Cover driver vacation pay

[How Now Brown Cow]

I'm just wondering what rate other cover drivers get for their vacation weeks. In our center cover drivers get 20 hours at their inside rate. I've always thought this was pretty crappy. You spend all year getting top cover driver rate, but then you get hit with a huge pay cut when you take vacation. If you want to give me 20 hours for vacation, that's fine(I am part time after all), but I should get the same rate that I've been getting all year.

I'm in the Upstate/West New York area. I was looking through the last contract book and I saw this:

Vacation pay shall be paid employees at the classification at which they worked for the greatest number of days in the six (6) month period prior to their vacations. The vacation period shall be from January 1st through November 30th and December 25th through December 31st. vacation time shall be assigned at the discretion of the Employer and shall meet with the convenience of the individual employee whenever reasonably possible. For vacation selection only, vacation selection by Center seniority, within the building, classification shall prevail
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I'm no expert, but it sounds to me like our cover drivers should get their cover driver rate during their vacation weeks. Last year I only worked inside for 5 weeks because of lack of work, I suspect this year will be around the same. I did ask a business agent today. He said it's always been at our inside rate, so I asked him what or who this language pertains to. He said he'll look into it and get back to me. So how does it work in your building?

 

[How Now Brown Cow]

Almost 100 views, and nobody knows what rate cover drivers in their building get paid during vacation. I'm surprised.

 

[grgrcr88]

Cover drivers here get whatever Rate they have earned thru full time progression at 45 hours and 50 hours for the optional week

 

[robbdogg75]

Southeast Region if a TCD has 155 or more reports in a calendar year, the driver will receive 40hrs a week vacation at his cover rate the following year, which is $27.46 here.

 

[How Now Brown Cow]

Southeast Region if a TCD has 155 or more reports in a calendar year, the driver will receive 40hrs a week vacation at his cover rate the following year, which is $27.46 here.

If they have less than 155 reports, they get 20 hours at what rate?

 

[How Now Brown Cow]

Cover drivers here get whatever Rate they have earned thru full time progression at 45 hours and 50 hours for the optional week

All your cover drivers are full time?

 

[How Now Brown Cow]

I was hoping UpState would reply to this. I'm pretty sure we are under the same supplement. I can't start a conversation with him :/

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I was hoping UpState would reply to this. I'm pretty sure we are under the same supplement. I can't start a conversation with him :/

Is your vocabulary inadequate?

 

[Brownslave688]

All your cover drivers are full time?

Ours are or were. I think it changes with the next contract. I think part time cover driver is a huge concession as is summer seasonal period.

 

[How Now Brown Cow]

Is your vocabulary inadequate?

No, when I typed out a message to you in the start a conversation, it told me I was not able to start a conversation with UpstateNYUPSer. Maybe you have it turned off?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

No, when I typed out a message to you in the start a conversation, it told me I was not able to start a conversation with UpstateNYUPSer. Maybe you have it turned off?

Yes, I turned off PM's.

 

[How Now Brown Cow]

Yes, I turned off PM's.

So, would you care to comment on the subject of this thread? Do you have part time cover drivers in your building that pretty much cover drive year round? If so, do you know what rate they receive during their vacations?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We have casuals and one FT cover driver----we don't have any PT cover drivers----who get their regular rate for 45 hours when they go on vacation.

 

[Ouch]

Man I don't want to lie to you but it seems to me when I was part time if you had enough reports and picked your vacation under the drivers vacation list you were entitled to driver pay for that vacation week. 156 reports cover driving equals driver pay for your vacations. In fact I know I got driver pay. You may have to file article 60 sec g to get it but I think you would.

 

[grgrcr88]

All your cover drivers are full time?

Yes

 

[robbdogg75]

If they have less than 155 reports, they get 20 hours at what rate?

If under the 155 reports you get 20 hours at your inside pay rate not TCD rate