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<blockquote data-quote="UPS Lifer" data-source="post: 759297" data-attributes="member: 9789"><p><strong>Red</strong>,</p><p>This is not a case of black vs. white. Tats are a very grey area. Cases can be made on both sides of the coin. If I had to put my money on this, I would say an arbitrator would rule that a tats must be covered up if the company chooses to enforce a no visible tat appearance guideline. Where the union could make a case is in the fair enforcement of the guideline. My guess would be that you could force the company to provide a rule or well defined guideline that is black and white rather than the subjective one that is being used right now. Not sure that management or the union really wants to go down that road. Remember, this is not a freedom of speech or expression issue. You are being paid to work for the company and they can set reasonable standards, rules and guidelines to perform that work in a manner that they deem appropriate to preserve & protect the UPS brand and reputation which is a formidable asset. </p><p></p><p>I am not saying that is the right way to go.... </p><p>BUT, I will certainly differ with you here... There is no policy change. There has always been issues with the enforcement of the Appearance Guidelines. Again as you already know, anyone who is in front of the customer has to meet a different set of appearance guidelines than a person who has no customer contact, such as a hubperson. Over the years the appearance guidelines have shifted slightly. In the end, it boils down to everyone's perceptions and their take on how tats affect them. Some of these tats can be offensive as well. I know this is also subjective, but it is an issue. Another point to be made is what type of distraction are the tats? How do customers react and how does it reflect on what UPS wants to portray to the public?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UPS Lifer, post: 759297, member: 9789"] [B]Red[/B], This is not a case of black vs. white. Tats are a very grey area. Cases can be made on both sides of the coin. If I had to put my money on this, I would say an arbitrator would rule that a tats must be covered up if the company chooses to enforce a no visible tat appearance guideline. Where the union could make a case is in the fair enforcement of the guideline. My guess would be that you could force the company to provide a rule or well defined guideline that is black and white rather than the subjective one that is being used right now. Not sure that management or the union really wants to go down that road. Remember, this is not a freedom of speech or expression issue. You are being paid to work for the company and they can set reasonable standards, rules and guidelines to perform that work in a manner that they deem appropriate to preserve & protect the UPS brand and reputation which is a formidable asset. I am not saying that is the right way to go.... BUT, I will certainly differ with you here... There is no policy change. There has always been issues with the enforcement of the Appearance Guidelines. Again as you already know, anyone who is in front of the customer has to meet a different set of appearance guidelines than a person who has no customer contact, such as a hubperson. Over the years the appearance guidelines have shifted slightly. In the end, it boils down to everyone's perceptions and their take on how tats affect them. Some of these tats can be offensive as well. I know this is also subjective, but it is an issue. Another point to be made is what type of distraction are the tats? How do customers react and how does it reflect on what UPS wants to portray to the public? [/QUOTE]
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