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Equipment/Bid Blocking By Jeff Riddell, Vice President
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF LOOKING AROUND REGULARLY FOR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT? WELL, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. HAMPERS ARE NOT BEING PURCHASED, NOR ARE THEY BEING FIXED AND RETURNED TO OUR OFFICES. GPC’S ARE CONSTANTLY SHORT; U-CARTS ARE PRECIOUS COMMODITIES NOT TO BE LEFT UNATTENDED, OR YOU WILL FIND THE CONTENTS THAT WERE LEFT IN IT LAYING ON THE FLOOR, WITH THE CART GONE. MORE AND MORE CRAFT MEMBERS ARE HAVING WORDS WITH ONE ANOTHER (NOT GOOD ONES) ABOUT WHO TOOK THEIR EQUIPMENT. IT IS NOT WORTH GETTING INTO A FIGHT OVER, YET IT IS HAPPENING. ARTICLE 15 SAYS THAT “A GRIEVANCE IS DEFINED AS A DISPUTE, DISAGREEMENT OR COMPLAINT BETWEEN THE PARTIES RELATED TO WAGES, HOURS, AND THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.” THE LACK OF MATERIAL TO DO THE JOB IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT. GRIEVE IT! IT IS NOT A CURE ALL, BUT IT IS BETTER THAN GETTING IN A CONFRONTATION. BID BLOCKING WAS ADDRESSED IN THE 1994 NATIONAL AGREEMENT. PENALTIES WERE PUT IN PLACE, BUT APPARENTLY NOT HARSH ENOUGH TO STOP THE UNDERMINING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF SENIORITY. IT IS HAPPENING IN ALL OF OUR CITIES, NOT RAMPANTLY, BUT ENOUGH TO HURT THOSE BEING BLOCKED OUT. PEOPLE KNOW WHEN IT OCCURS, SO DON’T THINK IT GOES UNSEEN. JUST REMEMBER THE OLD AXIOM, “WHAT GOES AROUND EVENTUALLY COMES AROUND.” HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FEEL WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN? THEN THERE ARE THE BID PROSTITUTES…..THOSE WHO CLOCK A BID FOR THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF MONEY…..YOU KNOW, THOSE WHO…....WELL, ENOUGH SAID…...YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IT IS JUST PLAIN WRONG, END OF STORY. STOP IT!!! WE SHALL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO YOU, AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO ALL. MY CELL PHONE NUMBER IS 954-594-2400. |
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