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Strange and profound truths By Carolyn Pierce, President Same old, Same old... Another hurricane, another stack of problems...it's not enough that we contend with our problems at home after a storm but to have to compound those worries with pay issues at work is really sad. I believe that most of the South Florida District management was trying to pay their employees the right administrative leave after Katrina but there are those who believe that this money is coming out of their own pocket and if they shave a few bucks off "for the service" it will gain them...what...respect from their boss...a bigger bonus at the end of the year...hidden labor costs...laziness...or they could care less about their co-workers. There are many reasons, at all levels of the postal service, that employees do not do their jobs. We as union officials become frustrated just like you. If you do not tell us about a problem we can't fix it and sometimes it becomes too late when we do find out. You have 14 days from the date of an incident or from when you found out about an issue to file a grievance. If you do not have a steward in your office, call 954-792-2161 and request one, (actually you should have your supervisor call and request one). Just do something and stop allowing management to walk all over you. If you're afraid that's okay...let us be your mouthpieces. Just give us a chance to do our job. And the circle goes around... Diane Calfee, a window clerk at Chapel Lakes, has been instrumental over the past year in the local phone card program. Phone cards are sold to employees, as well as, customers and sent to our soldiers serving overseas. Well, the circle just goes around and around. Two days after Katrina hit Mississippi; Diane received a call from the Mother of 2nd Lt. Patrick Scanlon who is currently serving in Iraq. He is attached to the 1-155th Mississippi National Guard deployed in the "Death Triangle," Iraq. He received a box of our phone cards form Chapel Lakes (approximately 130 cards) and she personally wanted to thank us. Her son gave the cards out to his fellow servicemen. His Mom said that the servicemen are using the cars to call home to check on their relatives in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama to see how they are after this horrible storm. A final thought from a Southern girl... Southerners never refer to one person as "Y'all." Peace, CJP |
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