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Back to: The Belden Factor Article Selection | PEN Home THE 5 O’CLOCK GOAL “But they said…”. Yeah I know we all have to listen to mgmt.’s crap that they don’t know about day in and day out. The B team has ruled that the window of operation is when the last dispatch truck leaves or when the last carrier returns, whichever is last. So does management adhere to this, of course not! They know the contract like I like to wear ties! We must teach them the contract by our use of the grievance procedure. Oh, its OK for the higher ups to email all the managers about the B team decision to allow accountable mail to be put in the hot case, but do they send out B team decisions to managers about the window of operations? Or the decision that it is an OFFICE function to separate mail, so that means carriers are NOT to do it on the street? No they don’t email those decisions station to station! Because those take more time and are now proper procedure! Why don’t they let all the managers know about ALL the decisions? Because they don’t trust their incompetence, it is that simple. When you don’t let everyone know what is going on, it is because you can’t trust them with all the information. Well, this shows you the level of confidence they have for themselves. This GOAL, and it is a goal, not a steadfast rule or regulation, may be used when everyone can make it back by the goal time. However, if ANY violation of Art. 8 happens while quoting a mandatory 5 o’clock window, the steward should file a grievance immediately against moronagement. Since there is no WINDOW cited in the Nat. Agreement, but Art. 8 is, I would say that it would be a slam dunk to get the ODL’s and PTF’s their 10 hrs pay. Remember too, during the moratorium no ODL or PTF can be casing PM mail outside of their own route. Only regulars may case on their route. The ODL’s and PTF’s may case on any open route but not on any regular’s route. Check the M-1509, second letter of transmittal. No office assistance will be provided. File a grievance immediately if the supervisor orders this. The first filing should be a cease and desist. The second should be a non-compliance grievance, willful and blatant violation, and seek monetary remedies. Hit em where it hurts! Get some carriers paid for their ignorance or blatant disregard! What bothers me is that carriers are now returning to the office, running in to scan in before 5 or punch in on the clock, and then going out to empty their vehicles. What are you thinking? So you take off street time from your route each day so management can make their numbers, while you are invalidating your own street time? Why not just ask management to add to your route now, instead of when they go back and look at YOUR clock rings and show your route 15 minutes shorter each day than you state. It’s YOUR rings so how could it be wrong! Then you’ll scream at the steward to do something about YOUR ignorance and how could management do that to you, you were helping them out?!! |
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See where I’m going with this? You only screw
yourself. You make management happy twice.
First, they see you being dumb enough to shorten
your own street time, then they stick you with
your clock rings later down the line and add to
your route. They are smiling the whole time
while you yell at the steward on how could this
happen to you. Now you make the steward’s life
hell for your own mistakes. The carriers must
know that clocking in early will not fair well
for them, but they still do it. Why? Because
they don’t want to get hassled for being a few
minutes late to a GOAL, not a mandatory window,
but a GOAL. They avoid the immediate hassles for
ones later down the line. You can’t win. Do the
route like you would on inspection. As soon as
you know you will be even a few minutes late,
call in and notify management. Put the burden on
their shoulders. They must make the decision on
what to do. OT or bring it back…let them decide
and any fault is with them. Different situations
can affect your call on the street on a day to
day basis, so let them carry the burden of OT or
not. But you must call to relieve the burden
from you to them, otherwise you can get hit with
unauthorized OT.
Remember that this is a goal, not a mandate. If management tells you it is and violates any Art. 8 provisions, file a grievance immediately. B team say last dispatch truck out of the station or last carrier back sets the window of operations, not any arbitrary time picked out of thin air by moronagement! As a GOAL, it’s fine. As a mandate it’s Hogwash! Don’t you wish management would take half the time to learn the contract than the time they take to harass us? Just a thought. Remember… BE INFORMED! BE PROFESSIONAL! BE UNION! Denny Belden Back to: The Belden Factor Article Selection | PEN Home |
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