Feeders and Brokers/ Outside contractors

[705red]

Does anybody know what the ruling on this is? In our hub we have full time drivers sitting at home while brokers are pulling loads. The company says that they have dedicated runs and are allowed to do it. Our hall even agrees with them. how can this be? How can you have outside brokers pulling loads while full time drivers, with seniority sit at home and don't get paid? Has anybody else seen anything like this?

These drivers should be working and exhausting all of their hours before the contractors are used! Hoefully your local has a back bone and sould help you in these times!

 

[gandydancer]

Again, Art 26 Sec 1(a) "... During peak season, the Employer will make every reasonable effort, in accordance with the appropriate Supplement, Rider or Addendum, TO USE CURRENT UPS EMPLOYEES and hire a sufficient number of employees to handle peak volume. AFTER doing so, the Employer may use alternate means of transporting packages during peak season and will utilize union carriers whenever possible. Plans to utilize outside carriers will be reviewed and agreed with the Local Union. Such agreement will not be unreasonably withheld."

 

[US0352]

These drivers should be working and exhausting all of their hours before the contractors are used! Hoefully your local has a back bone and sould help you in these times!

Well they didn't and we got screwed. UPS and the hall said that it was ok because our district didn't pay for the brokers, other districts did.

That truck doesn't say UPS on the side so we should have pulled those loads, in my opinion.