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<blockquote data-quote="Shonuff" data-source="post: 2067702" data-attributes="member: 55575"><p>First and foremost, congrats on your new position. It's refreshing to meet a shop steward who is willing to be proactive in favor of his/her UPS teamster brothers/sisters. By the sounds of it, it seems like you will do everything you can to back your fellow mates, but this role requires a lot of political maneuvering on your part. The word "combat", although you mention in a "non-violent" way still is a very aggressive word in describing negotiations with management. </p><p></p><p>As much as I show love for the people I work with day in and day out, there are unfortunately, some workers who take advantage of the system, and thus give the teamsters a bad name. Its great that you have the passion to fight for workers that have been treated unjustly, however, it will be quite a task dealing with situations that involve teamsters taking advantage of Union protection. </p><p></p><p>I'm not talking about the 15-20 year guy that put in his time, worked hard and as a result may be a little slower due to age, etc. Seniority should always be respected in those cases. I'm talking about the smart mouth 20 something year old that has been there 2 years, physically fit, yet his lazy a55 is on his cell phone every 5 minutes while boxes are falling on the floor and his other teammates are working at a nice steady pace. </p><p></p><p>Be a big brother to that young man and inspire him, and if he is still dead weight, sometimes you have to side with management cause we don't need workers like that. We want true teamsters. Sometimes the Union offers too much protection to those who don't deserve it. Protecting workers like that in the long run will just make us more weaker at the bargaining table come contract time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shonuff, post: 2067702, member: 55575"] First and foremost, congrats on your new position. It's refreshing to meet a shop steward who is willing to be proactive in favor of his/her UPS teamster brothers/sisters. By the sounds of it, it seems like you will do everything you can to back your fellow mates, but this role requires a lot of political maneuvering on your part. The word "combat", although you mention in a "non-violent" way still is a very aggressive word in describing negotiations with management. As much as I show love for the people I work with day in and day out, there are unfortunately, some workers who take advantage of the system, and thus give the teamsters a bad name. Its great that you have the passion to fight for workers that have been treated unjustly, however, it will be quite a task dealing with situations that involve teamsters taking advantage of Union protection. I'm not talking about the 15-20 year guy that put in his time, worked hard and as a result may be a little slower due to age, etc. Seniority should always be respected in those cases. I'm talking about the smart mouth 20 something year old that has been there 2 years, physically fit, yet his lazy a55 is on his cell phone every 5 minutes while boxes are falling on the floor and his other teammates are working at a nice steady pace. Be a big brother to that young man and inspire him, and if he is still dead weight, sometimes you have to side with management cause we don't need workers like that. We want true teamsters. Sometimes the Union offers too much protection to those who don't deserve it. Protecting workers like that in the long run will just make us more weaker at the bargaining table come contract time. [/QUOTE]
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