Telematics=Fear

I’ll start off with one of my rules of being a steward- 
            The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same!
The More Things ChangeTelematics is simply an extension of the company’s desire to maintain complete control over a drivers thoughts and actions through fear. They used to do it by having a million screaming stupidvisors harassing, and bullying you face to face, with a work report in their back pocket. They would get in your face, (usually without a steward present), and tell you what a worthless piece of crap you were, and that they were personally going to make you their project, then go home and screw your wife because you were such a piece of garbage and she would like the stupidvisor more than you. (Yes, really!) The whole idea is to induce fear among the drivers in order to get them to perform at the highest levels possible.
The more things change! Today the screaming stupidvisor has been replaced by Telematics. Remember I told you that their Technology is designed to replace management, not the driver. For most of us Telematics just represents another harassment tool. Most of us simply report to work on time, and do our jobs that we are paid to do. Ironically the biggest casualty of Telematics will be the running, jumping, freakazoid, we all have in our centers that thinks it’s OK to run the company like a paper route. Keep in mind that many of your supervisors were just such people as drivers.
PAS had much the same fear factor attached to it. Mostly it is the fear of the unknown. None of you need to worry about the system. They will not be able to use it against you out of the box. You simply need to perform your job as trained. They must do direct observation in order to discipline. That doesn’t mean they won’t use it for harassment. I’m sure they already find reasons to harass you anyway, right? 
The more they stay the same! My recommendation to you all is the same recommendation I have made for 30 years as a steward. Go out and do the job you are being paid to do. Work safely, drive safely, make safe deliveries, come in when you are done. Our job is not a social event, or a time to go shopping, or a chance to get your car fixed, or a yard sale excursion. The company asks you to have contact with the customer to further sales leads etc. Other than that you need to keep your relationships to your own time. Most of you know these rules, and most of you follow them. You all know who are the real screwup drivers around you. Now with the advent of Telematics you get to watch them squirm. The rest of you can go in peace.

The Last, (until something else Happens), of This Story

I’ve had about enough of the struggle by the repubs. to find an identity. They obviously want a kingdom, not a democracy. Really the only reason I’m putting this video up is because it’s funny, and gels down the battle over the kingdom.




Just know what you are getting with the Republican Party. These freaks are out buying up all the guns thinking there is actually going to be some kind of revolution, and that Obama is marching down the street confiscating their guns. In the meantime they claim that a woman should not have the right to chose, and that they are Pro-Life. It’s simple, they’re hypocrites. They are not the party of life, and freedom. They are the party of poverty, and of a class system. They are turning their backs on the American people because they hope it will help them regain power, not help anyone or anything. These two dip wads are the party leaders. Judge for yourself. Ratings may make Rush rich, but it also exposes his ideas. Michael Steele is nothing but a puppet, and will never have the power to be anything else.
             Are these the kind of leaders you want in charge of your children’s future?  
            Are they the kind of hypocritical nonsense you want running your country?

Remember! The guy that owns the media, rules the kingdom. Be sure to thank Rupurt Murdoch for what he has brought to our country. He is the king behind the scene.