Not only are they out there, they've just started doing it! I asked a scheduling manager when the "new" policies would go int effect, and was told probably Monday(Jan. 12th, 2009), but surprise! 3 people, on just my team of under 20, got tardies today! One person went over his break by 31 seconds so it was rounded up to show 16 minutes! Yesterday, you had a 4 minute "grace" period approximately, which the company says we never had, to 31 seconds and you get a tardy occurrence! On top of the fact that the goals have been RIDICULOULSY high, AND they're now charging us tax on any award we get, AND SC's got their first raise in 10 years, of .52 cents an hour, but have to pay $42.00 more health care not to mention the co-pays going up..........sounds like they want to get rid of us you know? Time to rename the company to BEND OVER!!!!! 

 

This sounds like the system that was in place when I was a directory assistance operator in '73.  Even then the company had the ability to see when you came to work, ready to work by plugging into the board.  Yes, you were tardy if you weren't plugged in taking calls at the start of your shift, at the end of your break... the load dictated the number of people who had to available.  Having calls in queue was forbidden, because that meant people weren't being served when they needed service.  It may seem extremely anal on the part of the company to do something like this, but it came about because far too many customers are waiting, there were a few employees who abused their start, break and lunch times, remembering to return on time.  They are squeezing as much cost out of the business as possible to the point of ridiculous, shifting costs on a variety of things, ie health insurance.  But the health insurance issue was well publicized during contract negotiations, not just once, but twice.  Nothing change from the first offer to the second go round and it was ratified.  Collectively, we have agreed to that cost shift.    With the increase in healthcare costs, gas, etc. this contract provided no real increase in wages.  The monitoring of all employee activities and how they choose to deal with the results will probably end up costing them more money than what they'll save.  Work smart.  Make sure you have a steward present at any and all discussions around productivity, attendance (tardies), performance... any issue.  Preface any request by your manager with "Will or could anything we talk about be used for disciplinary action?"  If the answer is yes, ask for a steward and let them know when the steward is present then you'll have the meeting.  Weingarten, Weingarten, Weingarten.  Then file the grievances.  Keep statement of occurance forms at your desk so you can fill them out.  Every member of your crew ought to have at least two or three blank ones.  Again, fill them out and file them with your nearest steward.  Get the tracking numbers and follow their progress.  These actions will end up costing the company more in lost time and wages than they ever dreamt of.  Use your union to get the results you want and need.

where can we get these "statement of occurance "forms from?are they available @ the hall?

Here's a form.....if all else fails......save it to your computer an you should be able to edit it and put in your local.

here is the answer fromsome fellow employees and mullet head stewarts. do waht you need to do. If a tech it pays well. Just show up early stock the truck drink coffee. Then ready for the day. Me union stewart ujnion time as needed to protect ur lazy asses. I come early stay ;ate and stock on my time. best job i ever had. Almost like semi cox management.

Yes threaten of course. But wink ok. A running truck out of the crew room door to run to in the morning. after the few minute meeting in the morning. MIRALE. The crew union stewards truck inclided. That is hat set me the most off. Union steward we need to do what is needeed.

They care nothing about accurate time. Boot times on some of the computers take forver. Get there ahead of time and just do it and be available at start time. Sort of like management. You are well paid suck it up we have 1,000 more in waiting. Plus union knows it. u leave another new union paying member replaces u so good night.

Typical management mentality or some really good drugs?