Excused absense

[BigUnionGuy]

He's working 4 days and calling out every Saturday.

He's hoping there is some sort of "relief" contractually.

 

[542thruNthru]

He's hoping there is some sort of "relief" contractually.

I don't believe there is any is there?

 

[BigUnionGuy]

I don't believe there is any is there?

@TheBrownBandit

Hasn't provided any information on the location or Local Union.


Right ?

 

[542thruNthru]

@TheBrownBandit

Hasn't provided any information on the location or Local Union.


Right ?

No, you're right he hasn't.

 

[I have been lurking]

This will be pretty hard win in my opinion. If he was working 5 days and being forced to come in a 6th I would agree but he's T-S. He's working 4 days and calling out every Saturday.

But he said he didn't change his shift voluntarily, he was forced.

 

[542thruNthru]

But he said he didn't change his shift voluntarily, he was forced.

Yes but the regulation that was posted was for driver fatigue. Working 4 days and calling out every 5th day stating fatigue is probably not going to work out too well.

Also he better be clean as a whistle because UPS may try and fitness for duty test.

 

[rod]

What is considered an excused absense?

I am a M-friend RPCD, currently being forced T-S (not due to peak), they had until November to move us back. There is a current grievance that is projected to lose at the state panel (even though the language is clear). They are breaking the contract week after week.

I plan on calling in every Saturday but need to have them excused absenses so I don't get fired.

FYI, my family life is more important than working on what's supposed to be my day off for all the ones who are going to cry about this post.

1. What is so special about Saturday? Don't you have Sun and Mon off?
2. Your family would rather see the money than you at this time in your life.
3. If you were switched to T-S consider yourself lucky. There are many without jobs now.
4. You will probably be laid off after peak for awhile so enjoy the money for now.


Hope that helps.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Diarrhea. Tell them you the bed.

 

[SandSpida]

Diarrhea. Tell them you * the bed.

Every Saturday??? I’d love to see the supe’s face after the 3rd weekend he uses that excuse.

 

[Brownslave688]

You could be spending a lot of time with your family after they fire you for attendance

Contract pretty clearly says drivers won’t be forced to work Saturday right?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Contract pretty clearly says drivers won’t be forced to work Saturday right?

Unless they need people.
honestly I don't know how this company gets away with some of the stuff that it does.
They've been forcing the younger drivers to work 6 days a week for most of the year

 

[Brownslave688]

This will be pretty hard win in my opinion. If he was working 5 days and being forced to come in a 6th I would agree but he's T-S. He's working 4 days and calling out every Saturday.

But the contract clearly states they won’t be T-S after 18 months also right?

 

[Brownslave688]

Unless they need people.
honestly I don't know how this company gets away with some of the stuff that it does.
They've been forcing the younger drivers to work 6 days a week for most of the year

Well you and I both know how.

Weak contract and a weak union behind it.


We’ve been told over and over that the #1 issue for drivers last contract was working Saturday. That’s why they had to come up with 22.4.....it’s fixed nothing but gave the company cheaper labor.

 

[NAHimGOOD]

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Well you and I both know how.

Weak contract and a weak union behind it.


We’ve been told over and over that the #1 issue for drivers last contract was working Saturday. That’s why they had to come up with 22.4.....it’s fixed nothing but gave the company cheaper labor.

We have way more Saturday routes than we do 22.4 drivers.

 

[542thruNthru]

the contract clearly states they won’t be T-S after 18 months also right?

Not necessarily. The contract says that the union and the company commit to protecting RPCDs from working a T-S schedule..

The same article also says that a 22.4 can not be working if a RPCD is laid off.

If no 22.4s are working in the building than I would have to say that yes your schedule can be changed to a T-S in lieu of being laid off.

 

[Brownslave688]

We have way more Saturday routes than we do 22.4 drivers.

This is how they’ll get the union to up the percentage of 22.4

 

[scratch]

There is only one more Saturday before Christmas.

 

[542thruNthru]

There is only one more Saturday before Christmas.

We're working Sat after Xmas and being told probably till Feb. UPS put so many companies on a cap that we'll be delivering it all in January is what I'm being told.

 

[Brownslave688]

We're working Sat after Xmas and being told probably till Feb. UPS put so many companies on a cap that we'll be delivering it all in January is what I'm being told.

the cap should have clearly been much higher here. Saturday’s are leaving us light as hell.

Unless I guess the hubs just can’t get stuff processed