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UPS Employees are working unsafe why doesn't the Union correct this problem?
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<blockquote data-quote="PiedmontSteward" data-source="post: 1084852" data-attributes="member: 42270"><p>I do, when and if I see it happening. Especially if it's a younger guy slinging hardware or doing generally unsafe things to get the work done. </p><p></p><p>The unsafe environment that's fostered by UPS has a lot to do with the recent generation of PT supervisors. Most of the sups I've seen promoted over the last 2 or 3 years have been under 21 and a lot (not all) of them don't appreciate the toll a physical job can take on the human body over the course of a decade or three. </p><p></p><p>The best advice I ever received was at about my year and a half mark while I was chucking 100+ lb irregs onto a catwalk. An older feeder driver came up to me and said, "Hey, just because you're a big guy doesn't mean they can expect you to do all this <img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> by yourself. I've had 2 back surgeries, a knee surgery, a shoulder surgery, and I need another one soon. Protect yourself." </p><p></p><p>Most of the "unsafe work practices" that get ignored don't result in a catastrophic injury/fatality/equipment damage but end up destroying people's joints and backs over a period of years and years. Those type of injuries are a lot easier to "sweep under the rug" because UPS doesn't have a direct financial incentive to police them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PiedmontSteward, post: 1084852, member: 42270"] I do, when and if I see it happening. Especially if it's a younger guy slinging hardware or doing generally unsafe things to get the work done. The unsafe environment that's fostered by UPS has a lot to do with the recent generation of PT supervisors. Most of the sups I've seen promoted over the last 2 or 3 years have been under 21 and a lot (not all) of them don't appreciate the toll a physical job can take on the human body over the course of a decade or three. The best advice I ever received was at about my year and a half mark while I was chucking 100+ lb irregs onto a catwalk. An older feeder driver came up to me and said, "Hey, just because you're a big guy doesn't mean they can expect you to do all this [IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG] by yourself. I've had 2 back surgeries, a knee surgery, a shoulder surgery, and I need another one soon. Protect yourself." Most of the "unsafe work practices" that get ignored don't result in a catastrophic injury/fatality/equipment damage but end up destroying people's joints and backs over a period of years and years. Those type of injuries are a lot easier to "sweep under the rug" because UPS doesn't have a direct financial incentive to police them. [/QUOTE]
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