Harassment grievances

[P£INinY0uR***UnionGuy8564]

Language contained in Art 18 Sec 20.4

“The Local Union shall approve the bargaining unit members who serve on these Committees. The Union co-chair of the committee(s) shall be selected by the bargaining unit members of the committee. In the event that a Local Union desires to cease participation in the safety committees, prior approval must be authorized by the Union Co-Chair of the Teamsters United Parcel Service National Negoti- ating Committee who shall also inform the Employer’s President of Labor Relations of the request.

Both parties recognize and reaffirm the importance of maintaining properly functioning Safety and Health Committees and shall make a good faith effort to work out any differences prior to requesting authorization to cease participation.”

My locals contract is separate from the Master. There's a few minor differences I'm not sure if it effects the safety committee.

 

[Thebrownblob]

No doubt that happens.

That would be a union leadership problem, no.

I take it you still have safety committees.

Yes, the local approves the members on the committee and can remove them, it’s the union members committee not the companies.

 

[Integrity]

My locals contract is separate from the Master. There's a few minor differences I'm not sure if it effects the safety committee.

I wasn’t aware there were Teamsters not bound by the Master apart from the Supplements that is.

Look it up.

 

[Integrity]

Yes, the local approves the members on the committee and can remove them, it’s the union members committee not the companies.

My local was very strong on holding the safety committee’s feet to the proverbial file. Company suck ups didn’t last long, when they revealed themselves for who they really were.

 

[Thebrownblob]

My local was very strong on holding the safety committee’s feet to the proverbial file. Company suck ups didn’t last long, when they revealed themselves for who they really were.

There’s been a time or two we thought of disbanding the committees in protest not necessarily because of the members, but because the company was being difficult about situations with safety.

 

[Integrity]

Yes, the local approves the members on the committee and can remove them, it’s the union members committee not the companies.

Solid.

 

[P£INinY0uR***UnionGuy8564]

I wasn’t aware there were Teamsters not bound by the Master apart from the Supplements that is.

Look it up.

705. Practically mirrors the master

 

[Integrity]

705. Practically mirrors the master

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

705. Practically mirrors the master

Ah, one of us

 

[P£INinY0uR***UnionGuy8564]

Ah, one of us

 

[BadIdeaGuy]

I wasn’t aware there were Teamsters not bound by the Master apart from the Supplements that is.

Look it up.

Also 710.

 

[Bubblehead]

Are you aware if your local obtained prior approval from the Union Co-Chair of the Teamsters United Parcel Service National Negotiating Committee? As required by contract.

I think they just fired everyone on the committee and never replaced them.

 

[MyTripisCut]

Management doesn’t enforce safety anymore like they used to. I’ve been written up, verbal warnings & seen a few employees fired over safety. Since the pandemic where ups profits have skyrocketed they magically stopped caring about safety. No more DOK etc lol.

So explain how me enforcing safety over things such as overweights thrown up with regular packages while someone is trying to split the belt or enforcing egress is being fragile? You must be in management & I’ll tell you what I tell management In my building “friend your numbers”

Good work. Get management to harass co workers by reviewing DOK questions. Great!

 

[100%ORIONComplianceGuy]

We had a guy a couple of weeks ago who took mon tues off, worked 7.8 and 8.4 on wed thurs. Ended up with an 10.7 hour day Friday because the guy next to him on his rural route had an 8-hour. He filed for harassment because they were picking on him and made him work late on a friday for calling in mon and tues. He rarely even sniffs 9.5 and often goes code 5. Crazy.

I don't know why those MFs bothered bidding in to the job in the first place. Should have stayed part-time inside.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I don't know why those MFs bothered bidding in to the job in the first place. Should have stayed part-time inside.

Work PT hours for a FT pension along with FT vacation pay and FT Holiday pay. Sure wish I had done this years ago.

 

[burrheadd]

We don't have a safety committee anymore,

....good riddance.

Nothing but a dog and pony show all the ass kissers are safety clubbers

 

[P£INinY0uR***UnionGuy8564]

Nothing but a dog and pony show all the ass kissers are safety clubbers

Straight to grievance land is the way to get it done.

 

[Integrity]

Straight to grievance land is the way to get it done.

At the end of Article 18 Sec 20.4 the contract states:

“If the committee is unable to resolve a safety and health concern and all steps of the Comprehensive Health and Safety Process (CHSP) have been exhausted, the issue will be subject to the grievance procedure.”

 

[Brownt10]

here is an example of harassment. A supervisor went up to one of the preloaders & told him to “stop being a useless Four letter word & go to the unload”. I personally would just give it back & work “safe” All day but bc some supervisors like to pump their Chest out I would want to get them punished the best way possible.

The individual he said that to told that supervisor not to talk to him like that & he would document anything else he says.

 

[Integrity]

here is an example of harassment. A supervisor went up to one of the preloaders & told him to “stop being a useless Four letter word & go to the unload”. I personally would just give it back & work “safe” All day but bc some supervisors like to pump their Chest out I would want to get them punished the best way possible.

The individual he said that to told that supervisor not to talk to him like that & he would document anything else he says.

Based upon what you shared it, the sup was in clear violation of Article 37.

Will you serve as an official witness to this when the supervisor does it again?

IMO Step 1 is always bring grievances or even potential grievances up to the Steward and document the interaction before moving forward.

When I was young and dumb at UPS I didn’t always proceed in this way but as I gained experience, this being the first step became a nonnegotiable for any issue or crusade that I was going to address.

Once I became the Steward it made this step very easy.