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<blockquote data-quote="big_arrow_up" data-source="post: 52675"><p><font color="000000">Our building is small. We have two stewards representing the whole building. They are both drivers so we basically don't have any readily available representation during reload or preload. A preloader has to approach one of them when they come in and that is a terrible time for anyone and us night guys are lucky if we even see either of them when they come in from their route. On top of that they are usually in too much of a hurry either time to discuss anything. I think each shift should have a steward. I would gladly volunteer if that were to happen but as far as I know we have never had anyone other than drivers become stewards. One of the draw backs of working in a small sattelite center is that EVERYONE does things a little bit different than the way they are done in the hubs. We are basically "out of site and out of mind" so the powers that be in the centers like ours pretty much do whatever they want. I mean why not? They are away from the watchfull eyes of a die hard union shop such as a hub. I don't know how to get the ball rolling in this issue but I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask the BA. </font></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="big_arrow_up, post: 52675"] <font color="000000">Our building is small. We have two stewards representing the whole building. They are both drivers so we basically don't have any readily available representation during reload or preload. A preloader has to approach one of them when they come in and that is a terrible time for anyone and us night guys are lucky if we even see either of them when they come in from their route. On top of that they are usually in too much of a hurry either time to discuss anything. I think each shift should have a steward. I would gladly volunteer if that were to happen but as far as I know we have never had anyone other than drivers become stewards. One of the draw backs of working in a small sattelite center is that EVERYONE does things a little bit different than the way they are done in the hubs. We are basically "out of site and out of mind" so the powers that be in the centers like ours pretty much do whatever they want. I mean why not? They are away from the watchfull eyes of a die hard union shop such as a hub. I don't know how to get the ball rolling in this issue but I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask the BA. </font> [/QUOTE]
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