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<blockquote data-quote="serpentor" data-source="post: 1486720" data-attributes="member: 56692"><p>Thank you very much for the feedback. I was talking with another higher seniority employee about the goings on at work and he mentioned going by the union hall, but to be wary about possible personal backlash from the mgmt. Sorry to disappoint you cosmo1, but no, I'm not trolling for kicks. Just looking for good information and feedback from anyone who has dealt with similar issues. I currently work for a hub that has appx. 40 routes, 35 part time employees (about 15 on my sort, 20 on the morning sort) 4 pt supervisors, 2 full time, and one center manager. Things are very backwards at this center. A few years ago I sustained a half dozen bouts with heat stroke while on the clock working during the summer, trailer temperature was over 100F for the entire month of August. So I decided to slow down, handle the packages like we are supposed to (one at a time, use a load stand.... normally we are so short staffed it is more productive to grab 2-3 lighter weight boxes off the belt than go back and forth 3 times for 3 identical 5 lb boxes) and I was called to stay after sort after a few days of working properly and at first placated by the (former) center manager about how his team needs his Michael Jordans (another employee also followed suit after getting sick) and after attempting to say well, we are working fair labor for fair pay, he immediately shifted to a stance of how we could be considered as saboteurs of the sort! This is how this place works. If your not part of the club you either work and keep your mouth shut or you will get weeded out of the garden. It totally negates how a union is designed to work. Yes I get my time, and pay is right (most of the time), and benefits.... but what good is the job security when your stewards and mgmt just do whatever they want and give each other kick backs because they are buddies inside and outside of work? And no, these job openings happened prior to peak season. I realize that the time frame in which the fueling job was first an issue is a bit lengthy, and as I mentioned, I am not seeking back pay. I would just like for things to be done correctly for once. I would seek new bids on the job positions, nothing more. Yet by merely hinting at disapproval of my steward's and mgmt's actions is apparently enough for this crowd to make insinuating threats at my job. Note, I am currently ranked number 5 on the seniority list, not counting seasonal hires. Oh, and piedmontsteward, yes thank you. That is ultimately what I would like to expose and usurp is the unethical practices of this center and it's so called stewards. Not for personal gain, but more of a right vs wrong grounds. Sorry, it's just after 5 years of witnessing this crapola and letting this corrupt regime keep me down, if just tired of it. I've considering enrolling in a college class somewhere, anywhere, just to transfer away from this mess. Or outright quitting.... but the thing is, I shouldn't have to and other employees shouldn't deal with this bunk either!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="serpentor, post: 1486720, member: 56692"] Thank you very much for the feedback. I was talking with another higher seniority employee about the goings on at work and he mentioned going by the union hall, but to be wary about possible personal backlash from the mgmt. Sorry to disappoint you cosmo1, but no, I'm not trolling for kicks. Just looking for good information and feedback from anyone who has dealt with similar issues. I currently work for a hub that has appx. 40 routes, 35 part time employees (about 15 on my sort, 20 on the morning sort) 4 pt supervisors, 2 full time, and one center manager. Things are very backwards at this center. A few years ago I sustained a half dozen bouts with heat stroke while on the clock working during the summer, trailer temperature was over 100F for the entire month of August. So I decided to slow down, handle the packages like we are supposed to (one at a time, use a load stand.... normally we are so short staffed it is more productive to grab 2-3 lighter weight boxes off the belt than go back and forth 3 times for 3 identical 5 lb boxes) and I was called to stay after sort after a few days of working properly and at first placated by the (former) center manager about how his team needs his Michael Jordans (another employee also followed suit after getting sick) and after attempting to say well, we are working fair labor for fair pay, he immediately shifted to a stance of how we could be considered as saboteurs of the sort! This is how this place works. If your not part of the club you either work and keep your mouth shut or you will get weeded out of the garden. It totally negates how a union is designed to work. Yes I get my time, and pay is right (most of the time), and benefits.... but what good is the job security when your stewards and mgmt just do whatever they want and give each other kick backs because they are buddies inside and outside of work? And no, these job openings happened prior to peak season. I realize that the time frame in which the fueling job was first an issue is a bit lengthy, and as I mentioned, I am not seeking back pay. I would just like for things to be done correctly for once. I would seek new bids on the job positions, nothing more. Yet by merely hinting at disapproval of my steward's and mgmt's actions is apparently enough for this crowd to make insinuating threats at my job. Note, I am currently ranked number 5 on the seniority list, not counting seasonal hires. Oh, and piedmontsteward, yes thank you. That is ultimately what I would like to expose and usurp is the unethical practices of this center and it's so called stewards. Not for personal gain, but more of a right vs wrong grounds. Sorry, it's just after 5 years of witnessing this crapola and letting this corrupt regime keep me down, if just tired of it. I've considering enrolling in a college class somewhere, anywhere, just to transfer away from this mess. Or outright quitting.... but the thing is, I shouldn't have to and other employees shouldn't deal with this bunk either! [/QUOTE]
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