Once again we sat in the dark and got paid

Kis124

Well-Known Member
For the fourth time in my almost 7 years, power went out and we sat for a couple hours while 4 or so ie and oe sups scratched their heads lol. Finally got the generator truck and was amused watching on roads and such help unload and spa. Even had some flipping in small sort. Easy couple hours OT
 

bleedinbrown58

That’s Craptacular
Google "operational emergency".
Google "stalker".
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Mugarolla

Light 'em up!
Yes-----please try to keep up.
You should keep up. The terminology did not change.

NMUPSA
Article 3
Section 7. Supervisors Working

(a) The Employer agrees that the function of supervisors is the

supervision of Employees and not the performance of the work of

the employees they supervise. Accordingly, the Employer agrees

that supervisors or other employees of the Employer who are not

members of the bargaining unit shall not perform any bargaining

unit work, except to train employees or demonstrate safety, or as

otherwise provided in the applicable Supplement, Rider or

Addendum. However, in the case of Acts of God, supervisors shall

comply with the procedures in subsections (b) and (c) and may only

perform bargaining unit work until bargaining unit employees are

available. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to

maintain a sufficient workforce to staff its operations with bargaining

unit employees. The Employer also agrees that supervisors or other

employees of the Employer who are not members of the bargaining

unit shall not perform bargaining unit work in preparing the work areas

before the start of the Employer’s hub, preload or reload operation, nor

shall the Employer send any bargaining unit employee home and then

have such employee’s work performed by a supervisor or other employees

of the Employer who are not a member of the bargaining unit.

(b) When additional employees are necessary to complete the

Employer’s operations on any shift or within any classification, the

supervisor shall exhaust all established local practices to first use

bargaining unit employees including where applicable, double shifting,

early call-in, and overtime.
 

Dragon

Package Center Manager
You should keep up. The terminology did not change.
NMUPSA
Article 3
Section 7. Supervisors Working

(a) The Employer agrees that the function of supervisors is the

supervision of Employees and not the performance of the work of

the employees they supervise. Accordingly, the Employer agrees

that supervisors or other employees of the Employer who are not

members of the bargaining unit shall not perform any bargaining

unit work, except to train employees or demonstrate safety, or as

otherwise provided in the applicable Supplement, Rider or

Addendum. However, in the case of Acts of God, supervisors shall

comply with the procedures in subsections (b) and (c) and may only

perform bargaining unit work until bargaining unit employees are

available. The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to

maintain a sufficient workforce to staff its operations with bargaining

unit employees. The Employer also agrees that supervisors or other

employees of the Employer who are not members of the bargaining

unit shall not perform bargaining unit work in preparing the work areas

before the start of the Employer’s hub, preload or reload operation, nor

shall the Employer send any bargaining unit employee home and then

have such employee’s work performed by a supervisor or other employees

of the Employer who are not a member of the bargaining unit.

(b) When additional employees are necessary to complete the

Employer’s operations on any shift or within any classification, the

supervisor shall exhaust all established local practices to first use

bargaining unit employees including where applicable, double shifting,

early call-in, and overtime.

How many people had to leave due to other work obligations or family issues. I bet a more than a few so (no sufficient work force available and everybody that stayed was paid).

Grievance not worth the paper it was written on...
 

Mugarolla

Light 'em up!
How many people had to leave due to other work obligations or family issues. I bet a more than a few so (no sufficient work force available and everybody that stayed was paid).

Grievance not worth the paper it was written on...
I did not dispute the supervisors working. A power outage would be considered an act of God. The sups can work to make service on the packages. I just clarified the acts of God still worded in the contract.
 

working up a sweat

Well-Known Member
October 2011 snow storm knocked power out for 7 days here.

Our hub has a UPS(uninterruptible power supply) unit. We never shut down during that time.

It's a big engine running on fuel that generates the power to run the whole building.

A private power plant to keep us going when the grid goes down.


















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Mugarolla

Light 'em up!
October 2011 snow storm knocked power out for 7 days here.

Our hub has a UPS(uninterruptible power supply) unit. We never shut down during that time.

It's a big engine running on fuel that generates the power to run the whole building.

A private power plant to keep us going when the grid goes down.


















i
UPS isn't smart enough to install them everywhere. They have always been, and always will be, reactive instead of proactive.
 

UPS4Life

Well-Known Member
When my building loses power we send road sups 100 miles away to get the generator trailer for another hub smh


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Mugarolla

Light 'em up!
Back up power sources are expensive.

I can count on one hand the number of times our building lost power in the last 25 years.
But what it cost UPS for that one day, overtime, renting a generator if it was out that long, etc could have paid for the back up power supply.

I agree, in small centers it is not really cost effective. But I have been to over 10 hubs and none of them have one. Toledo was in the dark for 3 hours. Prime night sort time. 1:00 AM to 4:00 AM. Do you know how much that cost them. Indy, Columbus, Sharonville all went dark more than once.
 

UPS4Life

Well-Known Member
Back up power sources are expensive.

I can count on one hand the number of times our building lost power in the last 25 years.
My hub is 5 minutes from a cummins facility that has generators and 10 minutes from cat generators. Just spending a dollar to save a couple penny's! I know what you meant though all buildings can't have generators.


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