Abuse of Bid Drivers / Seasonal Drivers

[mainstreetbrown1986]

If I have a bid route, that is a training route, and management wants to pull me from my route to use a seasonal driver thru peak, not to gain seniority in any way, but to use my area knowledge on different problem routes, rather than use the seasonal driver. I feel this is totally wrong, and what area of the contract should I oppose this?

 

[cosmo1]

If I have a bid route, that is a training route, and management wants to pull me from my route to use a seasonal driver thru peak, not to gain seniority in any way, but to use my area knowledge on different problem routes, rather than use the seasonal driver. I feel this is totally wrong, and what area of the contract should I oppose this?

As long as nobody less senior to you is working and you are laid off, I'm not sure there is anything you can do.

You did realize it was a training route when you bid it, didn't you?

 

[upschuck]

I feel you are out of luck.

There is no language that would oppose that that I know of.

 

[2 hrs over allowed]

Having a training route is like being a cover driver. They can pull you anytime they want.

 

[upschuck]

Having a training route is like being a cover driver. They can pull you anytime they want.

Not necessarily, they need to rotate areas, if there is more than one training area.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Not necessarily, they need to rotate areas, if there is more than one training area.

Not true. As long as they are training someone you can be pulled. They can have three training routes and only use one to train. It's their choice.

 

[mainstreetbrown1986]

The driver is not training, he is a part timer that has drove for 3 seasonal periods. And his days are not being counted toward seniority, if so, I would understand. So he is not training, he is just filling a spot til peak is over.

 

[Rider]

Is the seasonal a new driver? Or has he/she driven for UPS before?

 

[upschuck]

Not true. As long as they are training someone you can be pulled. They can have three training routes and only use one to train. It's their choice.

Not where I am at. They must rotate and use them evenly.

 

[mainstreetbrown1986]

He is a part timer that has driven for many seasonal petiods

 

[Indecisi0n]

Not where I am at. They must rotate and use them evenly.

There is nothing in our contract that says they must rotate.

 

[mainstreetbrown1986]

Rotation is the proper way for training new drivers on training routes, but this is a part timer that has drove for years during the seasonal periods, he is NOT training.

 

[mainstreetbrown1986]

If his time counted toward training, and full time driving seniority, I would totally say that is fair.

 

[upschuck]

There is nothing in our contract that says they must rotate.

This is what it says in my supplement.

• In centers where more than one (1) training route exists, these training routes shall be used on a rotating basis.

 

[2 hrs over allowed]

Unfortunately for you this is the major downfall of having bid a training route. Ask me how I know this?

 

[mainstreetbrown1986]

Rotation is contractually correct for TRAINEES not SEASONAL

 

[upschuck]

Unfortunately for you this is the major downfall of having bid a training route. Ask me how I know this?

How do you know this?

 

[2 hrs over allowed]

How do you know this?

Lmfao smart ass

 

[Indecisi0n]

This is what it says in my supplement.

• In centers where more than one (1) training route exists, these training routes shall be used on a rotating basis.

Liar

 

[2 hrs over allowed]

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