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<blockquote data-quote="&#039;Lord Brown&#039;s bidding&#039;" data-source="post: 1150528" data-attributes="member: 32753"><p>Finally, I have to disagree with the notion that <strong>everyone</strong> should have 9.5 protection. In all organizations, someone has to be available to take the undesirable jobs/chores; in a family, kids don't have a say on whether they take out the garbage or clean the dishes. As has been pointed out, new drivers aren't assured they'll work every day, or even most days; the flip side of that should be expected, that in the beginning they can expect to work some pretty long days; this should balance out the only working two or three days-per-week problem. Other union jobs have similar issues, especially in transportation, such as pilots and railroad engineers, as well as the postal service. </p><p></p><p>Truth be told, as has been explained to me on this board countless times everyone should expect to work very long days, unless it is your route that you've run for many years, or run-and-gun, although that has it's own problems and pitfalls that may out-weigh the benefits. Thankfully the union and company have found a way to give most drivers a way to balance that (I don't think railroaders or pilots have that kind of language, but maybe that is why they are paid more, for the sheer inconvenience of the job). More food for thought: medical students often must <strong>work </strong><em>half a week </em>during their internships; I don't mean "three days", but <em>128 of a possible 256 hours </em>in a given week, and on top of that, they are paid about as much as a rookie driver, maybe less! I was surprised to find out that FedEx Ground drivers are able to work <em>70 hour weeks</em> (due to the method FedEx uses to comply with federal guidelines), and even their <strong>top</strong> guys don't make what a <em>new-hire </em>UPS FT driver makes! Are we really to feel sorry that a driver in the first two or three years of his UPS career has to work some "very long" days (because compared to these other positions, they really aren't working long hours at all)? Senior drivers like Big, IGOTTA, and others need some perspective here.....and then share it with others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="'Lord Brown's bidding', post: 1150528, member: 32753"] Finally, I have to disagree with the notion that [B]everyone[/B] should have 9.5 protection. In all organizations, someone has to be available to take the undesirable jobs/chores; in a family, kids don't have a say on whether they take out the garbage or clean the dishes. As has been pointed out, new drivers aren't assured they'll work every day, or even most days; the flip side of that should be expected, that in the beginning they can expect to work some pretty long days; this should balance out the only working two or three days-per-week problem. Other union jobs have similar issues, especially in transportation, such as pilots and railroad engineers, as well as the postal service. Truth be told, as has been explained to me on this board countless times everyone should expect to work very long days, unless it is your route that you've run for many years, or run-and-gun, although that has it's own problems and pitfalls that may out-weigh the benefits. Thankfully the union and company have found a way to give most drivers a way to balance that (I don't think railroaders or pilots have that kind of language, but maybe that is why they are paid more, for the sheer inconvenience of the job). More food for thought: medical students often must [B]work [/B][I]half a week [/I]during their internships; I don't mean "three days", but [I]128 of a possible 256 hours [/I]in a given week, and on top of that, they are paid about as much as a rookie driver, maybe less! I was surprised to find out that FedEx Ground drivers are able to work [I]70 hour weeks[/I] (due to the method FedEx uses to comply with federal guidelines), and even their [B]top[/B] guys don't make what a [I]new-hire [/I]UPS FT driver makes! Are we really to feel sorry that a driver in the first two or three years of his UPS career has to work some "very long" days (because compared to these other positions, they really aren't working long hours at all)? Senior drivers like Big, IGOTTA, and others need some perspective here.....and then share it with others. [/QUOTE]
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