This was from the last election. An article I wrote last about my experience with Shirley Block. As they were leaving the building, Shirley and Center Street Manager Evelyn Warren were walking arm in arm - laughing. It was one of those, you had to be there moments. There was no doubt in my mind, at that point, she was personally and professionally tied with Trimet Management.
From Rantings:
Margulies hasn't been at Trimet in years, he hasn't a clue! He's only going by something she writes in the Labor Press.
Many believed her campaign paid him, as in bribing him to speak out negatively against the other side. He claims to be a Journalist - he's not - but if he was he wouldn't be for long.
MY EXPERIENCE!
May 21, 2014
When I arrived at Trimet for a Step III grievance meeting, my Rep Sandra Guengerich was sitting at a table crying and talking on her phone.
Dead silence in the room.
She suddenly left headed for a room across the hall. After a few minutes she came back, still crying then asked Evelyn Warren to join her. Few minutes later Shirley Block went in.
One of the other Managers said the meeting was postponed.
So I left. They were across the hall. I walked over within a few feet of the room intending to poke my head in to ask Sandra to "call me later."
When that happened I was suddenly attacked by an insane, totally out of control
Evelyn Warren
Garage Manager, Center Street
$87,628.06 per W2 - 2013
She was literally one inch from my face! I had to keep moving back to keep her out of my space. She was furious, shaking, her hands fisted, her voice breaking up but weirdly controlled. 'It was intense! It was something'! I thought she was gonna hit me. It was very personal!
Evelyn, "SHE (Sandra) DOESN'T WANT YOU IN THERE! SHE ASKED FOR ME - NOT YOU!! SHE DOESN'T LIKE YOU! NO ONE LIKES YOU!!"
As this was going on, Shirley watched. She was sitting a few feet from where Evelyn and I were. She looked at me. When we made eye contact it was an acknowledgment that she heard.
Well - alrighty then...
As I was waiting for the elevator I kinda mulled it over. Not sure what to think. She caught me off guard. Not the first time she's BULLIED me, but it was the first time I wasn't able to get away and the first time there was a witness. As I was standing there I experienced this incredible rush of joy. I started laughing.
It was like "I finally got it"!
It was like there was some sorta power play going on but I didn't ever give it any thought. She was giving me power! It was her stuff - not mine. I just wanted to keep my distance so she couldn't make anything up. I always made sure I was around people or protected in other ways. I mean this is the Manager of the garage - who also happens to be on a power trip. There wasn't any question as to who was in what position. THAT'S IF YOU'RE PROFESSIONAL. This time it was severe. Threatening - more so than other times. I called Bruce Hansen with my revelation. One of the things members didn't realize about him is he went to battle for workers who were being bullied.
I was elated... well... for a couple 'a days. Then my bubble burst. If this Manager was someone who treated all of of her subordinates equally with dignity, that would be one thing, but she wasn't. There were more than a few of us who were being targeted. She has a history of terminating workers without honoring the contract, without progressive discipline. It also appeared she didn't have any oversight or supervision. Victims of workplace bullying and mobbing at Trimet can't report their perpetrators to HR (even though they have policies) because HR defends them and according to case studies I've read, many HR departments train Mobbing to their Managers.
I realized I needed to get a statement from the witness to protect my employment. If she's giving me her power then what's to stop her from acting out in other ways.
I GOT NOTHING!!. NOT EVEN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT other than the one SF sends when it's read. Like I was invisible!
She was protecting her buddy Evelyn.
Jay Jackson
Manager Field Operations
$98,234.71 per W2 - 2013
Saw Shirley again in the next Step III hearing. This was the one where Jay Jackson, her Supervisor was sitting directly across from me, with his laptop open, assumably absorbed in it. She seemed intimidated by him. Overflowing with smiles, so happy to see him. Like they were old friends. Nothing at all like she writes in the Labor Press. Doesn't say a word to me again. She didn't even say anything to Evelyn when Evelyn kept calling me a "liar". If she did anything at all it was gather up some of the papers and put them in a pile.
Next meeting was at the Union hall to ask the Executive Board to arbitrate. She was there.
I brought up concerns that Jackson wasn't reading his laptop but rather using it to audio video record me. Which is a violation of HR 202. She said "Oh yes he does it all the time. He got caught doing it on MAX. He's on the way out."
WELL SHIRLEY - IF YOU KNEW THIS WAS GOING ON
WHY DIDN'T YOU CONFRONT HIM?!!
THAT IS IF WHAT AL SAYS ABOUT YOU IN THE IMAGE ABOVE IS TRUE!
I don't believe Shirley has the ability to represent ALL employees. Her only request during the last contract was a $5.00 per hour raise for the Supervisors. These are Supervisors who either spend their shift in a coffee shop or parked somewhere reading or sleeping. Not ALL of them, but the majority.
She is owned by her master/s
Ron Heintzman
Jonathan Hunt
She is grossly under qualified for the Presidency of ATU 757
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