Bubblehead
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He's got another year before he's eligible for the 9.5 opt-in list.That's exactly my point, they are taking advantage of me and I want it to stop! And nopejust shy of 3 year FT driving.
Extra work/being forced to help? On Topic
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Faceplanted
Well-Known Member
Do they post a vacation coverage list for the swing guys to bid the week prior? File for that. Once they post it, bid on a vacation coverage for the whole week. If your in the same route all week you can file 9-5.
Rack em
Made the Podium
No vacation bids unfortunately, us drivers who don't have bid routes just find out what route we do in the morning. That's another thing I get screwed on a lot is route selection. Because I have "area knowledge" I am forced to do tougher routes and more extended routes since the newer drivers don't know them.
barnyard
KTM rider
Sad.
Then the OP has no choice put to suck it up. We were all on the bottom of the list at one time and had to help.
barnyard
KTM rider
Forced???
Those have always been the ones that I chose. Knowing them and then not letting anyone else do them is sweet. I just signed a bid for a route and am thinking about turning it down because I will miss so many country routes.
Rack em
Made the Podium
I have no problem helping, I have a problem being forced to help because they don't want to send lower seniority drivers to deliver areas they don't know. I had to learn routes so why don't they?
Rack em
Made the Podium
They are nice in the summer, but in the winter they can suck pretty bad.
MynameisNeigan
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I’m picky on who I help. If I know they are gonna screw me with 
ty stops I just tell them I don’t feel good, I’ll grab their pick ups they can stay out.
ty stops I just tell them I don’t feel good, I’ll grab their pick ups they can stay out.
F
Frankie's Friend
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Are you using your 8 hr requests to the Nth degree? Add that to the mix.
Rack em
Made the Podium
I often forget about those, but I will have to start using my 2 per month. Thanks for the reminder.
Above10200
Well-Known Member
Tis the season, expect it, enjoy the overtime when you are at scale or when you worked the same route for a full week, than you are eligible for the 9.5 list!! They keep a route in for more than 30 days after seasonals are done it becomes a bid route!One of our supervisors has really been making me mad lately because they always pick me to help someone and most of the time I'm not even finished with my own work yet.
4 out of 5 days of the week I am told via diad to go help someone when there are many drivers who are done for the day that get to go home. Some have more seniority than me but some also have less seniority than me. The only reason this supervisor asks me to help is because I know most of the routes and they don't want to send others out to help that don't know the area. That itself is bull
The most recent time, I worked over an 11 hour day and I was told there were stops for me at the center when I got back to deliver. So I get back to find another 2 and a half hours of work I had to do, but there were drivers who left already. I know I have to WAD, but I need some suggestions on how to make this blatant singling out stop. I plan on filing an article 37 grievance on Monday for harassment since that is exactly what's happening. Anyone else have any ideas on how to fix this situation?
P.s. I am a swing driver not on the 9.5 list so I can't use that as a defense...yet
Faceplanted
Well-Known Member
Most suppliments have language for vacation coverage bids. They should be posted every week. You pick what YOU want to do for the week. If managment pulls you off for whatever reason you file. A vacation bid also allows you to do the same route for a whole week, thus allowing you to circumnavigate the 4 year full time language and allow you to be on the 9-5 list
BigBrown87
If it’s brown, it’s going down
Sorry to hear that they are putting the screws to you. All I can say is your going to have to wait until you can be put on the 9.5 list. Then you will get triple pay for anything over 9.5 3 or more days a week. They do this in are building to all the new cut drivers it’s because seniority drivers have the 9.5 list. How much longer do you have before you can file?One of our supervisors has really been making me mad lately because they always pick me to help someone and most of the time I'm not even finished with my own work yet.
4 out of 5 days of the week I am told via diad to go help someone when there are many drivers who are done for the day that get to go home. Some have more seniority than me but some also have less seniority than me. The only reason this supervisor asks me to help is because I know most of the routes and they don't want to send others out to help that don't know the area. That itself is bull
The most recent time, I worked over an 11 hour day and I was told there were stops for me at the center when I got back to deliver. So I get back to find another 2 and a half hours of work I had to do, but there were drivers who left already. I know I have to WAD, but I need some suggestions on how to make this blatant singling out stop. I plan on filing an article 37 grievance on Monday for harassment since that is exactly what's happening. Anyone else have any ideas on how to fix this situation?
P.s. I am a swing driver not on the 9.5 list so I can't use that as a defense...yet
Rack em
Made the Podium
A year and a half and I will be on the list as soon as I qualify for it.
BigBrown87
If it’s brown, it’s going down
Your on the home stretch, once your on the list make them pay. Maybe go up to that sup and let him know when ur on it and say, my turn buddy lol.
zubenelgenubi
I'm a star
Are you taking a full hour lunch and all your breaks? I will never help anyone until I have all my personal time in. You know they're taking their time. When possible, work all the way up to the 14 hour limit. Just before you hit it, call the supervisor to come drive you back to the center, and be sure to have 10 hours off before coming in to work the next day.
MrBates
Well-Known Member
For some reason whenever I have to to help someone who is a "frequent flyer" I always have to take a dump first. After a long relaxing session on the throne I feel refreshed and ready to take a few more stops.
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
Stop getting done so early. /Close thread
Rack em
Made the Podium
I always take my 15min paid break somewhere around 10:30am and normally I take the minimum 30min lunch, but starting this week I began taking a full hour.
If you read the OP you would see that I was sent back out with another 2½ hours of work AFTER I had already worked an 11 hour day. I don't consider 11 hours an early day.
