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<blockquote data-quote="danlin" data-source="post: 931800" data-attributes="member: 483"><p>And now my take on the filing 9.5..First of all the company is always preaching and slamming safety down our throats, which is good, but being safe mentally and physically requires total concentration ALL of the time. That total concentration can and does dwindle after 8 hours of the type of effort we have to put out there everyday, not to mention most routes are designed on purpose so that you can't take an hour break.(i.e. later starter times,earlier air pulls etc..) So how can working past 9.5 hours or 10 or 11 be safe? How can you get enough rest in and proper nutrition which they are now trying to preach? In that respect I see the company as being total hypocrites which I loathe. </p><p>Secondly I work in a 5 driver satellite center where 4 of the 5 drivers who start at ten a.m. were constantly being bombarded with hours, so you can do the math and figure out what time they were getting in. One of them cajoned (sic) up last year and filed and the other 3 followed suit. The one that filed was either getting dumped on by the 5th driver who had to be back to the main center with air, or on the days management would cut a route he would always have to work at least 12 hrs. So now the "mother" center has to send an additional driver almost on a daily basis and never cuts routes. You do have a good contract with good language especially if your business agent and stewards all enforce and stand behind it..</p><p>Finally I try to present a scenario to all the drivers that are "on the fence about filing but want to" and it goes like this; If everyone that wants to file would do it then that would surely create more jobs and more jobs mean more drivers and what do new drivers do.... They buy houses and vehicles and gadgets, thereby stimulating this economy making companies do better, making stocks go up, making 401ks go up and....well you get the picture..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danlin, post: 931800, member: 483"] And now my take on the filing 9.5..First of all the company is always preaching and slamming safety down our throats, which is good, but being safe mentally and physically requires total concentration ALL of the time. That total concentration can and does dwindle after 8 hours of the type of effort we have to put out there everyday, not to mention most routes are designed on purpose so that you can't take an hour break.(i.e. later starter times,earlier air pulls etc..) So how can working past 9.5 hours or 10 or 11 be safe? How can you get enough rest in and proper nutrition which they are now trying to preach? In that respect I see the company as being total hypocrites which I loathe. Secondly I work in a 5 driver satellite center where 4 of the 5 drivers who start at ten a.m. were constantly being bombarded with hours, so you can do the math and figure out what time they were getting in. One of them cajoned (sic) up last year and filed and the other 3 followed suit. The one that filed was either getting dumped on by the 5th driver who had to be back to the main center with air, or on the days management would cut a route he would always have to work at least 12 hrs. So now the "mother" center has to send an additional driver almost on a daily basis and never cuts routes. You do have a good contract with good language especially if your business agent and stewards all enforce and stand behind it.. Finally I try to present a scenario to all the drivers that are "on the fence about filing but want to" and it goes like this; If everyone that wants to file would do it then that would surely create more jobs and more jobs mean more drivers and what do new drivers do.... They buy houses and vehicles and gadgets, thereby stimulating this economy making companies do better, making stocks go up, making 401ks go up and....well you get the picture.. [/QUOTE]
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