Forcing Thanksgiving Holiday Work Is The Beginning Of The End

[olroadbeech]

company using the excuse that we must stay competitive ( forget creating new jobs ) will be the beginning of the end for us losing all of our "stay at home" holidays.

day after Thanksgiving lost will mean that Christmas is next , then all the rest.

glad I'm retiring next year.

 

[PT Car Washer]

The Friday after Thanksgiving was never a legal Holiday. Christmas however is.

 

[brownmonster]

Adapt or become extinct.

 

[Brownslave688]

company using the excuse that we must stay competitive ( forget creating new jobs ) will be the beginning of the end for us losing all of our "stay at home" holidays. day after Thanksgiving lost will mean that Christmas is next , then all the rest. glad I'm retiring next year.

Overreact much?

 

[PT Car Washer]

Not everyone is going to be working that Friday. Just the bottom drivers and preloaders.

 

[upschuck]

Not everyone is going to be working that Friday. Just the bottom drivers and preloaders.

Where'd you get that info? Last I heard they are running a full operation, which includes ground. A week beforehand, I'm sure a diad prompt for those businesses open and wanting their product or pu's. The resi's will be heavy.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I don't think the hubs will be working. Maybe a few Feeder drivers. Maybe one of the shop guys. Maybe a few Twilight guys. There is a lot more to UPS then just the delivery drivers and preloaders. Everyone else will be off as it is a UPS Holiday.

 

[oldngray]

Hubs will be working to handle the pickup volume.

 

[PT Car Washer]

I said a few Twilight guys will be working. Maybe a few Feeder drivers. Really don't think there will be all that much pick up volume. Except for the UPS stores. Just have the drivers unload their own package cars.

 

[upschuck]

I don't think the hubs will be working. Maybe a few Feeder drivers. Maybe one of the shop guys. Maybe a few Twilight guys. There is a lot more to UPS then just the delivery drivers and preloaders. Everyone else will be off as it is a UPS Holiday.

If hubs aren't working, UPS would just being moving Monday's volume to Friday. That would make no sense at all, since Friday pays more than Monday.

 

[PT Car Washer]

The hub I work in doesn't work Friday except for the Twilight sort. Really don't see that changing for one day out of the year. I guess they could come in to advance the volume a day but have not heard that. Have you? Maybe some of the Feeder drivers have heard something.

 

[104Feeder]

There was a grievance filed here around 2000 I think with the National Air Committee. It was about the Company scheduling too many drivers to work on the Friday after Thanksgiving and also because Ground and 3 Day Select was delivered in addition to air packages. We won a full 8 hour day for those drivers, and a committment to reduce the number of drivers forced to work in future years. If anyone is interested I'm sure I can dig up the actual grievance.

 

[HBGPreloader]

We were told this morning that we will be working a full shift on black Friday.

 

[jumpman23]

We were told this morning that we will be working a full shift on black Friday.

That's old news lol.

 

[rod]

That's old news lol.

It may be old news but from what is being posted on BC but a lot of people are still confused----yes --no-- maybe?

 

[Inthegame]

It may be old news but from what is being posted on BC a lot of people are still confused----yes --no-- maybe?

YES

 

[jumpman23]

They informed us like 3 months ago it was going to be a regular day with full service being ran that day.

 

[PT Car Washer]

The question is will the hubs and Feeders be working. We all know a lot of preloaders and package car drivers are working.

 

[HBGPreloader]

That's old news lol.

Yes, it is old news. However, this is the first time management actually announced this at our hub.
They also stated we would be receiving a paid holiday. However, we will not be paid extra for working the holiday - which I believe conflicts with our local supplement.

 

[jumpman23]

Yes, it is old news. However, this is the first time management actually announced this at our hub.
They also stated we would be receiving a paid holiday. However, we will not be paid extra for working the holiday - which I believe conflicts with our local supplement.

Ask your steward he would be able to tell ya fact or fiction.