for handling, pick-up or delivery circumstances that require both bargaining unit help and an appropriate lifting/handling device.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LKLND3380, post: 196578, member: 6601"] The Master Agreement is very clear... [FONT=Arial][B]ARTICLE 44. OVER 70 POUND SERVICE PACKAGE HANDLING [/B][/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The parties agree that the health and safety of the employees are of the utmost importance. [COLOR=red]The Employer agrees that UPS management will not insist that any unsafe action be undertaken[/COLOR] and the Union agrees to encourage its members to cooperate in effectuating the handling, pick up and delivery of parcels without exposing themselves to safety hazards.[/FONT] [SIZE=2][B][FONT=Arial]Section 1. On Area Package Handling[/FONT][/B] [/SIZE][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=red]No employee shall be required to handle any over 70 pound packages alone[/COLOR] if it is the employee’s good faith belief that such handling would be a safety hazard to herself or himself. In such cases the Employer shall provide whichever the following is requested in good faith by the employee in handling over 70 pound packages.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]1. [COLOR=red]Another bargaining unit employee for assistance[/COLOR], or[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]2. Appropriate lifting/handling devices, or[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]3. Another bargaining unit employee and an appropriate lifting/handling device for handling, pick-up or delivery circumstances that require both bargaining unit help and an appropriate lifting/handling device.[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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