iruhnman630
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The contract says seniority works, but nearly everybody in our building supports seniority choice.
Hence, I will most likely be working.
Hence, I will most likely be working.
day off for me tomorrow!! We needed 12 drivers!! So per the union they are forcing from the top down!! Has anyone heard of this? In my 13 years it has always been forced from bottom up!!
Seniority gives u the right to work. It doesn't give u the right not to work. So although most centers force bottom up there is nothing against doing it this way either.
Request off is just that a request. They can honor whoever they want on requests off. Cash I know that's how most places do it but I used that exact phrase at my last union meeting and my BA agreed.
I hope Upstate understands how his center is not the norm!
We've got it in black and white in our supplement, voluntary time off must be offered in seniority order.Request off is just that a request. They can honor whoever they want on requests off. Cash I know that's how most places do it but I used that exact phrase at my last union meeting and my BA agreed.
Our building normally sees something like 30-40,000 pieces a day off-peak. Today, I was told we got 16,000. Seven belts were condensed down to six. Most routes were extremely light. They ended up cutting a few more toward the end of the shift. I guess full timers are still guaranteed their eight a day, so they gave them something to deliver.
FTers are guaranteed their 8 unless they choose to work for hours (Code 05). With the condensed routes and pickups there will be very few 05's.
Quick question, does all the UPS drivers work tomorrow. If I remember right, last year they didn't work on Dec 26th. I don't know if that had to do with Christmas being on a Sunday last year. The husbands center told the guys to come in like a regular work day and they would see from there how many drivers they need. My husband said if he is driving the 30 minutes to work then they better have a route from him.
I hope you all have a Merry Christmas.
Are you sure you aren't at FedEx? This sounds like a FedEx fiasco...I'm just working your typical 10+ hour day after Xmas day. Preload didn't wrap until almost ten. I loaded 75% of my. Had 12 late air packages. Might miss some businesses and likely won't make it back to the air trailer. At 9:30 they were calling drivers trying to get them to come in after they had given them the day off two hours earlier. I'd say half the people working today are looking at 12-14 hour days.