Again, those are not things the union can do anything about that is a management problem. I’m not certain what you mean by the “union stepping in” but any local union or business agent who decided to step in and discipline a member would be up for some very serious charges at the labor board.
Smile, wave, and apologize and tell them to call 1800-pick-ups
They need to talk to the members though That's not happening. Plus we have actually had two members have their union cards threatened for activities that threw other drivers under the bus according to our business agent. When was a driver on the safety committee doing observations and talking to people telling them what they were doing wrong. Another was an air driver making ground pickups and not reporting it. Neither did get their union cards pulled but what is the difference?
Did that and then got cussed out twice as hard the next day when he saw me because they were just as indifferent. Honestly do you think it's fair that I deal with these problems and I get cussed at? All because other people can't and refuse to do their job right? Again it used to not be a problem these people used to get taken care of and were disciplined. Now it doesn't happen at all but they absolutely will pull other drivers in that aren't the number getters and they will attempt to discipline them.
Safety Committee is another issue completely. The union has a right to remove someone.
But should the union cards be threatened to be pulled. Because they were. And if they'll threaten to pull them for that kind of stuff then what is the difference between that and blatantly going out and throwing other drivers under the bus to customers?
Fair? Probably not, but life is not fair. you get paid $10 an hour to the job. Everything else is to put up with the BS.
Maybe so but at the same time you can't sit there and say you can't throw other union people under the bus while at the same time other union people are throwing others under the bus. That's a double standard
Someone doing a crappy job is not throwing me under the bus. Worst that happens is I make more money.
How do you know whose work caused someone not to get their medical package unless you were there??
Wow nice response to actual issues I can already tell how you defend people. Let me guess all you care about is how many union dues come in
Oh they hand out discipline but the non numbers guys. Granted it doesn't stick too many times but just having to deal with it is a problem. Another good one for you is we've had a driver who missed 5 minutes of lunch just literally was short five. The cold in the office and got a warning letter One of these said drivers I was talking about hasn't taken a lunch in a month. Our Stewart found that out after the meeting. Maybe The union needs to address The selective discipline then?
Because it was a section I normally had and didn't have that day and the driver literally seat all 15 stops in there. I had them all the next day there was not an EC as I drove by it five times for all the other work. Plus the driver was in and done before I got in and I only worked around 9 hours so it can't be timing issue nor should have been in EC
Stewart who?
Gee I'm sorry my talk-to-text puts it like that is that all you're getting out of that?
Lunch is a contractual issue. Take the full amount between the third and six hour.
