was wanting to know if anyone knows what rate of pay do you go to if your laid off and have to work two split shifts inside? union saying one thing and ups saying another. Start new shifts next week.![]()
Depends on your supplement. Here (in the Southern Region) we have to work seven consecutive days inside before our pay is reduced from driver pay. After that its based on what your pay would be if you had never went full-time. My question has always been about what the pay would be if a laid off driver worked as an air driver for one or both of the shifts. I'd be making $18/hr if I worked inside more than seven days but I was making $20+/hr as an air driver when I was part-time so I believe that I should make at least that much if I do air driver work while laid off. We haven't had a problem with layoffs yet so I haven't experienced this firsthand.
i'm in southern region also. that was what i was thinking also. I'm one of the 118 22.3 combos that has been "dissolved". Being replaced by two part timers. and forced to pick twl. and sunrise. wise and john have been telling us that we would still get paid according to article 48. Ups on the other hand is saying we are now going to be article 40 employees. ups will still be contributing to our full time benefits and pension. We also will retain our four time seniority. but at the same time ups is saying we will be considers the lowest senority out of the shift we take. Far as the part time driving positions..well they have been keeping us from picking them. our group has already filed 304 just from our group.and its almost a thousand with part timers that have been laid off midnight shift. have to wait till march to be heard. HUGE MESS! It is kinda funny to see how the ups is hiring all new drivers to take our spots as they push us out. two new drivers to take our one rout! they figure in a month they can send some of them back as they learn how to do our jobs. But if this past valentines day week end is any indication to how they will handle our jobs..may be good time to buy fedex stock (see my posting about valentines day)
I think that you should go to makeupsdeliver.org and get involved in the petition for 22.3 jobs. Man I'm glad I don't have a 22.3. Management, along with poor language in the contract, has created a huge mess with those. The only hole we have as full-time drivers is the one I mentioned about the pay associated with us doing air driving work instead of, or combined with, working inside.
We had that problem in our center. Laid off drivers were bumping part timers.Only the part timers that they had building seniority on. Anyhow Management was telling them that their pay was going to be cut to what the highest person on the shift was getting paid. Well they (management) were right contractually. They just decided to declare that the pay rate of a red circle (pre 84) clerk did not apply. They had a few drivers upset. They came to me and I reassured them that they (management) was sadly mistaken. After a short talk with the center manager all was straightened out. In case you don't know, red circle employees (hired before '84) receive .50 less than a full time driver that has already made it through his/her progression. This applies to parties under the Atlantia Area Supplement. Remember check your supplement!