rocket man
Well-Known Member
WE still have 3 to4 cover drivers working over 9 5 monday to friday
But thanks to the will of full time UPSers us part timers make peanuts.Ah- those were the days. There are still 2 gals left at my old center who work part time for 28 bucks+ an hour with full benefits. One is the morning clerk (no one knows what she does other than gossip with everyone) and the other one does re-wrap and porter. You can only imagine how much the UPS would like to get rid of those two. P.S. Neither one of their husbands work
How could they have been competitive when they did pay PTers good wages and not now?Totally agree with you. If the PTers did organize, they would be a force to be bargained with. The guy at UPS who dreamed up the signing bonuses to get the "two tier" contract passed was a genius. Of course if UPS was paying the PTer drivers wages, we would not be competitive at all.
Forgive me if I am a bit jaded towards full time drivers who approve a contract that continues to pay new hires McDonald's wages and now doesn't even give them medical for a year. But it was good for you guys, right?
I heard that yesterday. I guess it's 46 between CHEMA and LYNMA. So if 46 drivers are laid off, it means they're working inside. Does that mean 46 inside people are out on the street?
And 46 pkg drivers are now making inside rate. That has to be hard.
Feeders is in the process of moving p/us to package. Any CHEMA pkg drivers have a new ex-feeder p/u? I was told from the top that where practical, feeder p/us will continue to be moved to package.
Obviously, this will result in Feeder drivers being moved to Package (IMHO). Anyone just miss the 46 driver lay-off? This means you're still not safe.
Good luck to us all.
I apologize for the length, but I needed to get this off my chest.
Update:
2 Chema Feeder drivers have returned to Package.
4 more return next week.
One guy wanted to go back, which would have let one of the forced guys stay. Company OKd it, but some snitch went to the union and cried, so the union nixed it.
Now, instead of two happy employees, you have two unhappy employees....
Update:
2 Chema Feeder drivers have returned to Package.
4 more return next week.
One guy wanted to go back, which would have let one of the forced guys stay. Company OKd it, but some snitch went to the union and cried, so the union nixed it.
Now, instead of two happy employees, you have two unhappy employees....
Plus 81 Feeders, maybe 10 shifters.
The only issue I can think that would matter would be the package drivers who would get bumped. If a higher senority feeder driver goes back willingly, he may bump a more senior package driver who would not get bumped if the less senior feeder driver went back. Follow me?
Hey Over,
I know feeder guys have to shift for part of their shift and I know the are some jobs that are 100% shifting. Shifting doesn't require a licence so my question becomes would you like to shift for you entire "shift" LOL?
I ask this question because it seems like a good alterantive to package without the responsibility of having a class A. Would you consider it? I am when I get enough "juice".
All the shifters have more seniority than me. We have one guy that's a '64. Can you even imagine being here that long???
Oh yeah, I hate shifting!!!!!
Its a long day in the shifter if you are there for the duration of your "shift' it's a tedious job & you have to have the mind set for it!I did it for a long time & I thought I'd go crazy in that little glass sweatbox! I allways looked forward to getting out of the yard! I often wonder how some of these guys do it 10/12 hrs a day & not go out of their minds!Hey Over,
I know feeder guys have to shift for part of their shift and I know the are some jobs that are 100% shifting. Shifting doesn't require a licence so my question becomes would you like to shift for you entire "shift" LOL?
I ask this question because it seems like a good alterantive to package without the responsibility of having a class A. Would you consider it? I am when I get enough "juice".
I often wonder how some of these guys do it 10/12 hrs a day & not go out of their minds!