dannyboy
From the promised LAND
I was thinking about the plight of UPS drivers over the years and one thing I would love to see in the contract.
An 8AM start time, with any hours over 10 paid at double time.
IMHO, if UPS has the resources and technology to set our routes up stop for stop, then why not get the packages to the centers sooner so the drivers could leave the building early. This in turn would allow most customers to get the delivery before lunch which in many cases would be a real selling point.
With a nailed down start time that does not float around at the companies whim, the pressure would be on them to make service, which if they dedicated the proper resources to that cause, could be done.
Now with the over time issue, if they knew they had to pay double time over anything over 10 hours, I would think they would have the incentive to get drivers in earlier, and with an 8AM start time, drivers would have more time in the after noon to spend with their families.
There are more, but these two things I would love to see.
d
An 8AM start time, with any hours over 10 paid at double time.
IMHO, if UPS has the resources and technology to set our routes up stop for stop, then why not get the packages to the centers sooner so the drivers could leave the building early. This in turn would allow most customers to get the delivery before lunch which in many cases would be a real selling point.
With a nailed down start time that does not float around at the companies whim, the pressure would be on them to make service, which if they dedicated the proper resources to that cause, could be done.
Now with the over time issue, if they knew they had to pay double time over anything over 10 hours, I would think they would have the incentive to get drivers in earlier, and with an 8AM start time, drivers would have more time in the after noon to spend with their families.
There are more, but these two things I would love to see.
d