Unite - A Union of ............

You may, or may not, remember (I hadn't) that I had chased Unite again.

Initially I had a promising sounding response

http://mikeyvtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/unite-responds.html

But it didn't last long

http://mikeyvtheworld.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/unite-update.html

Despite a couple of chasers, I have still received sweet FA.

This does nothing to change my opinion that Albert Graham & the Union were paid off by UPS.

Further backed up by the fact that I never received any details (as I requested) of Albert's report to the Police, nor a visit from the boys in blue.

Having now, briefly remembered, I've sent them another e-mail


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Compensation, Davis style

D. Scott Davis Executive Compensation As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC, D. Scott Davis made $10,694,321 in total compensation. Of this total $1,049,703 was received as a salary $426,034 was received as a bonus $463,675 was received in stock options, $8,714,617 was awarded as stock and $40,292 came from other types of compensation. This information is according to proxy statements filed for the 2012 fiscal year $10,694,321 in 2012 By my googling I make the lowest exchange rate 1.54, which equates to the princely sum of £6,944,364 That average exchange rate for the year was 1.58, which equates to £6,768,557 That's not bad for being dishonest. I wonder what he'd get if he was being honest? Probably less as this would affect the profits. £7 million eh? Remember that figure The Teamsters say UPS CEO Scott Davis is a prime example of the inequality between what a CEO makes and what the average worker makes. He makes in one hour what a worker makes over the course of a year. "All UPS seems concerned about is profit. UPS hourlies are pushed to their max and real safety concerns do not exist anymore. "UPS ought to put people before profit and employee safety and customer satisfaction first." - See more at: http://www.tdu.org/news/ceos-got-pay-raise-how-about-you#sthash.oCzeuWzM.dpuf

UPS v DHL, working time directive

Part of an e-mail sent out by DHL this week. Just to show that DHL have the same interpretation on the law as I do.

For clarification on working time directive, a break MUST be taken whilst out on route and within the first 6 hours and must be a minimum of 30 minutes (we build 60 minutes in to the RDT / MRM). 

Now why do UPS CONTINUE to think that they are exempt from this directive?

Talking of UPS safety

	UPS (@UPS)
27/09/2013 14:30 "We have 110,000 drivers, log 3 billion miles a year & average less than 1 accident per 1 million miles.” bit.ly/18teX02

I wonder how UPS work that one out?

In 2011, if I remember correctly, which is quiet possibly unlikely given the current state of my memory, and I can't be bothered looking for the paperwork. Quiet possible it may be with my solicitor anyway.

Where was I? UPS. Accidents. UK. 2011.

I think that there were at least 1200. Just in the UK alone, and these were just the ones that were declared. Remember even the safety department tried to hide some of the figures (Manager was sacked or demoted)

The UK is just a tiny proportion of UPS's worldwide employees, so just which figures did they use?

I have asked...........I'm still waiting for a reply.

More from the NTSB

Strict enforcement??

What could distract UPS drivers? Bullying?

You have to act, not just talk about a safety culture, NTSB on safety

When it comes to safety, UPS are found sadly lacking.

	NTSB (@NTSB)
19/09/2013 16:45 It will take much more than simply changing the laws, it will also take strict enforcement and education to save lives. #NTSBMWL#ItCanWait

	NTSB (@NTSB)
19/09/2013 17:04 The more voices who can speak against distracted driving, the faster we can bring an end to it. #NTSBMWL#ItCanWait

UPS IT Dept - Keeping the fraud alive

	UPS (@UPS)
25/09/2013 14:07 UPS avoids left turns for safety & sustainability. IT provides optimum routes that have saved 10 million gallons of gas! #UPSsusty

This would be the same IT Department responsible for the fraudulent DIAD programming.

I wonder which saves more money, the number of fraudulent POD's or the saved fuel? Bear in mind this practice has been sustained for many years. Probably since the DIAD's inception.

& add another driver to the list of those saying that the DIAD has not been reprogrammed since I left the Company. 

Glassdoor

Comment from Glassdoor 

“3 yrs union, 5 management, should have stayed union.”

Part Time Supervisor (Former Employee)

 Ontario, CA

I worked at UPS part-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Co-Workers were amazing, still stay in touch.

Cons – Management is racially biased, sexually harassing, oblivious to ethics.

Advice to Senior Management – Listen to your people.

Oblivious to ethics

And another

Cons – The hours for managers are very, very long. Working with union employees and the inability of holding them accountable becomes something of a running joke. 100+ late occurrences and you STILL cannot fire an hourly? Really?
Chicago politics would have a tough time keeping up with the shenanigans here. Don't cross your boss or you will end up in Siberia driving a package car.

Siberia?

Driving a package car?

Not just me then

Hello number 77, Ghana

Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS took over as head of state in early 2009, but he died in July 2012 and was succeeded by his vice president John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won a December 2012 special presidential election.

Davis needs a payrise

	HuffPostBiz (@HuffPostBiz)
19/09/2013 17:15 These CEO's make HOW MUCH compared to their workers?! huff.to/1esmWR8

UPS hypocrite Davis is lagging behind.
He needs to stay up in the CEO pecking order

Read the article Here

UPS v. NTSB

UPS love spouting phrases like this.

It's a pity that like most things, UPS are all hot air and bullshit when it comes to safety over productivity

	NTSB (@NTSB)
10/09/2013 14:10 Hersman: NTSB has investigated many accidents where a weak, non-existent or misguided culture has contributed to disaster. #ntsbforum

	NTSB (@NTSB)
11/09/2013 14:26 David Barger: Combatting complacency is the real battle in maintaining an effective safety culture. #ntsbforum

	NTSB (@NTSB)
11/09/2013 15:29 Robert Sumwalt: Safety shouldn't be just a priority, it should be a value that is in the very DNA of an organization. #ntsbforum

	NTSB (@NTSB)
11/09/2013 14:11 David Barger: You can't not have a safety culture. There will be a safety culture, the only question is what kind it will be. #ntsbforum

RBPF v UPS

From Jeffery Deavers new (ish) book the kill room

The RBPF did have a rather impressive logo, promising the citizens of the islands courage, integrity and loyalty. Where on earth could you find all three of these in one tidy package?

It wouldn't be UPS would it :-)

Another dodgy UPS tweet

Granted you may be able to track your delivery, but due to UPS fraud, you may find that the status of your parcel may show as "delivered" when in fact you are still standing at the door waiting for it to arrive. (And it could still be a long wait, it depends how far you are away from the previous delivery)
See previous posts on how to stop the clock on the DIAD.
I may create a new label to make it easy for you to find.

	UPS UK (@UPS_UK)
09/09/2013 08:01 Check the status of your #parcel delivery the hi-tech way - use our fast online tracking system ups.com/tracking/track…

Delivering your healthcare products?

When?

See above.

	UPS (@UPS)
10/09/2013 13:03 You can trust UPS to safely deliver your #healthcare products when and how they should be: bit.ly/13fpyOf

Values

Classic tweet from UPS about staying true to values, what would they know? Core values? It's all smoke and mirrors, as I've shown
UPS UK @UPS_UK   #UKsme 'Staying true to our values has helped the business grow' says @Moorishhumous bit.ly/178fHJe       04:32 PM - 15 Sep 13

More fraud confirmed

Having travelled around this week, it would seem that UPS drivers in Hull and the Meden drivers in Grimsby are all of the same opinion. DIAD fraud continues.
The reward for not investigating that, is promotion to President of UPS Europe.
But of course Cindy thinks I'm questioning her intelligence. We'll see.
That's not a threat, because it is something that is already in motion, though taking longer than I expected.

Chalk up a few more to my witness list.

Reward for fraud

Cindy Miller, President of UPS Europe;visited UPS Turkey&met with Women Leadership Development Committee.@ups @upsers pic.twitter.com/whe4rz5UU8

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Did I say...

Add one?

Yet another one yesterday.

Not only that he was telling me about the drivers "fiddling" the times on their DIADS to show breaks that haven't been taken.


Of course, I must be making all this up.




But, of course, I'm not

UPS customer service

	Amy (@photographamy)
30/08/2013 17:44 @MikeWhiteheadSB @UPS_UK funnily enough haven't had a reply, or any answers to the 5 or so messages I've left.

Hi Amy

A few extracts from the UPS policy book for you to quote to UPS. The Policy Book seems to have been removed from the site. There is also a link to the UPS Code of Business Conduct

UPS Policy Book

Our Management
Our company is guided by a Board of Directors. On behalf of the shareowners, our Board is committed to act in the best interests of our employees, our customers, and the general public.

It is every person's responsibility to promote fairness in the workplace and develop mutual trust among all UPS people. We do this through strong leadership skills fostered by honest relationships, a recognition of the value a diverse workforce brings to our company, and a commitment to helping each person reach his or her fullest potential.

We manage our business in compliance with all the applicable laws and regulations of the countries in which we operate and in accordance with our company's high standards of business conduct. All employees are expected to comply with the Code of Business Conduct, which is essential to maintaining our reputation for honesty, quality, and integrity. Also, it is each employee's responsibility to report to the company any situation where our standards or the laws are being violated. Any employee disclosing, in good faith, violations or suspected violations of legal or UPS business standards will not be subjected to retaliation or
retribution. Likewise, failure to comply with the provisions of the UPS Code of Business Conduct will not be tolerated.

OUR VALUES
Our enduring beliefs
We believe that integrity and excellence are the core of all we do.

We Do What We Promise.
Our customers expect us to meet our commitments; they will not excuse us for doing less. Customers must always feel that they can rely upon our word. We should always be as flexible as possible in meeting our customers' needs but not make promises we cannot keep. It is better to tell customers that we cannot do something rather than to lead them to believe we will do it and then fail. The principle of never promising more than we can do applies to every phase of our business lives, as individuals
and as a company. If we fail to meet a commitment, we should admit it.

We Give Immediate Attention to Complaints.
Complaints present opportunities to correct problems. They often show us how we can improve our service. Customers should never be reluctant to bring a complaint to us. We investigate complaints promptly and from the viewpoint of our customers. We assume at the outset that the complaints or suggestions are justified and make this clear to our customers. If investigation shows that the person complaining was in error, we tactfully report our findings. It is important to correct errors quickly so as to remove the source of irritation. To the extent possible, we should avoid the question of who is at fault. We review actions taken on complaints at appropriate levels of our organization.

We Promptly Answer and Follow Up on All Inquiries.
Well-trained people answer all inquiries quickly and courteously. We regard each inquiry as an opportunity to enhance our reputation as an excellent service provider. We respond promptly to every inquiry, even if we are able to give only an interim report or reports, or able to say only that we are working on the inquiry. This makes it clear to our customers that the matter is receiving attention. Prompt action and concern strengthen our customers' confidence in us.

We Settle Claims Fairly and Promptly.
We investigate and settle claims for lost or damaged merchandise without delay. Most claims result from imperfections in our service. We accept blame when there is a doubt. Our greatest efforts should be directed toward avoiding the need for claims. Our customers much prefer to have their packages delivered than
to have the dollars resulting from claims.

What you can't read is the braille font which says that customers and employees are not covered by the Policy Book

Add another on DIAD fraud

UPS employee rang me yesterday, one of the things he told me was what every other driver was saying. You can still cheat on timed deliveries with the DIAD.
I must keep a record of all these drivers......Oh, I have, on here.