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UPS “Get Out of Jail Free” Card Against Egress Violations in US Hubs Revoked by DOL-OSHA May 29, 201
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<blockquote data-quote="Boywondr" data-source="post: 4224567" data-attributes="member: 77695"><p>Let me explain to you what really happened to facilitate the revoking of the Corp. Agreement between OSHA and UPS.</p><p></p><p>In 2018 two Ohio stewards, one of which works in the Sharonville, OH hub where the original violations were reported in 2009 and the Corp Agreement was based off of, documentented and exposed the violations that were again, long after the agreement was signed, ongoing and repetitive. One location's osha agent forwarded info to the Cincinnati OSHA office exposing the blown out walkways and other major violations and it started a new investigation that finally ended up revoking the Corp Agreement as you have read above.</p><p></p><p>There have been times when situations like the OP's are exposed the promise of egress training came up dry (in the yearly compliance training info that the employees <em>were</em> to receive as part of the old agreement) and the agent we talked to explained this. </p><p>Fyi, there is also an ongoing fight over the portable docks the company has purchased to "extend the buildings" because of the lack of egress inside (there's also no egress lighting) and also because there is not 36" of egress in front of the interior breaker box as required by the NEC. Fines have already been levied for this and, as I said, are being fought out in Washington DC. </p><p></p><p>Finally, after the $200,000+ fine was issued, the steward in Sharonville then became the target of a retaliation witch hunt and was put out of work for several months. He paid the price for everyone to have a safer workplace. There aren't many men like him in the world much less in a workplace where his local never even tipped him off that they were being called to the office as his "representation" the morning the labor mgr posed a hypothetical question to him and then terminated his job because he told him the company had no right to force him to go on break, especially in 29° weather and in a crime ridden area.</p><p></p><p>For those of us who know who this is also know that he is running for president of his local now. </p><p></p><p>Godspeed to him and thank you for your selfless work for so many years. You are a true Teamster and leader in a world of Teamsters in name but not in action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boywondr, post: 4224567, member: 77695"] Let me explain to you what really happened to facilitate the revoking of the Corp. Agreement between OSHA and UPS. In 2018 two Ohio stewards, one of which works in the Sharonville, OH hub where the original violations were reported in 2009 and the Corp Agreement was based off of, documentented and exposed the violations that were again, long after the agreement was signed, ongoing and repetitive. One location's osha agent forwarded info to the Cincinnati OSHA office exposing the blown out walkways and other major violations and it started a new investigation that finally ended up revoking the Corp Agreement as you have read above. There have been times when situations like the OP's are exposed the promise of egress training came up dry (in the yearly compliance training info that the employees [I]were[/I] to receive as part of the old agreement) and the agent we talked to explained this. Fyi, there is also an ongoing fight over the portable docks the company has purchased to "extend the buildings" because of the lack of egress inside (there's also no egress lighting) and also because there is not 36" of egress in front of the interior breaker box as required by the NEC. Fines have already been levied for this and, as I said, are being fought out in Washington DC. Finally, after the $200,000+ fine was issued, the steward in Sharonville then became the target of a retaliation witch hunt and was put out of work for several months. He paid the price for everyone to have a safer workplace. There aren't many men like him in the world much less in a workplace where his local never even tipped him off that they were being called to the office as his "representation" the morning the labor mgr posed a hypothetical question to him and then terminated his job because he told him the company had no right to force him to go on break, especially in 29° weather and in a crime ridden area. For those of us who know who this is also know that he is running for president of his local now. Godspeed to him and thank you for your selfless work for so many years. You are a true Teamster and leader in a world of Teamsters in name but not in action. [/QUOTE]
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