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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="PCMartin12" data-source="post: 4224646" data-attributes="member: 78237"><p>Thanks for filling in some blanks with details. Anyone who files an OSHA complaint "gets a target on their back" as a supervisor informed me at the time (2016). In my case, my local supervisors and management team did everything in their power to ride me out the door, including aggressive "in your face" almost daily over-supervision and confrontations, even attempts to provoke me into physical fights. It lasted every day for about a month. One needs to recognize the tactic and keep their wits and cool; easier said than done. I would laugh at them and not give them ammunition for false accusations of "Gross Insubordination", which they see as their trump card.</p><p></p><p>Eventually they gave up and realized I wasn't going to take the bait or quit. Now 3 years later, I'm still there and remain one of the more productive sorters in the preload sort aisle. We came to a point of mutual respect in managing belt shutdowns during primary belt overload conditions. Our first hour production consistently rates higher than it ever has. Everyone wins.</p><p></p><p>I now enjoy a very friendly working relationship with the very people who did their best to get rid of me <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But it was easier for me to take on this fight in our hub because I'm a part-timer; my UPS job supplements my "real" job. In a worst case scenario I could walk away or be fired and financially be A-OK with it. Many UPS hub employees are more dependent on their jobs.</p><p></p><p>Which is why I recommend OSHA as a last resort after trying to work with supervisors and stewards.</p><p></p><p>The trump card as I see it, is having the knowledge that OSHA's handcuffs have been removed; and letting your supervisors and managers know that YOU KNOW the CSA has been revoked. Successive, repetitive OSHA fines escalate in price, and that's company-wide, not by location. UPS ultimately doesn't want the fines and publicity that come with them. What they want is productivity and profit.</p><p></p><p>With their "Get Out of Jail Free" OSHA card revoked, the "Stick" part of the "Carrot-Stick" motivation tactic is back.</p><p></p><p>And as we know, with them it's difficult to hit them hard enough with a carrot to make a difference!</p><p></p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PCMartin12, post: 4224646, member: 78237"] Thanks for filling in some blanks with details. Anyone who files an OSHA complaint "gets a target on their back" as a supervisor informed me at the time (2016). In my case, my local supervisors and management team did everything in their power to ride me out the door, including aggressive "in your face" almost daily over-supervision and confrontations, even attempts to provoke me into physical fights. It lasted every day for about a month. One needs to recognize the tactic and keep their wits and cool; easier said than done. I would laugh at them and not give them ammunition for false accusations of "Gross Insubordination", which they see as their trump card. Eventually they gave up and realized I wasn't going to take the bait or quit. Now 3 years later, I'm still there and remain one of the more productive sorters in the preload sort aisle. We came to a point of mutual respect in managing belt shutdowns during primary belt overload conditions. Our first hour production consistently rates higher than it ever has. Everyone wins. I now enjoy a very friendly working relationship with the very people who did their best to get rid of me :) But it was easier for me to take on this fight in our hub because I'm a part-timer; my UPS job supplements my "real" job. In a worst case scenario I could walk away or be fired and financially be A-OK with it. Many UPS hub employees are more dependent on their jobs. Which is why I recommend OSHA as a last resort after trying to work with supervisors and stewards. The trump card as I see it, is having the knowledge that OSHA's handcuffs have been removed; and letting your supervisors and managers know that YOU KNOW the CSA has been revoked. Successive, repetitive OSHA fines escalate in price, and that's company-wide, not by location. UPS ultimately doesn't want the fines and publicity that come with them. What they want is productivity and profit. With their "Get Out of Jail Free" OSHA card revoked, the "Stick" part of the "Carrot-Stick" motivation tactic is back. And as we know, with them it's difficult to hit them hard enough with a carrot to make a difference! :D [/QUOTE]
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