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<blockquote data-quote="Sammie" data-source="post: 500163" data-attributes="member: 8657"><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">Thank goodness you have a union to back you in cases like this. (The overtime, at least.) But as far as a veiled threat, that has always been a standard statement within the UPS culture and as common as a chocolate brown truck for the past three decades we've been there, all out in the open and nothing veiled about it. That's how they respond to anything that falls "out of the box". A common joking comeback among employees (when one's grumbling about something) has always been "you don't like it, get the h*** outta here."</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">Unlike feeders, packages does have something in place about OT, and there is wording in your contract that you must be treated with respect.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">But how does one define respect? There lies the problem. </span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: darkgreen">On the inside, among the non unioners, not unusual for mgmt to slide their hands around the backs of the girls to see who was or wasn't wearing a bra. (So they could be sent home to put one on.) One girl felt sick, wanted to go home. Wasn't allowed to. Barfed all over her manager's desk. Another lady had severe cramps, was not allowed to leave. Miscarried all over her chair. I could go on. That, my friend, is harrassment. </span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sammie, post: 500163, member: 8657"] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]Thank goodness you have a union to back you in cases like this. (The overtime, at least.) But as far as a veiled threat, that has always been a standard statement within the UPS culture and as common as a chocolate brown truck for the past three decades we've been there, all out in the open and nothing veiled about it. That's how they respond to anything that falls "out of the box". A common joking comeback among employees (when one's grumbling about something) has always been "you don't like it, get the h*** outta here."[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]Unlike feeders, packages does have something in place about OT, and there is wording in your contract that you must be treated with respect.[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]But how does one define respect? There lies the problem. [/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=darkgreen]On the inside, among the non unioners, not unusual for mgmt to slide their hands around the backs of the girls to see who was or wasn't wearing a bra. (So they could be sent home to put one on.) One girl felt sick, wanted to go home. Wasn't allowed to. Barfed all over her manager's desk. Another lady had severe cramps, was not allowed to leave. Miscarried all over her chair. I could go on. That, my friend, is harrassment. [/COLOR][/I] [/QUOTE]
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