I am having problems with this. What management is doing is giving layoffs to their little pets and not anyone else. It's pretty sad actually, and I might report this to corporate. I only care because theyre using this as a flavor of the week thing and not at all being fair with everyone (i.e. the same 2 people are taking whatever days they want and no one else)
The problem si the contract supplement up here says the junior part-timer gets laid off in post-christmas volume layoffs and he/she can bump another in another classification if has more seniority.
It says nothing about giving VLO's to full or part-time favorites that are in the same grouping before that junior person.
The Watertown, Ma. building??? One of several buildings in Boston Local 25.What does WAT stand for?
There is a difference in a lay off and vlo's. Yes in a lay off the junior person would be laid off for 1 week and than allowed to bump in ti two ptime positions, a junior 22.3 etc
Now vlo's should go by seniority top to bottom on a day by day basis and should actually have a bid posted.
In taking vlos on a daily basis everyone keeps working, without being bumped down. The reason you see the vlo's is (at least here) once your laid off form driving the company must notify you by letter to return to work in 2 weeks. Of course the company wants you to return the next day, but if we allow that to happen lay offs would happen a lot more.
Yeah, we be talkin' west coast Ebonics!!! Got a problem wit dat??
Be thankfull that internet shopping has been one of the few bright spots in the economy.
It sounds like you have a management team that recognizes a win-win situation for everyone. Instead of disrupting the entire operation with drivers bumping into the hub or pkg car, PT'ers laid off and morale going down the tubes, your management team is, at least, making an effort to work with EVERYONE (notice the capital letters).
My compliments to them (mgmt.)
Don't let corporate find out about this.
Right on Squirly! Don't take any crap here but do keep us up to date on the doings in your buildingCut it out about the whole ebonics, whatever crap. It was 6am I was tired and needing to get that whole layoff thing off my ----[---...you fill in the blanks, if you're sooo smart.
I posted this topic, with a "cut-short" attitude, in the hopes that when I got back 2 it 2nite y'awl would have an opinion, results of your own center/hub happenings. Thank GAWD more responded to the topic as oppose to the ones that had nothing more to say but "nuttin' @ AWL!"
We're still at full strength, but it's "season'' in South Florida. I fear the worst for our junior drivers and part timers by May or June. I don't speak fluent ebonics. Maybe Upstate will translate?