We'd like to think that...Here's what will really happen:
We'll piss of customers, who will vow to stop using UPS, try the other guy (the one who wasn't a threat back in '97, and not as much one in '02 and '07). In the meantime, for damage control, UPS will hire more drivers....and the price of doing business with UPS goes up. Between the pissing off of customers (who we'll blame management for), and the ever-increasing price gap between brown and purple, UPS' business goes into decline. Soon, not only that rookie we fought so hard to get a job as driver is gone not just out of driving, but the hub and UPS, some of us who fought for him will be gone as well. Nevermind, with their fascination with metrics, if one takes his lunch between 12-1 or 6:30-7:30, if he is coming in over 9.5. or over 10 they WANT to stop that and will. It's time to pay attention to the elephant in the room when talking about "getting as many drivers hired as we can". UPS IS hiring drivers; they will continue, no matter how many skip their lunches, provided growth is still there. People start doing their best to sabotage the operation to make a point, and they may HAVE to stop hiring.
Are you arguing against taking Lunch during proper time periods? I don't give a crap bout the list of excuses. Taking lunch @ end of day to meet service expectations is not Lunch, it's "Dinner" and last I recall we don't get a dinner break!!!!
If you are defending putting in a Lunch and loosing 1/2 - 1Hr pay while working threw it, Well you don't want to me to post my true comment on the cafe for that one cause it would have alot of this $#^%%$#@ and alot of *s*, A**h*le,*i**h,**c*,mot*er******,**** ,that and that is just not appropriate.
It is management's responsability to properly dispatch employ enough bodies to provide service. No if's, ands or BUTTz!!!!
I see alot of cut routes and not many opens up!!!! So , were's the effort, I see guys leaving building b4 start going home with browns on!!!
It is not just our contractual right but also there are State & Federal LAWS to back us up and I'm sure those of us with a little creative thinking and intellect can use the
very tools that management uses against us BACK on Them in a subpenea of all data records
including telematics to proof that we are being pushed due to commit times and dispatch to not have the ability to take breaks!!!!!
We are under D.O.T. so these claims would be pretty serious allegations and cause alot of attention to numerous Lawyers wanting that big show case. Many fired UPS drivers are out there and I'm sure they would be willing to join in on a class action!!!
Just imagine, the very Data they use against us could be our own most powerful tool against them if they were to fire the wrong Driver with an open mind and time and will power to go for it!!!!!
18 yrs is alot of data and I'm sure the dispatch on you was increased dramatically from Yr. 1 till know. That is proof enough. There has to b enough proof in there to show your limited ability to take breaks and work under D.O.T. hrs. which violates D.O.T. Union contract, ALONG with State and Federal laws!!!!!
Even if not the same rt for the 18 yrs. there is data on that rt for the past 18 yrs.A subpenea can make it show in court.