Driver Doing On Road Observations

[BigBrown609]

Just saw a fellow driver and union member doing intersection observations. He's part of the safety committee but I was just wondering how everyone here felt about a driver doing a supervisors job. I feel like he's working against his fellow Union members and shouldn't be doing observations.

 

[DumbTruckDriver]

So this driver is doing work as part of the safety committee? And, I assume, some other driver is covering his route that might otherwise not be driving? Sounds like he's helping out his fellow union members.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

The "Saftey Committee" is made up of two types of people.

1) The greedy types that join so that they can start early and hold a clip board to pad their OT. This is why I call it the "Overtime Committee"

2) Your classic brown nosing types.

 

[upschuck]

When our safety committee does any observations, the people being observed always get 100%.

 

[Avalon]

From what I understand when the safety committee observes somebody breaking rules they Mark the safety policy that was violated, but the can NOT report the drivers name.



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[cosmo1]

From what I understand when the safety committee observes somebody breaking rules they Mark the safety policy that was violated, but the can NOT report the drivers name.



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Which would be pretty easy to deduce.

 

[cachsux]

Which would be pretty easy to deduce.

50 guys racing off property?

"I have no recollection of the vehicle number"

 

[cosmo1]

50 guys racing off property?

"I have no recollection of the vehicle number"

More like, "Safety guys were at intersection of A and B streets. That's Joe's area."

I never trusted our safety guys. The good ones, who cared, always quit in a month or two.

 

[cachsux]

I know a couple of good ones. Refuse to observe our drivers. Happy to observe mgmt and brokers.

 

[cosmo1]

You're feeder, I was package.

The one that rankled me the most was a career safety guy. Had a bid route that he ran maybe one day a week, even during peak.

Lazy ass!

 

[bleedinbrown58]

More like, "Safety guys were at intersection of A and B streets. That's Joe's area."

I never trusted our safety guys. The good ones, who cared, always quit in a month or two.

Most of the safety guys are snakes but we have one who's such a nice guy, I'm convinced he's either completely fake or on some good medication...lol. He's been here too many years not to be jaded like everyone else.

 

[Wally]

50 guys racing off property?

"I have no recollection of the vehicle number"

Who hasn't raced another package car once or twice in a career?

 

[TooTechie]

It's bull to observe union brothers and sisters. Just say no.

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[BrownTexas]

It's bull to observe union brothers and sisters. Just say no.

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Ratting out a brother to management is the lowest form of scum there is. Have no respect for someone like that.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Do your job as if your on-car were in the jump seat and it won't matter who is watching you.

 

[cachsux]

I'd rather a member of safety committee (at least the ones who actually know what they're doing)roll up to me and say what he noticed one on one than a member of management see it.
While some take it the wrong way others see it as a union member looking out for another BEFORE they get in a pinch. If they prefer not to listen then so be it.

 

[cosmo1]

I'd rather a member of safety committee (at least the ones who actually know what they're doing)roll up to me and say what he noticed one on one than a member of management see it.
While some take it the wrong way others see it as a union member looking out for another BEFORE they get in a pinch. If they prefer not to listen then so be it.

And the operative phrase is "the ones who actually know what they're doing."

Not a lot of them.

 

[cachsux]

We're batting about .500

 

[cosmo1]

We're batting about .500

We were about .090.

 

[By The Book]

Do your job as if your on-car were in the jump seat and it won't matter who is watching you.

I drive as if they are watching/ observing me every day. I'm not one who tries to find shortcuts. As a steward I would be a hypocrite if I didn't set the example.