Checking my marked-up schedule (posted March 31-April 6)

Around 11:45AM Thursday April 3, 2008

The purpose of this blog is for my future reference on what really happened to me in UT Packaging Department about my marked up scheduled posted this week.(Usually they post the new schedule Friday previous the following work week).

WHAT: Marked-Up Schedule (A Mistake, A dirty tricks again or a BIG TRAP!)
WHERE: Michael Connors Corner (Office)
WHEN: Around 11:45 AM 04.03.2008
WHO: Michael Connors, Tony Serrato & Cris Norton

The purpose of this blog is for my future reference on what happened to me today in UT.

Because of the information that I gathered from some people (Steve, Ernie, Fred? & Nath) based on the scheduled posted, I am supposed to work this week. Although I had a call from Michael C. last Tuesday night April 9, 2008 around 5:30PM that I'll be back next Wednesday (although at first he told me May 9). I had a doubt.

So I decided to check my schedule to clear up everything and see (Michael C.) him personally and asked him & get things right, avoid any undesireable circumstances because of miscommunication!

To my surprise !

It is true I am supposedly to work this week based on the posted marked up.

But I think he doesn't like my presence there because they forcibly threw me out in the premises & feel threatenend.

They are violating my freedom of speech the right to express myself and the right to know what is behind this, they don't want to hear any word from me as Michael C. said to me.

I know they are setting again another trap for me and this time I saw personally that "If it's a mistake, why is it that it is still posted (they usually post the schedule Friday afternoon) and it is been six (6) days and they have not corrected it!

" TO THEM THAY HAVE A BAD INTENTION ON THIS AND THEY CAN USE THIS AGAINST ME IN THE FUTURE!" They want to make it sure next time they can hook me!!!

My co -workers usually doesn't take this a big deal because they don't want to lose their job.

I understand that but if you had a mistake on filling on your time card thay make it a big deal and put you in trouble and messed up your job, your life & your family.

They don't care about you!!!

And this is your future to them!

Anyway as a fully recall, here is what happened this day:

I just wanna ask Michael C. why my name is on the mark up this week although told me over the phone I'll be back Wednesday, April 9 start time at 8:30AM (First shift).

But before I finished my question, he turned red and gave me no answer and told me arrogantly that he doesn't need any word from me or any because...because from me (and this is actually his words!).

And even said "Now you want to communicate?"
Angrily said "I want you to leave the building NOW & be back on April 9 at 8:30AM...I said NOW...Do understand that? And threatened me that if I will not leave the premises right away my suspension will be longer and even charged me for insubordination.

And even heard the word "You are a jerk! or you want to jerk around with me!"

In reply, I dont say anything, keep silent & try to be in control with the situation. And trying to listen carefully every words he is saying.

And then Cris Norton escorted me and said " Do you know that if you are suspended you should not come here!"

I don't say any word or replied to him just walked out and left the building silently!!!

I really want to go down to Human Resources and report everything but instead I went straight to the Union Office and saw some papers on "How they fired people on the pressroom!" Usually because of occurences/attendance, tardy & others. And this is why I decided to check my schedule this week.

*FOOTNOTE:

Don't forget to click the title link there are more things to reflect and to consider from Bishop Sheen talking about REVEALING TRUTH!

For record purposes: This is to protect myself on any trap that they are trying to set up with me in the future.

I thanked George Huber, Dwight Wilson (a.k.a.Sinbad), Ernie Bayalan, Fred Perez & Steve Piglowski for their concern, moral support and advice!

Witness my presence in the premises were James (old Indian friend, Rick Paul, Armando even told my friend Ernie that he saw me today and I was being escorted by Cris Norton while leaving.

April Fool's Call from M. C.

Between 5:30PM & 6:00PM (Private Number)

Today I received a phone call from Mr.Michael Connors informing me that I can go back to work on May 9. (WHAT A PRANK!!!)

I asked him "May 9? "

He said " Yes, May 9!"

I told him "Michael, now is the Month of April (???)

"Ow I'm sorry it's April 9 next week on Wednesday!" he replied.

"So do you have any changes on start time? We usually start 8:30AM, at first shift." I told him. "So, if there is any changes in schedule hope you informed me." I added.

"Oh yes and see you!" he said

And I said "Thank you and see you on May 9, one week from now! "

"No it's April 9, Now you're confused or hooked???"(whatever I really didn't hear the last word correctly! )

And then said "Thank you and see you then!"

He said that they still need to talk to me!

And we both hanged up!

I called Steve P. and Sinbad to give them and update and advised me to talk to the lawyer tomorrow Richard Prochazka. And Steve told me that I was up on the marked up this week, Just wondering they extend my suspension for one more week.

Steve told me that all they want is to hurt you financially!

(An economic sabotage? Economic sanction?Whatever...whatever???)

And that is right! An that's all about it!

So, I am back for my fight!!! "YOU CANNOT WIN THE WAR IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE BATTLEFIELD!"

I also believed that "YOU MUST CHOOSE YOUR BATTLE WISELY!"

Because "LIFE IS SO TRICKY! BE SMART!!!"

"BE SMART BY DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING FROM NOW ON!"

I THANKED JESUS, MY SAVIOUR...I TRUST IN YOU, AMEN, AMEN & AMEN!

THE 3 O'CLOCK HABIT (Divine Mercy Chaplet)

LESSONS TO BE LEARNED:


Some Tips on Dealing Harrasment @ Work

1. RELAX, BE PROFFESIONAL & FEEL CONFIDENT. Listen first and let him (them) talk and talk as long as they want....ask him if is he's done and listen to every word he says and used it against him.
2. Have this opening phrase...I dont want to go down to your level
3. Talk low and slowly. Deny the accusation, just say I don'tknow what you are talkin about, and feel firm, relax and confident. Look straight!
4. If he continues to talk and question you. Tell him if he has a problem with you, invite him in the office and ask a union rep with you!
5. Have a witness with you and try to document everything everyday by giving a written report of what happened & give them a copy (be sure that they received it (signed if possible). And have your own copy for your personal record/file.
6. Be sure to log everything in hand.
7. Asked them everything if they said you are suspended verbally go down to human resources and document everything. And be smart...use all your senses because they are all crooked, this is how they run this place.
8. They are building an empire. It's a modern form of slavery. Yes, it is a shame to America.

Ang katuwiran at ang katotohanan

Dahil sa takbo ng makabagong panahon
Hindi biro ang hirap
Itaguyod lamang,
Ang pangaraw-araw na pangangailangan

Maraming tao ay nanainisin pang
Maging bulag, bingi, manhid at maging api
Kaysa ipaglaban ang kanyang karapatan
Tungo sa pagbabago at ipapaglaban ang katuwiran

Sino ba ang bakla?

Sino ba ang sip-sip sa company?

Sino ba ang supot?

Sino ba ang chupa ng chupa?

Sino ba ang chicken?

May pakpak di naman makalipad

O kawawang ibon

Halos tatlong buwan lang buhay sa mundo!

Dedo ang pobre, ang labas at lechong manok
Sa hapag-kainan ang sinapit ng kapalaran ng buhay!

Nguni't di tayo manok
Tayo ay tao kagaya din nila
Na dapat igalang ang ating karapatan

Higit sa lahat ang harapin ng buong tapang
At alamin ang katotohanan

Ang tunay na demokrasya ay
Ang pakikipaglaban ng habang buhay
Na dapat igalang ang kanyang karapatang pang-tao

Lahat tayo ay may pananagutan
Pananagutan sa lipunan at sa sangkatauhan

Upang mabuhay ang bawa't isa sa atin
Nang may kapayapaan sa sarili

At kanyang karapatang lumigaya!

Mangarap ng magandang bukas para sa kanyang pamilya!

March 17, 2008 Another Dirty Tricks (in Tag-lish)

To my surprise, today Michael Connors (Packaging Department Manager) & Lamont Monroe ( Senior Human Resources Officer) called me in a private meeting in the third floor.

Again another dirty tricks!

As usual procedure tinanong ako ng ganito. "Do you know why you are here?" Lamont asked me.

I answered "I don't know!" And I asked "Why?"

He asked me "Do you remember any incident between you & Alex last Monday March 17, 2008?"

I told them "No!" and I asked "What incident?"

They told me that Alex reported me that we have an argument and I am trying to brush him with the forklift. (NOTE* similar dirty tricks has been applied to Ernie-Enrique & Lily-Jeff)

AGAIN...WHAT A FALSE ACCUSATION AGAINST ME!!!

AND I SAID "DO YOU THINK I CAN DO THAT....TRYING TO HURT AND ALMOST KILLING SOMEBODY WITH A FORKLIFT?" Oh My God...that is a serious crime if it happened, it is a murder!

"DO YOU THINK I AM THAT BAD?"

I really don't recall how they replied to my questions because I am really shocked!

That moment personally Lamont Monroe is almost concluding and buying what Alex has reported to them. This is how he does everytime he investigates every situation and protects them.

He even told me they have a lot witnesses on the incident that saw & even heard everything.

Because of this I demanded to have a witness with me or a union rep before giving them what I remember that day. Because they have collected a lot of signatures from co -workers to dis-certify the union recently, they refuse my demand to have a witness in the meeting. And the case now is in court. The charge against them is "Unfair Labor Practice!" And now they can do anything to us. Now our status is like an open water we are just waiting for the result of the case.

And for my protection I always told them "I Don't know anything about their talking about but they both try to squeeze me on that moment."

For me this is what happenned that day Monday March 12, 2008 2nd shift Packaging Department.

I saw him sitting on the break area before the third shift started.

He was always staring at me and as usual trying to give me a dirty look, like before and trying to intimidate me by chasing and telling me a lot of tagalog phrase like
"Ano, kaya mo pa ba?"( "Now what...can you still bear it?") and"Bakla ka eh, bakla ka eh...(.'you're gay...you're gay!")I really don't buy that anyway( I also remember he harassed a guy named Bong in the bathroom!)

By this time I noticed his doing this act when nobody is around and no one will see us.

Lamont even told me that Alex said "Do you have a problem with me?" And this is his usual phrase!!!

(He also uttered these words to Leonor before "Ano ba ang problema mo?")

I don't think he said these words that time.

And he (Lamont) said that I said a phrase like " Are you a marine?"

And even if I asked him "Are you a Marine?" what's wrong with that, anyway?

It is only my spontaneous reply to his insulting Tagalog Phrases "Kaya mo pa ba?....Bakla, bakla!!!" which Lamont didn't mentioned and create another phrases.

I know he doesn't want me to be there on the 2nd shift that day and it surprises him much.

For me, he is getting very personal and feel upset everytime he sees me ( and even Lamont said Alex is upset with me that day which I don't know why?)

Because of what happened before between us, I stayed working on the first shift. It is good even if we had that two rebidding proccess I still keep my schedule working in the morning. Except situation like this.

Professionally, Nick asked me if I can make it that Holy Monday March 17, 2008 because everybody will be off on Easter Sunday, which we both agreed and do my job accordingly.

And as much as possible I am trying to avoid him to stay out of trouble

PROVOKING ME

That day, I notice he's always chasing me and everytime he gets close to me he always want me to engage in an argument by talking a lot of tagalog phrases that will provoke or upset me. And hopefully put me in trouble like this. And get rid out of me.

Because I learn my lessons from the past. And the way the pro-union treat them everyday I should keep my patience with these people.

I really ignore him as much as possible meaning I don't want to talk to him except if it is job related.

In fact that day while I was standing on the isle between System 1 & 2 ( I am assigned to 2 machines as a forklift driver that day) while watching 7 monitoring my both inserts, he tried to bump me lightly on my shoulder. Unfortunately nobody saw this.

Although this does not not hurt me much, it is enough that I noticed that somebody was behind me. And when I turned it was him and again intimidating me by his dirty looks and murmuring.

Because he was trying to engaged me into trouble, I always tried to be with my co- workers and be visible to others. So that if anything happens there will be a witness of any untowards incidents between us.

Which I think he doesn't like that and really make him upset. And try to create again his own false story fo that incident that will put me as I said in a sticky situation like this. These are all lies. This is again another form of harassment and intimidation and try to tell everybody that I want him to get hurt by brushing the forklift to him.

They always use the safety issue against us like speeding, brushing with the forklift & dirty tricks to intimidate & harass us.

Well in fact some of my co-workers are speeding & did hit somebody, break or vulgarized some company's property but they don't do anything and never suspended.

These people are they own people who almost not doing anything everyday , tolerates them and giving them special treatment.

This is a descrimination.

On the latest issues especially on that DST Sunday a lot people were late but they don't do any disciplinary actions like suspension. Again, this is descrimination against me.

There was a time that he stood & leaning on the railing on the center with the PC booth and trying to intimidate me while I'm working.

I got off on my forklift & even tried to shake his hands which he didn't and refused.

And this is how I am, everytime I seemy frineds and other co workers on the floor I always shake their hands and greet them.

I really don't know why he was on my working area. Well in fact he should start on the third shift and work on a different machine.

Just to recall ( and I've documented (blogged) this too!)...I remember an incident with him with the other guy named Cris Valse about hitting or slapping him on the shoulder on system 2, and Ernie will testify this. And even the complainant Cris told everything to Andy through me.

I wonder why they still keep Alex on this job.

He was also involved with the firing of Joseph Misa, years ago.

Leonor complained about his attitude and harassing her years back.

Four years ago I had a problem with him because of harassing me.

But although I have a lot witnesses they still protect this guy and keep his job and did not have a fair investigation & due process of this incident, they always put & documented incident that is not true.

Instead they put on records things thay that will protect them. And this is how smart they are!

I remembered he also tried to block my forklift by his cart that day and then he went up to the control room.

And it is good I am on stop and talking to David C. about our work, we talked anything anyway.

I even told David to be beside me because Alex is trying to chase me, intimidate and harassing me by talking a lot in Tagalog and giving me some dirty looks.

He even tried to whisper a word to David while we are working. Honestly, I don't know what he said to David. This happened near the Secondary Delivery of System 1 near M hopper.

And when I am about to go home,. he again yelling at me "Bakla...bakla!" which I gnored and instead said "Goodbye!" to Steve and his friend on B Press.

I hope the cameras are working this time in the Packaging Department to reveal the truth on what really happened that day!

On this meeting I demanded to have a witness or a Union Rep with me but they ignored me.

That is why I keep repeating to them I don't know anything about what happened that day. It is not that I don't recall or don't remember anything, I am not that stupid.

Without any a union rep to witness that meeting...I don't give them any words and I will not give them any story because I don't trust and buy their game.

What they want is to get you into trap that everything & anything you say will go against you and they will play & roll out their dirty game.

That's why I keep telling them "I don't know about that!" " I don't know what you are talking about!"

And even told them, this is really unfair I don't have anybody or a witness with that meeting.

And Lamont always asking me "You mean you don't recall or remember anything?" And told me"How come a lot of people saw what happen?" and He added "How come you're the only one who doesn't know about this?" And even said that they have people who will testify that this incident happened.

I know that time they are really upset for not giving them any input.

So Michael & Lamont asked me that they need to step out for a minute in the room. And when they come back they told me I am suspended indefinitely without any pay because of further investigation of the incident, Michael said.

This is just giving me a hard time financially like they suspended me almost 2 years ago for insubordination which is lie. Now it is the same dirty tricks. And it is all because I believe in my basic human right, the right to have a union.

I told them it's unfair.

And lastly Michael Connors told me they will call me as soon as possible.

I keep telling them the bottom line is all about the union thing which they always deny!

Take note the meeting take place 10 Days after!
And there is no way I would kill or hurt anybody with the forklift, this is no joke!!!
And they didn't give me my first break I clocked in 8:30 AM and they sent me home 11:15AM...more than 2 1/2 hours straight!
Actually it is almost 11:25AM and before I went home I asked Michael about my weekly paycheck and we went in the office they can't find my weekly paycheck because Pam C. has it, Tony S. informed us.

Union Tribune's ruthless campaign against workers' rights.When UT employees attempt to stand up for themselves and try to form a union, we face threats, propaganda, discrimination, intimidation, harassment and even firings. It's wrong, and it's got to stop now!!!

Job Assignment

Sabi nga ng kaibigan Kong Dwight Wilson a.k.a Sinbad...mas mabuti kung araw-araw ay magawa mong iblog o irecord ang iyong job assignment at ang kanilang sinasabi sa yo. So at ito nga ang gagawin ko ngayon.
Kahapon at ngayon (March 5& 6) ako ay naka-assign sa hopper at ito ay may ilang araw ko na ring napapansin. Gayung ako ay packager2 at ang kanilang layunin ay pahirapan ka at ang mga kasama ko o kaya paghiwalay-hilayin (divide ( conquer)o de-moralize kaya.Napansin ko rin na isang forklift driver ang naka-assign sa isang machine which is very unsafe the way they run the machine. Katunayan nagrereklamo sa akin si Ernie Bayalan sapagkat di man lang tumutulong ang iba kagaya ng operator o kaya ay si Saul.
Kahapon ay appraisal ko na sa akin ay talagang hinaharass nila ako sapagkat sa tagal ko sa company na ito bakit dalawa ang nagbibigaysa akin ng negative feedbacks.
At itong araw na ito ay tumawag ako kay Sinbad at ipanaalam ang mga pangyayari!Muli ay di ko pinirmahan ang aking review sapagkat ang lahat ng nakalagay ay kasinungalingan at pag sira o pagbaba ng iyong moral bilang isang manggagawa na ang nais mo lang ay igalang ang iyong karapatan

Kailan ba Tama Ang Mali?

Mula ng umpisahan ang bagong schedule resulta ng rebidding maraming mga katrabaho ko ang naapektuhan. At narito ang mga ilan:

1. Paycut o pagbawas ng sweldo

2. Mag-quit sa trabaho dahil conflict ang oras nila ( Work Schedule).

3. Walang day-off sa week end na mahalaga sa mga may pamilya.

Mahalaga ang week-end sa pakikipag kapwa-tao lalo na ang pagtitipon (party or family & friends gatherings) upang magkaroon ng isang maganda at tahimik na lipunan na may pagkakapatiran.

Ang pagsamba o pagsimba kung ikaw ay mananamplataya kung araw ng linggo kasama ang iyong pamilya ay naapektuhan din nito. Ito ay tuluyang inalis at nagawa ng company ng walang pakialam.

4. Ang pagpapa-uwi ng maaga (early outs) at paguumpisa ng 7:00AM ay nakakatipid sila ng $2.00 each) pera dahil sa mawawala ang differential pay. Malinis nilang nagagawa ito na di napapansin ng mga kasama ko at hindi nakakasuhan. Na pagpinagsama-sama mo ay malaking tulong financial sa bawa't isa sa amin.

5. Ang di pagbibigay o pagbili ng mga safe equipment kagaya ng karagdagang forklift na matagal na naming nire-request ay binabale-wala din. Kasama na dito ang di tamang pagme-maintain ng mga gamit kagaya ng skid-lift na kailangan palagi, salamat kay kasamang "Supremo" sa pag-ganap sa napakagaling na pagtatrabaho mai-maintain lamang mga ito, gayung hindi ito sakop ng kanyang job description, na sa tingin ko ay isang pang-aabuso .

Ito ay hindi ligtas sa amin lalo na sa aming katawan at kalusugan. Ito ay nagagawa nila ng di nakakasuhan ng OSHA. Ang isa pa ayang paglilinis ng wala sa tamang pagkakataon ay kanila ring ginagawa habang may nagtrabaho. Kagaya ng pagbo-blow ng ilalim ng makina gamit ang air hose. Ito ay mahigpit nilang pinagbababawal noong bago pa ako sa UT.

7. Ang di pagbibigay ng tamang workforce o paghahati upang magampanan ang kaukulang trabaho ng mga tao ay di rin ligtas sa lahat.

Marami pag mga bagay ang dapat kong isulat upang mapag-aralan mabuti ang mali nilang pamamalakad at ito lang ang ilan. Sana magkaisip at magbigay linaw sa aking mga kasama ang totoo. Isipin nila na sila ay may karapatan bilang pangkaraniwang mang-gagawa lalo na ang kanilang kaligtasan habang ginagawa ang kaukulang trabaho.

Nakakatuwa at di-kapanipaniwalang isipin ng sistemang ito na di nila iniisip na ang pangkaraniwang mangga-gawa ay tao rin. Na may katulad na pangangailangan at pangarap katulad nila.

At ang dahilan ng lahat ng ito ay ka-suwapangan (Corporate greed) at pang-aalipin sa mga migrante sa bagong panahon. Di ako nagtataka kung bakit ang Amerika ay bumababa ang ekonomiya sa dahilang mababang moral kagaya nito.

Dapat malaman ng marami na kung walang "union" everything is "ungegotiable". Magagawa nila ang lahat ligtas ka man o hindi, mai-labas lamang ang pahayagang naturan. Walang kwenta kung anong kalidad meron 'yan. Basta ang importante ay ang bawa't dolyar na pumapasok sa bulsa nila. Habang nakaupo lamang sila at ang mga pangkaraniwang manggagawang katulad ko ay tapat na ginagawa at ginagampanan ng tapat ang naturang trabaho sa araw-araw.---Meinard B.
--Meinard B.

Ang Pangha-Harass Ni Enrique 'Panchito" kay Ernie 'Supremo"

Ayon sa e-mail na kapatid na Ernie "Supremo" na pinadala sa akin narito ang tunay at buong pangyayari ng araw na ito.

Martes ng umaga mga 6:30 AM (1st shift)

Nagtatrabaho ako sa System 4 Inserting Machine bilang nag-iisang rider jack at forklift operator sa paglalagay ng mga inserts sa kau-kulang hopper nito. Okey lang naman ang trabaho at medyo slow ang takbo ng nasabing makina.

Sa System 3 naman ay hindi tumatakbo at naroon si Enrique, isang operator at naglilinis s'ya sa hopper M.

Nang mga 7:15 AM ay bigla na lamang nagkaroon ng makapal na alikabok dahil binoblow niya, ni Enrique ang dumi mula sa makina (System 3), habang kami at ibang tao ay nagtatrabaho sa palapag na ito (Packaging Department).

Sa pagkakataong ito nakatayo ako malapit sa kanya ay dumapo sa akin ang makapal na alikabok. At yung oras din na 'yon tinawag ko siya, nguni't di pa 'nya ako napansin! At sa pangalawang tawag ko sa kanya na medyo malakas sa una ay narinig na n'ya ako. Sabi ko sa kanya na "Ma-alikabok, tinatamaan ako!" Nguni't parang hindi nagustuhan ang sinabi ko. Masama ang tingin niya sa akin at tinigilan naman niya ang pag bo-blow ng dumi ng makina.

Pagkalipas ng mga 15 minutes nakasakay ako sa forklift at ako ay tumatakbo ay bigla-bigla na lamang akong hinarang sa aking dinaraanan. Bigla akong napapreno, kaunti na lang ay tatamaan ko siya. At ako ay bigla niyang binantaan na "Next time don't yell on me!"Sabi ko "I'm not yelling on you, I called your name and you don't heard me the first time, so I have to call your attention by raising my voice on the second time! And don't stop in front of me while I'm driving the forklift. I'm gonna hit you and you will have very serious injury!... And stop harrasing me and threatening me!"

Pagkatapos noon ay nagkahiwalay na kami, nguni't ang mga ibang tao ay pinapalaki nila. Kagaya ni Rick Paul na lapit ng lapit sa akin at kinukunan ako ng mga information tungkol sa pangyayari.

--For Record Purposes: This incident has been reported to me by Ernie B (P2).-- Wed. 01.23.2008

Sistemang Bulok sa UT!

Ang ayaw ng lahat ng tao yung harapang niloloko s'ya at kinakaya-kaya ang iyong kaalaman.
Pangalawang araw ng Linggo namin ito sa pagtatrabaho sa bagong schedule at narito ang mga ilan sa mga pangyayari.
Sa System 3 ako naka-assign at si Rob Katon ang aking kapartner sa pagpoforklift. Sa unang mga oras inaalayan ko si Rob sa dahilang baguhan sya sa 1st shift bilang forklift driver.
At sabi nga sa akin ni Abraham (na nasa system 4)" maaring di alam ni Rob ang bagong teamwork namin sa pagtatrabaho, ang alam nila yung noon (Old School!)nila.
Ang unang problema na binabale wala ng management ay ang karagdagang forklift lalo na kung apat at double out ang delivery.Kaya nga sa unang oras ng pagtakbo ng makina, nagrereklamo na sa akin si Rob. At sinabi ko sa kanya " Don't worry we know how to handle the situation and I assure him that Im gonna help him and just take it easy.
So when the time na we filled up all the inserts, I told Rob take care the primary delivery and I will take care the secondary delivery and If he needs help let me know.So far we've got a smooth run and Cheng, the operator is really helping us and communicating with me with respect.
Nang matatapos na ang shift nakita ko si Subas Herrero (Alam nyo na kung sino sya!) na kunwari ay tumutulong sa system nos. 4,nakakatuwa talaga ang leadership ng taong ito, ika nga ay walang saysay at di marunong mahiya. Alam na alam ko naman na nagiintimidate lang at naghihintay at masilipan ka ng kaunting pagkakamali sa iyong trabaho.
Nagtataka siguro sila bakit parang di ako nagtatrabaho at di nahihirapan sa bulok na sistema nila. Ang di nila alam kabisado ko na kung paano patakbuhin ang departamento namin, lalo na ang gamit ng dalawang computer, sorry na lang sa kanila. Kung tunay quality lamang ng producto ang paguusapan.
Ang conflict nga lang kasi, pumapasok lang sila sa trabaho "To get rid out of the union and protect their easy money job! At wala silang pakialam kung anong quality ang aming dyario sa araw-araw.
Unbelievable talaga di mo iispin na meron pala nito sa bansang America, nakakatawa at nakakahiya sila.
Ang huling pangyayari ay binigyan kami ni Cheng na our machine 3 & 4 will be running continuosly.Kaya sabi nya yung 1 & 2 ay ihihinto at puedeng dalhin sa aming makina. Sa puntong ito ay walang problema. Ang napansin ko lang ang gusto nila iakyat namin ang mga bago o matataas na skid (inserts) para tuloy-tuloy at wala na silang problema sa 2nd shift. "Isang Katarantaduhan at panggugulang sa amin ang ginagawa nila!"Ang akala nila di abot ng isipan ko ang panggogoyo nila. Ito ay para di mahirapan ang kanilang mga tao sa 2nd shift, easy work, feeling good at special treatment, na puro duwag, tanga at ignorante sa kanilang karapatan! Ano pa nga ba ang masasabi ko!
Sa malas nila, di nangyari ang gusto nila sa makina ko at halos sa side ko lahat ay mababa at walang anumang back-up. Sapagka't sa tulong ng computer malaman mo kung ilan ang dapat na insert at product ang patatakbuhin sa araw na ito!
Malas na lang kaawa-awang Kababayan ko (TEYOB, spell backward) na nagpapagamit sa kanila na may katulong pang puti...helper kuno na nakita ko ito sa mark-up job assignment bago ako umuwi ng araw na ito.
Di ako magkakamali sa bagong laro ito sa amin, Di tayo dapat magtiwala sa kanila!At nasabi nga sa akin ni Rob...I will not do it...that's too much job for him!
Sabi ko nga sa kanaya, just play the game and pretend we don't know anything about their game. Let's puzzled them, sa atin lang kumukuha ng mga technique sa pagtatrabaho ang mga 'yan, ano guinea pig ka?The Union-Tribune really STINKS!!!Yes it really is! There's something stinks at the Union-Tribune!No doubt about it!

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"Some people got their money before they do their job and some people do their job before they got their money!" And it all depends....you want the union or not?

Makatwiran Nga Ba....Mababago Pa ba?

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Dapat nga ba at makatwiran lamang ba ipaglaban ang aking mga kababayang Pilipino dito sa Union-Tribune? Na madalas ay pinapaikot ka lang sa mga pangyayari, na ang pangkaraniwang sa kanila ay mga "Yes Lang Ng Yes!" pagkaharap na ang mga supervisor, o nakakataas o kapwa katrabahong mga puti o ibang lahi. Na mas madali silang maniwala sa mga sinasabi nito kahit sila ay harap-harapang niloloko ng mga ito.
Halimbawa lamang ng araw na ito Sunday, December 23, 2007, na halos lahat kaming pangkaraniwang manggagawa ay kinakailangang pumasok ng trabaho upang matugunan lamang ang bilang ng circulation production na hinihingi ng pagkakataon ang " Holiday Season Sale, o anumang dapat ipublished ng Company na ito upang sila ay kumita at mas gumanda o lumaki ang kanilang profit!"
Habang ang karamihan sa amin ay naghaharimunan sa oras na binibigay nila sa amin. Sa halip kami ay makapagpahinga ng weekend na dapat sana ay ilaan namin ang aming panahon sa araw na ito sa aming pamilya, eto at narito kami at nagtatrabaho habang ang hinayupak na may katungkulan o matataas ay nagpapahinga at nagpapasarap kapiling ang kani-kanilang mga pamilya!
At kung meron man sa kanila na pumapasok ay nanonood lamang sila ng Football Game ng Chargers sa control room. Habang kami ay di magkaugaga sa pagtatrabaho. At wala silang pakialam kung tama o mali, sapat ba ang papel o insert na dapat pumaloob sa main jacket ng newspaper na ito? Tama ba ang product na aming pinatatakbo? Kakatawa talaga, palibhasa ang importante sa kanila ay mailabas lamang ang dyaryo sa tamang panahon wala silang paki kung anuman ang quality nito.Di sila marunong mahiya!
Ito ay nasaksihan ng mapanuring mga mata ng tatlong unano. Lalung-lalo na aking dalawang kapatid na Fred P. at Ernie B., salamat sa kanilang mga magagandang comment at input upang maidocument ang maga bagay na ito. Marami sa amin binabale-wala ang mga katarantanduhang ito, ang mahalaga sa kanila ay kuntento na sa kanilang mga tinatanggap na dollar o paycheck lingg-linggo kahit ito ay may barya-barya lamang kung ikukumpara sa mga ganid na nagpapatakbo ng company na ito.
Ang masakit isipin ay kailangan mo pang gumawa ng kababahalaghan, milagro, himala o mahika upang mapaniwala mo lamang ang mga bulag, pipi, bingi at doble kara at walang pakiramdam na mga kasama namin.
Naalalaala ko tuloy ang Kundiman na sariling atin ang "Doon Po Sa Amin, Bayan ng San Roque...May nagkaumpukan apat na pulubi and so on.....isandaang taon na ang matandang awitin at halos limot na ng makabangong henerasyong Pilipino na pinalitan na ng mga hip-hop papogi, R & B pa pretty, Rocker na jologs at mga mga baranggay wowowee...eto pa rin tayo bulag, pipi at bingi pa rin!
Sa ngayon maganda ang pakikiharap nila sa tatlong unano ( para silang mga tatlong haring mago..(he- he- he- he-)Inaalok sila ng mga pagkain, binabati ng matatamis na mga ngiti, niyayakap, tinatawag ng pansin upang masabi nila sa sarili na umaaayon sila sa pinaglalaban ng mga ito.
Sana dumating ang araw na kami magkakontrata at madagdagan ng kaunting dolyar ang aming mga bulsa upang kami lubos na paniwalaan sa aming adhikain. Upang kami ay magkaroon ng tunay na pagkakapatiran, samahan at pangalawang pamilya sama-samang nagbabaginan ng profit o kita ng company na ito.At higit sa lahat sana ang bawa't isa sa amin may isang paniniwala. Paniniwalang ang lahat ng ito ay pansamantala lamang. At dapat mabatid na ang bawa't isa sa amin ay iisa lamang ang pangarap. "Ang mabigyan ng magandang kinabukasan ang aming sariling pamilya!"
Makatwiran ba....Mababago pa ba? At ito ay magsisimula lamang sa bawa't isa sa atin o sa ating mga sarili!"
MARAMING SALAMAT KAY KAPATID NA LAZY FREDDIE SA ISANG MASARAP NA LUNCH, 'WAG KANG MADADALA!!!

Just for the record

December 13, 2007(Thursday) Edgar Fernandez accidentally pulled the cable & the switch control panel on press C. This was also witnessed by James Moorman & Keith Davidson and on the following Saturday reported by Keith to the Supervisor Miguel to be repaired for safety reason! And I also informed my friends like Ed, Freddy, Ernie & Marie Dominguez about the incident.
This day also we noticed that the insert Cirquit City were too much short! And this incident was reported by Ernie to Pam. So they stopped the production fro about 30minutes to wait for additional Cirquit City. This thing should be credited to us which they will not acknowledged, infact I was the one who brought the said insert to system 2 and put it on the rotating table.Pam was the supervisor then.

Wednesday December 19,2007 a lot of my co-workers came to work late 15min to 30minutes because of the worst traffic condition on westbound 8.They were Edgar Fernandez,Evelyn Fosner, Mexican Girl look like Sandra,Arsenia & Ellen & more!!!!Start time was 8:30AM. Supervisors were Tony Serrato & Pam Castanon.I was only 5minutes late.

Thursday December 20, 2007. Lisa Gasset was 30 minutes late, start time should be 5:30AM. But she was not sent home by the Supervisor Pam. This incident was brought to me by Freddie Perez.

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"Sa Totoo Lang! Don't be a victim!"

Habang ginagawa namin ni Ernie B. ang aming job assignment ng araw na ito (Sabado March 10, 2007 mga 8AM) sa A Press. Bumaba si Duanne mula sa control room kinausap nya si Delia at John mukhang nagagalit na di namin alam ang dahilan at ang huli bago sya umakyat sa control room nakikipag-argue sya kay John. At pagkatapos mga ilang minuto ipinatawag kami saloob ng control room at isinisisi sa amin ang problema sa B Press at pinauwi at sinususpende si Ernie ng walang dahilan kagaya ng ginawa nila sa akin noon na maling pagaakusa na alam ng karamihan sila ay upset sa sulat na nakapaskil mula ka Pat M. na umaamin na walang nangyari sa pagpapirma upang magkaroon ng election at madecertify ang union at sila frustrated at gagawin pa nila ang kanilang magagawa.
Ang dahilan ng pag disapproved ng NLRB ay may mga nakabinbin o nakasampa pa silang kaso hinaharap (unfairlabor practice).
Sana maging maliwanag sa mga kasamahan at mga kapatid ko sa union na kung bibigyan lamang tayo ng laya na magkaroon ng isang bulletin board madali sana nating malalaman ang anumang mga bagong pangayayari o development sa union negotiation. Batid ng inyong lingkod ang lahat ng mga bagay is under negotiation kagaya nito, ang bulletin board. Sana maging maliwanag sa aking mga kapatid at kaya nga naglagay ang inyong lingkod ng isang munting weblogsite na kagaya nito na sana makatulong upang magakaroon ng kaunting input ang bawat isa sa atin.
Me & Ernie was just doing the right thing and we don't know anything what Duanne is talking about. First of all we are working on A Press,which is just right and not on B press which has a problem, which is just a normal day operation. We are just wondering why he makes it a big deal.It is really indeed again a false accusation against us because of the union thing,and it is a routine old dirty tricks... that's the bottom line and everything on the floor is a trap. Before they only victimized all the union supporter, now they desperately does this to everybody.They really don't care!
"In tagalog...ang maines talo!!!"

"DON'T BE A VICTIM...UNITED WE BARGAIN...DIVIDED WE BEG!"

Cris Valse's Incident Update

The decision of the management to the harassment incident between Alex Alcarion and Cris Valse is unjust and unfair for everybody and will endangered anyone of his co-workers while at work.

Any form of harassment is against the law and against the company's policy and not be tolerated.

We, as workers of the UT Packaging Department have the right for a safe and free-harassment environment in a workplace.

The management should be fair and treat this incident seriously for everybody's safety. They have no legal reason for bringing him back to work because this is an act of assault.

A lot of my co-workers want to sign and file a petition against this unlawful practice!

Read this: Asserting Your Rights In The Workplace