Thank you! You began the month by enduring extreme heat challenges. That has always been taken for granted by management, but now it’s more challenging to get people to come to work, let alone work through heat exhaustion. Last year, management was found to have lied about giving the required heat related training (HIPP). I hope every office received this vital training. It should not take the death of a carrier for management to do what is right.
The tougher the situation becomes, the more we must stay united. It’s so easy to turn on one another when management fails to do their job. In fact, it’s hard to resist the temp tation to succumb to “Stockholm Syndrome”- type activity. We should not be in the business of instructing other carriers what to do or chastising carriers for calling out sick.
Management chose these carriers, but fails to provide proper guidance when necessary. The M-39, Section 115 provides basic rules management must follow before resorting to discipline.
Management typically says, “I am not a babysitter.” Well, WTF do you think you are? You are a combination of secretary/babysitter. Many of our carriers need real supervision instead of “stupervison.”
NALC has negotiated many processes that protect the rights of our brethren. Don’t ever fall for the okey dokey that makes us feel bad for exercising our rights while attempting to hold us accountable for our responsibilities (except for the people who need it).
As more of our carriers retire, the more mindful we must be to our ever-changing work force. The day we give up on our less experienced carriers is the day we lose our way! I’m not saying it’s not hard, I’m saying our members are always worth fighting for. But carriers deserve our tough love as well.
#StayUnited,ThatsTheUltimateChallenge
