UPS is using E-VERIFY
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UPS is using E-VERIFY
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March 29, 2010
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United Parcel Service (UPS) is using E-VERIFY, a goberment program to harass and terminate senoir employees, says Teamsters Local 705 which represents over ten thousand UPS employees in the Chicago land area. Alleged dicriminatory statements were used by UPS mangnament when they called four line workers “illegals” in front of theirs peers and pulled them out of service for several days. Each of the four employees has worked for UPS for nearly a decede. UPS claims that the federaly mandated program gives the company the right to pull out of service and legaly terminate emploees who helped the company grow.
Essentialy E-VERIFY is a federal program used by employers to run background checks on their employees. “Karen Rivera is a United States born citizen who has benn working for UPS for 24 years and was inaccurately flagged by the system and now she endures the threat of termination” UPS use of E-VERIFY is of questionable legality but also raises concerns of whether it is being used appropriately, “note Local 705 General Cousel Ned Burk “and UPS should cease the abuse”.
Many of our members have long and impeccable records of service with UPS said Teamsters Local 705 Recording Secretary Juan Campos, “ The program has an unacceptable Fallure rate and has needlessly produce false mismatches nationwide
After months of frulless attemps, UPS has refused to meet with Teamsters Local 705. “UPS proclaims that they run the tightest ship in the shipping business but this is an abuse of the system,” Said Steve Pocztowski Teamsters Local 705 Secretary- Treasurer. Teamsters Local 705 is holding a press conference, 10am, March 31, 2010 at Teamsters City 1645 W. Jackson, Chicago IL 60612.
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