45 Days

To our fellow team members at the Hagerstown Hub:

It has been 45 days since we launched "The Purple Plague" initiative. In that short time, what started as a quiet conversation about workplace conditions has grown into something much larger: a recognized voice for the employees who keep this building running.

We started this project with three clear goals:

1. Gain Management's Attention: We wanted leadership to stop ignoring the systemic issues on the floor and start listening to the people doing the work.
   
   

2. Highlight Systemic Failures: We aimed to document the gap between official policy ("Safety Above All") and the daily reality of broken equipment, understaffing, and unsafe practices.
   
   

3. Drive Real Change: We wanted to see tangible improvements in safety, compensation, and respect.
   
   

Where We Stand Today

We have achieved the first goal beyond our expectations. Management is paying attention. We’ve seen it in the sudden increase in "love offerings" (the snacks and beverage handouts), the distribution of corporate flyers ("Taking the next step together" by Kenny Singhas,) and the direct engagement from senior leadership. These reactions prove that your collective voice is powerful enough to be heard at the highest levels.

We also saw movement on the "Peak Swag" T-shirt. While initially conditioned on perfect attendance during mandatory overtime, the shirts were ultimately distributed to the team regardless of attendance. This shift is a small but significant signal that scrutiny can lead to reconsideration.

The Recent Hiatus

For the past week, this platform has been quiet. This hiatus was intentional. We paused our public updates to give management the space to respond—not with more snacks or flyers, but with the meaningful operational changes we have advocated for.

We have been watching for repairs to the specific critical safety hazards we documented, such as the jamming rollers in our chutes and the consistently congested emergency egress routes. We have been waiting for any communication regarding the systemic policy failures we outlined...

Ultimately... We are still waiting."

The Road Ahead

While we appreciate the acknowledgment, acknowledgment is not a solution. Snacks do not fix broken rollers. A flyer does not pay for our lost wages if/when we are ultimately injured.

We remain committed to our mission. The "Purple Plague" was never about disruption; it was about improvement. We are still here, observing, documenting, and preparing for the next phase of our advocacy.

To management: The path to making us disappear remains open.

If you (Management) possess a concrete strategy to fix the systemic issues—to address the Willful Negligence of your own policies, the ergonomic safety crisis of the broken equipment, and the ignorance of regular upkeep on our facilities—then we strongly encourage you to communicate it now.

If you have plans to fix these systemic issues, we want to know about it. Release another flyer with your plans to resolve the issues, detailing timelines and accountability, we would enjoy that.

To our team: Stay safe, stay observant, and stay tuned. The next step is coming.