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<blockquote data-quote="Overpaid Union Thug" data-source="post: 1487931" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>The OP's issue isn't exactly what I'm talking about but the behavior of their BA seems to parallel the behavior we see in my area concerning CPU feeder work. When it comes to "normal" issues such as over 9.5 grievances, seniority violations, etc. I guess they are pretty reliable. But for CPU work they "can't do anything to help us." I think the problem in my local is that the extended centers have been getting screwed by the hub for so long that it has become the norm. The union hall is usually made up of reps that came from the hub and even when someone from an outlying building manages to get elected they end up having to continue the same politics and worry about their voting base in the large hub at the expense of the smaller buildings. And many that want to fight this don't know how or don't have the backing to to so successfully.</p><p></p><p>Extended centers taking on a union hall takes 100 times the effort as the employees in a hub would have to put forth. All they have to do is get fed up and vote them out whereas the smaller buildings have to go the NLRB route and that is not that easy. In my local there aren't enough people in the extended centers to outvote the hub. The hub in my local will keep voting for those people because they look out for them on that issue even though everyone knows they should favor the extended centers. They seem to have no problem with benefiting from double standards. And that is apparent in their reactions in general membership meetings when the lone "brother" from an extended center stands up can calls the local reps out on this type of BS. I know because I have experienced that scenario.</p><p></p><p>I guess the real problem here (when it comes to combatting administrations like these) is member apathy and/or ignorance. Those of us in the outlying building often feel like we have two entities working against us....UPS <u>and</u> the Local. And one of those is supposed to be helping us. Anytime I hear about a BA <u>ANYWHERE</u> that refuses to help those that they represent it just makes my blood boil.</p><p></p><p>Man, this crap is worse than Beltway Politics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Overpaid Union Thug, post: 1487931, member: 198"] The OP's issue isn't exactly what I'm talking about but the behavior of their BA seems to parallel the behavior we see in my area concerning CPU feeder work. When it comes to "normal" issues such as over 9.5 grievances, seniority violations, etc. I guess they are pretty reliable. But for CPU work they "can't do anything to help us." I think the problem in my local is that the extended centers have been getting screwed by the hub for so long that it has become the norm. The union hall is usually made up of reps that came from the hub and even when someone from an outlying building manages to get elected they end up having to continue the same politics and worry about their voting base in the large hub at the expense of the smaller buildings. And many that want to fight this don't know how or don't have the backing to to so successfully. Extended centers taking on a union hall takes 100 times the effort as the employees in a hub would have to put forth. All they have to do is get fed up and vote them out whereas the smaller buildings have to go the NLRB route and that is not that easy. In my local there aren't enough people in the extended centers to outvote the hub. The hub in my local will keep voting for those people because they look out for them on that issue even though everyone knows they should favor the extended centers. They seem to have no problem with benefiting from double standards. And that is apparent in their reactions in general membership meetings when the lone "brother" from an extended center stands up can calls the local reps out on this type of BS. I know because I have experienced that scenario. I guess the real problem here (when it comes to combatting administrations like these) is member apathy and/or ignorance. Those of us in the outlying building often feel like we have two entities working against us....UPS [U]and[/U] the Local. And one of those is supposed to be helping us. Anytime I hear about a BA [U]ANYWHERE[/U] that refuses to help those that they represent it just makes my blood boil. Man, this crap is worse than Beltway Politics. [/QUOTE]
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