Your numbers don't add up. 4x12 is 48
which is exactly what i said. (I love it. Work 4 X12. 8hrs overtime. More time off.)
. And if the priority is only to work 4 days, then why work the 5th day? If you worked only 8 hours on the 5th day, you've just worked 48 hours, ot-free. And if you worked 59 hours during a week of working 4x10's, you're leaving a lot of overtime on the table.
That is my priority, which is why I stated "Can usually work your day off if you want. I don't."
If you worked 4X10 (40 hrs) the 5th day would all be OT. Anything over 40 in a week is OT. If I worked 59hrs I get 19hrs overtime. I don't leave anything on the table. It's not possible to work 59 hrs in 4 days without violating.
These jobs are a give-back to UPS, nothing more, and whoever in the union approved this should be fired.
They save the company money. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I get more time off. That is a good thing. It puts another dues paying feeder driver on the road. Good for the union. I work in an extended center. It would be hard for some of the drivers, including me, to stay under 60hrs if I worked 5 days. I don't want to work 60hrs. My route is a little less than 500 miles round trip. I have to wait until the sort goes down. Any problems, road construction, accidents, late sort would likely put me over 60.
My numbers add up fine. I don't think you understand how it works.