22.4 eliminated and sent to package car driver is basically a slam dunk. That the company is just now deciding to use us "the way it was meant to be(tm)" is simply to muddy that process and pretend like these two jobs are not two-tier like they have been for the past 5 years.
It's nothing still like the combo job we would like it to be, theoretically 22.4 would bid to cover vacations, and they are not, theoretically 22.4 would be getting a separate timecard structure and reporting supervisor, and they do not. the whole framework is temporary and ready to be dismantled at a minute's notice.
It would be very unpleasant for everybody now to negotiate a better version of 22.4 given it's history. Which is a shame, I am actually one of those "combo drivers would be cool" kind of folks especially when running trials on things such as sprinter vans, european style cargo bikes, etc.