Thebrownblob
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I think all part timers should share the same wage that’s the point of a union. Perhaps there would be a small progression. But after that everyone should make the same wage.
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Well if you was hired before this current contract you begin all the general increases and wages
But what these guys don't stay for a week a month or year they get nothing
Look I said before if you want to make the money go driving that's where the money is at
The Range
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In that case, part-timers should make the same hourly rate as full-time doing the same work.
Loading a box in the truck is not the same just driving
Go out and do it and please report back to us
The Range
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Are you now being purposefully dense? Notice I said the same work. You have this weird obsession with driving. We get it, you have immense responsibility, etc. Who cares.
The Range
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And this is the point you're missing. With all of those spectacular wage increases, even if you started before the last two contracts - you were still making less than a new hire post-MRA wages.
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Like I said go driving
That's where the money is at.
Thebrownblob
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It’s probably pointless
No argument for me this is our future generation I want everything and I'm not willing to work for it.
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Or combo job (but those are hard for PT’s to get)
Thebrownblob
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I would be fine with that
The Range
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Not sure what generation you're referencing but again, you have no argument. You have this ingrained response trained into you to make it a PT vs FT issue. For the last time, the union failed to negotiate wages that kept up with minimum wages. Many tenured employees were paid less than people walking in the door. You've already tiered the drivers. Is your big idea to fix the situation for the second-tier drivers to suck it up and work harder? Put in the time as you have? If you think the solution is to suck it up and go driving, I have some bad news for you. This mentality is why we are here and pretty soon there will be no one left to pillage from to fill your gut.
Thebrownblob
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Somehow he believes we don’t care about part-timers I was a part timer so were you. My heart is with them I worked my way up. This job is a path to upper middle class even today.
Not anymore
The Range
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Thank you for your condolences. Remind me again what any of this has to do with a new hirer with a bonus making more than someone with 15 years. That is the contract the teamsters negotiated. Sorry - we can do better.
FozziesDeliveries
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Part timers are severely underpaid. Hires off of the street are not aware nor do they know how hard preload can be. I try to inform off the street hires when they get on a high horse. Anyways, in this day and age if you could get a job for almost the same starting pay at mcdonalds not many are going to want to put up with working at ups. Especially younger people, they are not going to be thinking or caring about benefits. There absolutely be should be higher wages for those who have been here awhile over new hires. Hopefully we work for the next contract negotiations to bring positive benefits for us all 
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How many pt years do have with the firm?
The Range
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I stopped counting. 16, I think. Many friends around 14 years and under were making less than new hires during the bonus period. Now they are boosted at the MRA rate along with new hires. Good for the new people, embarrassingly bad for the others.
