{"id":15255,"date":"2016-06-11T08:38:57","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T13:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=15255"},"modified":"2016-06-11T08:38:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T13:38:57","slug":"video-survey-paints-dismal-picture-of-worker-morale-at-metroplex-mail-distribution-center-in-pontiac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2016\/06\/11\/video-survey-paints-dismal-picture-of-worker-morale-at-metroplex-mail-distribution-center-in-pontiac\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Survey paints dismal picture of worker morale at Metroplex Mail Distribution Center in Pontiac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiU1BTIiwidiI6IjQ5NzEzMyIsInBsdWdpbnMiOnsiZGZwIjp7ImNsaWVudFNpZGUiOnsiYWRUYWdVcmwiOiJodHRwOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%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\" width=\"475\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #1a1a1a; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 36px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) &#8211; A workplace survey about the Metroplex Mail Distribution Center in Pontiac paints a dismal picture of workplace life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #1a1a1a; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 36px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">The survey, exclusively obtained by 7 Action News, was sent out to more than 700 union workers in May. Ine hundred seventy five have responded so far.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #1a1a1a; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 36px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">The overwhelming majority call it a &#8220;toxic work environment&#8221; &#8211; circling words like &#8220;hostile&#8221;, &#8220;tense&#8221;, and &#8220;difficult&#8221; when answering questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #1a1a1a; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 36px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">One worker wrote about a manager, claiming she rules by &#8220;favoritism and personal vendetta.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #1a1a1a; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 36px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\">American Postal Workers Union Local 480-481 President Roscoe Woods says he&#8217;s taken his concerns to management numerous times, but no one is taking them seriously. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/region\/oakland-county\/survey-paints-dismal-picture-of-worker-morale-at-metroplex-mail-distribution-center-in-pontiac\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.125rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-size: 20px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; color: #1a1a1a; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 36px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15256\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/michigan-workers-not-happy.jpg\" alt=\"michigan-workers-not-happy\" width=\"451\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/michigan-workers-not-happy.jpg 451w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/michigan-workers-not-happy-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PONTIAC, Mich. (WXYZ) &#8211; A workplace survey about the Metroplex Mail Distribution Center in Pontiac paints a dismal picture of workplace life. The survey, exclusively obtained by 7 Action News, was sent out to more than 700 union workers in May. Ine hundred seventy five have responded so far. 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