Day After Thanksgiving

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

C'mon Upstate! He wanted to displace someone who was being forced. Would have been a good decision, I think. Let the poor guy who was forced stay home with his family, and let someone who wants to work, work.

Permitting this would have opened a can of worms best left alone.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

I know. I am just saying what is on the calendar. Our caledar which hilites all of our paid holidays. New Years Eve is not hilited. Now, would you put it past UPS to try and get away with not paying us. I wouldn't.

And you can take your condescending attitude and thank yourself.

Dilligaf, we get two more 4 day weekends - Christmas and New Years. Both weekends are 2 paid days off, each. I am pretty sure most locals get this - except of course if you are an air driver (I know you are are not!)

 

[over9five]

Permitting this would have opened a can of worms best left alone.

I agree, but you had made it look like he was trying to bump someone who wanted to work, and that was not the case.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Dilligaf, we get two more 4 day weekends - Christmas and New Years. Both weekends are 2 paid days off, each. I am pretty sure most locals get this - except of course if you are an air driver (I know you are are not!)

Not here. We get the 3 day weekend for Christmas and then the 4 day for New Year's. Why would you get 2 paid days for Christmas?

 

[Ghost in the Darkness]

I know. I am just saying what is on the calendar. Our caledar which hilites all of our paid holidays. New Years Eve is not hilited.

April 22 (earth day) was highlighted but we didn't get paid holiday for it. We will get paid for New Years Eve cuz its in the contract like the other guys said. Its always going to be a light volume/light pickup day because so many businesses taper off and some shut down for the week between Christmas and New Years.

 

[jbomb1010]

We were told in our center that the day after Thanksgiving can only be worked by part time air drivers. Is the cover being pulled over our eyes?

 

[UnconTROLLed]

Not here. We get the 3 day weekend for Christmas and then the 4 day for New Year's. Why would you get 2 paid days for Christmas?

Whomever told me that was wrong. Our supplement says Christmas day only.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We were told in our center that the day after Thanksgiving can only be worked by part time air drivers. Is the cover being pulled over our eyes?

No-just yours.

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

According to Article 40 it has to be offered to them before full-time package car drivers.

 

[Theichii]

Tried to work, but was told the exception air drivers had more seniority than a full time ground driver and I couldn't work.

 

[dilligaf]

Dilligaf, we get two more 4 day weekends - Christmas and New Years. Both weekends are 2 paid days off, each. I am pretty sure most locals get this - except of course if you are an air driver (I know you are are not!)

Actually I will probably be forced to work. I am low enough on the list to have to work. Friday I was the highest seniority that was forced.

 

[dilligaf]

Tried to work, but was told the exception air drivers had more seniority than a full time ground driver and I couldn't work.

Thei, it is different everywhere. Here, our air drivers work but so does pkg. Pkg has the opportunity to volunteer and then are forced. Air does not have the opportunity to volunteer. They have to work. Pkg is used to fill in.

 

[dilligaf]

Not here. We get the 3 day weekend for Christmas and then the 4 day for New Year's. Why would you get 2 paid days for Christmas?

We will also work Christmas Eve. All rtes will be out trying to get all of those last minute pkgs delievered.

 

[Harley Rider]

Senior drivers are given the opportunity to work holidays here if they want it. If there are not enough drivers that volunteer, then part time drivers are forced to work. If there are still not enough, then least senior drivers are forced to work. If a full time driver is forced to work, they receive time and a half for working versus straight time. So for time worked you would be making double time and a half. Still not worth it to me......... I am getting too old and like the time off during holidays.

 

[705red]

worked 11.85 84 del stops 25 pick up stops 180 pkgs picked up and 180 miles

How many grounds did you pick up? Don't forget to tell the twilight stewards so they can get that shift paid double time!

I worked 6 and a half, 51 stops total.

 

[DazedandConfused]

I wonder how many centers will try to pay us for just the hours we worked the day after Thanksgiving as well??

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I wonder how many centers will try to pay us for just the hours we worked the day after Thanksgiving as well??

Unless you requested 8 hours you will be paid for hours worked.

 

[paidover95]

Are you kidding me? You got paid for the holiday and are grieving for an additional 8 hours because you are low man on the totem pole and there was no work for you? And you thought it would be fair to bump someone from pkg car so that you could make a little extra $$ instead of someone who has actually been driving a pkg car? This is exactly why I am not a strong advocate for the Union.

sorry I have 21 years senority 18 years of them in pkg.I have over 190 people below me on the senority list.I think I should have the right to work before jr employees.

 

[PT Stewie]

Worked the same as every other Thanksgiving Friday, 4 HRS. @ straight time plus the Holiday. Read the contract under air.They brought in pizza that was good.Will be in Christmas Eve and New Years Eve for the same.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Stewie, Christmas Eve is not a paid holiday.