Babagounj
Strength through joy
“I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.”
As a P.M. Air Driver, I don't "qualify" for any kind of safe driving award.
I drive 100+ miles(city) daily.
Different vehicles almost daily.
75% of my time on road is after dark.
Different stops all the time.
This didn't bother me much for the first few years. I thought, "Keep your wallets and mini-maglights, I don't need them". But, after 10+ years the awards are looking better and better. Now it irks me.
I can say, that the "years of service" awards seem to be a lesser quality since UPS switched to TharpeRobbins last year. My "20 Years of Service" award is the only award I've ever recieved from UPS.
How much longer are we going to let the union & ups treat air drivers as second class citizens. We are required to work on holidays at straight rate , so we can never have long weekends, yet anyone else who works gets time & a half. We are forced to work and everyone else gets a reward, what kind of system is this ?
We drive more & longer than most others in our centers, especially within urban areas. Yet again no praise from the company.
I will always vote no for any contract until air drivers get equal status.