Wayland Patch 4/15/13: DPW Grievances, Worker Morale and Next Steps. Fifteen hours after Wayland voters declined to fund a new Department of Public Works facility and garage, Highway Director Stephen Kadlik arrived at work to find a union grievance on his desk. Twenty-two of Wayland’s 30 bargaining members of Teamsters Union Local 170 signed the grievance and accompanying statement that the “daily working conditions the employees of the DPW face are dangerous, unhealthy and inexcusable.” The grievance argues that the “health and safety” of employees has been “willfully ignored and dismissed.” Specifically, the grievance cites that the town has fallen short of satisfying the requirements under clause 33-1 of the employees’ contract, which stipulates that employees perform their duties safely and that the town “comply with all applicable state and federal safety regulations.” According to a grievance summary released by Personnel Board Chairwoman Nancy McCarthy, “The union’s action is in direct response to Sunday’s vote at ATM [Annual Town Meeting] which did not approve funding for the proposed new DPW facility.”