Hello everyone,
Is anyone having problems with the rotation on the SPSS machines? I nor management has the SOP for the Machine so I’m going with a a letter dated on Aug 21, 2015 which compares the SPSS machine to the APBS machine. The employees rotate every 1/2 hour, but management is requiring the employees to rotate every hour.
Union and NAME of Local/Branch
IEAL #338
Past or current office held, if any
Trustee, VP, Sec/Treas, Editor, Steward
Check with your RI-399 person. There’s a letter from the mid 1980’s giving us the sweeping rights on the SPBS. If I’m not mistaken, it states in it that keyers will key for 30 minutes and sweep for 15. It’s for ergonomic reasons. Also guides us on how many clerks can be on the machine at any given time, because, you know, sweeping is a mail handler task. 🙂 I realize there are other acronyms and slightly different machines, but the one thing I do know is that the machine might have changed but the tasks remain the same. Seems to me that if they have you keying (yes, APBS shouldn’t have keyers, but most do) more than 30 minutes, grieve it as safety issue. You should be able to get some good mileage out of that one way or another.
Union and NAME of Local/Branch
Stamford CT Local 240
Past or current office held, if any
Vice President
Where can I FIND THAT LETTER that states the Rotation requirements for SPSS as compared to APBS. Our management is doing pretty much what they want. Also looking for the Seniority requirements for Induction , rotation and covering breaks and lunches. Some of our Senior bid SPSS operators are used for cover for PSEs. Thanks