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<blockquote data-quote="air_dr" data-source="post: 791991" data-attributes="member: 29929"><p>I would like to get a contract issue clarified. Some of the posts on this thread have raised questions in my mind. Being an air driver, these issues concern me for good reason.</p><p> </p><p>Here is the relevant Article 40 language for everyone's consideration:</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px">(a) Air driver work shall consist of delivery and pickup of air packages</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">which, because of time and customer commitments, cannot be</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">reasonably performed by regular package drivers. Such work may</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">include:</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(1) Delivery of air packages which the regular delivery drivers cannot</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">deliver within guaranteed time commitments.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(2) Delivery of air packages arriving at the facility after regular</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">drivers have been dispatched.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(3) Delivery and pick up of air packages on weekends and holidays.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(4) On Call Air pickups.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(5) Pick up at air counters and drop boxes.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(6) Additional late air pickups.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(7) Air drivers may, on an exception basis, be used to make service</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">on packages which are not air packages.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px">(8) Delivery of early AM Packages.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">(9) Movement of air packages to airports and other locations such</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'">as service centers, UPS buildings and driver meet points. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Two questions I guess:</span></span></p><p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px">First of all, does the the language imply that the work described in items (1) through (9), since it falls under the wording of letter (a) mean that <em>all</em> those nine tasks listed should preferably go to a full timer?</span></span></p><p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Second, if the answer to the above is "yes," what is the threshold of reasonable? Other than running off excess NDAs, which in many, but not all, centers truly could not be done by FT's before the advertised commit time, all the other stuff, as I see it, (even Sat deliveries) could be done by FT's if the comapny paid certain drivers OT. Such an interpreatation of the language hardly leaves any work for air drivers!</span></span></p><p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times-Roman'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Of course, this is not an interpretation I am advocating. I like my air driver job. I just want to know how senior management and union officials understand this language.</span></span></p><p></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="air_dr, post: 791991, member: 29929"] I would like to get a contract issue clarified. Some of the posts on this thread have raised questions in my mind. Being an air driver, these issues concern me for good reason. Here is the relevant Article 40 language for everyone's consideration: [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=1](a) Air driver work shall consist of delivery and pickup of air packages[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=1] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman]which, because of time and customer commitments, cannot be[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman]reasonably performed by regular package drivers. Such work may[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman]include:[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman](1) Delivery of air packages which the regular delivery drivers cannot[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman]deliver within guaranteed time commitments.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman](2) Delivery of air packages arriving at the facility after regular[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman]drivers have been dispatched.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman](3) Delivery and pick up of air packages on weekends and holidays.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman](4) On Call Air pickups.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman](5) Pick up at air counters and drop boxes.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman](6) Additional late air pickups.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman](7) Air drivers may, on an exception basis, be used to make service[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman]on packages which are not air packages.[/FONT][/SIZE] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=1](8) Delivery of early AM Packages.[/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=1] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman](9) Movement of air packages to airports and other locations such[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=1][FONT=Times-Roman]as service centers, UPS buildings and driver meet points. [/FONT][/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=1] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=2]Two questions I guess:[/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=2]First of all, does the the language imply that the work described in items (1) through (9), since it falls under the wording of letter (a) mean that [I]all[/I] those nine tasks listed should preferably go to a full timer?[/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=2]Second, if the answer to the above is "yes," what is the threshold of reasonable? Other than running off excess NDAs, which in many, but not all, centers truly could not be done by FT's before the advertised commit time, all the other stuff, as I see it, (even Sat deliveries) could be done by FT's if the comapny paid certain drivers OT. Such an interpreatation of the language hardly leaves any work for air drivers![/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Times-Roman][SIZE=2]Of course, this is not an interpretation I am advocating. I like my air driver job. I just want to know how senior management and union officials understand this language.[/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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