Any FT ever been layoff?

daiku

Member
Interesting question. I'll only answer as if this question was a driver full time, but it should be the same for combo people.
I assume you can be laid off. Understand that they can keep laying you off for 4 days and call you on the 5th......YOU need 5 continuous lay off days to then "bump" 2 lower seniority part timers. I would ask to NOT be called in so I could qualify for the 5 days... And if they do call you on the 4th or 5th day...Don't answer the phone....
Again talk with your Steward or leave a message with your business agent.
 

New Englander

Well-Known Member
Interesting question. I'll only answer as if this question was a driver full time, but it should be the same for combo people.
I assume you can be laid off. Understand that they can keep laying you off for 4 days and call you on the 5th......YOU need 5 continuous lay off days to then "bump" 2 lower seniority part timers. I would ask to NOT be called in so I could qualify for the 5 days... And if they do call you on the 4th or 5th day...Don't answer the phone....
Again talk with your Steward or leave a message with your business agent.

Hmm....we can bump on our first day of layoff.
 

Babagounj

Strength through joy
I would welcome some down time.:happy-very:
a few months ago when the rumors started about possible layoffs I spoke to a trustee & mentioned that I would volunteer to be laid off.
 
With all the O/9.5s we've been working, I wouldn't mind just working a 4 day week. I sure could get a lot of work done at the homestead.
 

New Englander

Well-Known Member
What Ive asked and been told is that layoffs start at the bottom and go up. If you have enough seniority to not be on layoff - your working unless you want to burn an optional/sick or take an unpaid day.

You can't bump a layoff back to package and take his preload/local sort hours etc.....
 

barrycold

Well-Known Member
You can only bump a low seniority 22.3 person out of his job IF you want the job. I got layoff and they gave me 2 options. Go back to PT or bump the air driver and take a pay cut. I went back to part time
 
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