Please help me with my fight at work...
For the ones that didn't read the other thread: http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...threadid=41086
I'm working on my rough draft for my repeal at work right now. I left out the sexual harrassment details of it because I know there are young ones here. -These are just thoughts that I've thrown together right now...It isn't proof read or anything...any suggestions?
Heads up...I'm filing two grievances...one because we are now having to report to our trucks instead of the office in the morning, and one to remove the suspension and final warning from my files...(Oh, and Glenna is my union steward representing me...)
Hey, Glenna. Here are my rough drafts for my grievances. I want to make
sure they are worded perfectly, so please do not share them with anyone yet.
Any input of suggestions on what I have so far? I haven't called EEO yet, I
couldn't get through that one day, I must have written down the wrong
number. My job is on the line, and I am so scared that I can't even
concentrate at work. I'm afraid my fear of losing my job is going to cause
an accident in itself. This is really important to me, so please give me
all the advice and suggestions you can. Thank you. -Tonya
Grievances:
Reporting to trucks
Reporting to our trucks is not the way to deal with the hostility issues in
the yard. In fact, our safety is more at risk with this new policy. First
off, this is not solving the problem, it is simply sweeping it under the
carpet. Instead of the employees fighting in the office, they will now be
fighting out in the yard and the field. This makes me feel very unsafe
because there will not be as many witnesses nor as much risk of being caught
by management. It is going to lower the moral and cause workers to be even
more hostile then they already are. Also, this new policy is punishing
innocent employees. What is the point of "behaving" if you are punished
either way? It is very humiliating that only our crew has to report to their trucks. Our crew is currently the laughing stalk of the rest of the yard. Management really needs to address the abusers. It is
ridiculous that management hasn't yet addressed the trouble makers. It has
been the same people and the same conflicts over and over again through the
years. The management's inability to solve this in the proper way is
dragging down excellent employees.
I am requesting a resolution once and for all for the hostile work
environment, not a band aid.
2 1/2 day suspension and final warning
-I was not present the day of the meeting regarding yard conflicts. I was
not aware that the next argument would result in suspension and an
indefinite final warning. If I had known that my job was on the line, I
would have not bothered defending myself.
-I had been having conflict with Dave for several months but was intimidated
to come to management regarding it. The reason why I was intimidated is
because Dave has been antagonizing co-workers for several years. Nothing
has been done about it. In fact, co-workers that have had conflict with
Dave had been disciplined, yet Dave never had been.
Dave sexually harassed me when we worked together in Keyes. He made sexual
comments the entire time that made me very uncomfortable. I can take jokes
very well, but he crossed the line. I told him that it bothered me and
asked him to stop several times, but he wouldn't. I was scared to take the
issues any further then that, so I just casually asked Mark (boss) not to put
me with Dave any longer. I did not tell him why.
Shortly after working with Dave in Keyes, Mark had me help out for a few
days in the office. As everyone knows, Dave becomes very concerned when
others get "special treatment". Probably a combination of me turning him
down and myself getting to work inside is what set Dave off. He begun
putting me down constantly and picking on me. Not only was he picking on me
at work, but also off the job at our Horizons class after hours.
I was very frustrated about it all, but I heard about what was going on
between him and Joel and decided that I would be better off sucking
it up and avoiding him then going to management.
Then, he begun looking at my jobs. Questioning where I was, where I was
supposed to be, and my work ethic. I felt like I was being stalked. I
started getting scared because I do not think he is mentally stable.
This is when I drew the line. I told him that I was tired of it and he
needed to mind his own business. This set him off and he went into a
rampage about me as soon as he thought I'd left the building. Up until
then, I have done an excellent job avoiding conflict and defending myself in
a businesslike manner the past few years. Including my issues with Dave. I
caught Dave red-handed making crude remarks about me and I simply defended
myself.
-I have been insulted and have had foul language used towards me many times
in the past few years, yet management has never defended me. I have
witnessed foul language and conflicts plenty of times and management just
turned their heads.
-I find it ironic that there has been so many conflicts, explicative
language, etc... over the past few years that management has done nothing
about, yet suddenly, I am being made an example of. I find this punishment
unreasonable. I was simply doing the job of defending myself from a man
that is well known for antagonizing people. I was doing the job that
management should have been doing all along. If management had addressed
Dave's hostility issues sooner instead of looking the other way, things
would not have gone this far between Dave and myself, as well as Dave and
others.
