Wally
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What do they negotiate, start time?
Long awaited DIAD update - OTA EDD updates (for late air)
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Our BA told us that the Company is well aware of the issues and will be addressing them in 2018. When pressed he conceded that he had few if any details.
JL 0513
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Assuming that all the company cares about is money, the single most important thing to do is fix this air problem. For a company that is sitting on tons of capital, they are sure dragging their feet with this. It's getting worse not better. Last year, our start time was 8:45, now it's 9:05 and we leave at 9:30 on average, 9:45 at least once a week.
Some of the senior guys were talking about how the start time used to be like 8am and all the air was always in, except in bad storms. Yes, we deal with much more air now. Well, adjust. More planes, more/bigger buildings, more trucks, more people, more everything. Get it done.
It's like having a rich person late for work all the time because his old car keeps breaking down. Isn't the solution obvious?
Some of the senior guys were talking about how the start time used to be like 8am and all the air was always in, except in bad storms. Yes, we deal with much more air now. Well, adjust. More planes, more/bigger buildings, more trucks, more people, more everything. Get it done.
It's like having a rich person late for work all the time because his old car keeps breaking down. Isn't the solution obvious?
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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In my center the air is not the problem.
ManInBrown
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No. What would be nice is if Abney told Bezos to pay full freight or take a friend’n hike. Without UPS, Amazon would be in severe trouble. 98% of their crap, would never make it to the customer
zubenelgenubi
I'm a star
According to the runway workers at our airport, FedEx's planes are always on time (I assume with the exception of severe weather). If they can do it, so can we. I'm surprised we still get commit customers at all.
tourists24
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Same here in my center. 2 years ago start time was 8:55. Now is 9:30. Late air is more common than not too
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Simply unacceptable.
I wouldn't mind seeing this addressed in the new contract
WorknLateHuh
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That would mean with an 8 hour request you would punch out at 6:40ish, and get back home after 7 depending on the commute.
Completely ridiculous
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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We start at 9:45 (T-friend) and I punch out at or around 6:00 every day outside of Peak and am home by 6:15.
JL 0513
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So no full timers in your center?
WorknLateHuh
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^ So your supplement doesn't require a full hour lunch?
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Exactly I have an hour commute. Getting home at almost 8 pm does me no good.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Hahahaha.
JL 0513
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You just said you guys typically do 7.25 hours a day.
Doesn't NY require an hour lunch? Even with 30 minutes, you're still at 7.75.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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JL 0513
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There's just no way upper management would allow a center to dispatch 7.5 hour days to most drivers and pay the guarantee day after day. There's a reason every other center in the country dispatches over 8. And if there's too many drivers vs 8+ hour routes, guys get cut.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Never said we were given 7.5 hour dispatches. My average is right around 9 hours.
