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<blockquote data-quote="lovcgars" data-source="post: 1304250" data-attributes="member: 6926"><p>I was a driver for UPS and terminated in 2001, while I have been gone for quite some time; I remember clocking in and changing my start time only if approved by management. It would be a shame if this driver gets his job back, while some or all of the walk outs lose their positions. I just can&#039;t imagine UPS is going to allow a major precedence like this to be set. What would prevent this in the future if they back down this time? For the ones here who say his union representation was less than adequate, I say it&#039;s all a game and you&#039;re all pawns. My local union 822, used me as a bargaining chip and traded my job for several more senior drivers who had also lost their jobs at the same time. The VP of the local told me he would take care of me and get me a job at the local Ford plant, 13 years later and not a peep out of them. Please don&#039;t let the union brainwash you into thinking you cant be terminated, I&#039;m here to tell you it can happen. I was a shop steward for these guys and they hung me out. Several years later the President of local 822 took a job on the west coast for a large corporation, he is now helping them fight the union that represents their employees.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="lovcgars, post: 1304250, member: 6926"] I was a driver for UPS and terminated in 2001, while I have been gone for quite some time; I remember clocking in and changing my start time only if approved by management. It would be a shame if this driver gets his job back, while some or all of the walk outs lose their positions. I just can't imagine UPS is going to allow a major precedence like this to be set. What would prevent this in the future if they back down this time? For the ones here who say his union representation was less than adequate, I say it's all a game and you're all pawns. My local union 822, used me as a bargaining chip and traded my job for several more senior drivers who had also lost their jobs at the same time. The VP of the local told me he would take care of me and get me a job at the local Ford plant, 13 years later and not a peep out of them. Please don't let the union brainwash you into thinking you cant be terminated, I'm here to tell you it can happen. I was a shop steward for these guys and they hung me out. Several years later the President of local 822 took a job on the west coast for a large corporation, he is now helping them fight the union that represents their employees. [/QUOTE]

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