Three 9.5.s . in a week then you can file. If they give you four 9.5.s.....just more money for you!
This is my first year as a bid driver, after 8 years of cover driving, I'm not sure what my supplement says and I misplaced my book (I'm sure I'd find it if tore through the house, really didn't think I was going to need it after July 31 ...oh well everyone is entitled to their opinions). Either way I'm going to file, at this point I'm just going to start throwing stuff at the wall and see what sticks.
But he did ask what the definition of a "cover driver" was.
The new contract opts everyone in to the 9.5 list as long as you sign up for it. The same rules apply...you have to work 3 days over 9.5 on a route you bid on and then you can opt in...I like the new language better too, because it puts more scrutiny on the DM and center manager and takes some of it off the driver (ie they say we are 'stealing time,' not working hard enough, and so on when we get in over 9.5). So if we come in over 9.5 and it keeps happening we are now given the opportunity to sit down with the DM center manager on car sup and a shop steward to talk about why the route takes longer than 9.5...perfect for me bc I'm on the list and they could care less what time I come in...more money yes, but losing a lot of family time!
We have FT bid cover drivers. They have the right to choose which route they will run for the week or day by seniority order. Non bid cover drivers are also FT drivers but are assigned to whichever route still needs to be run that day.
