slabberups
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I’m a RPCD in the southern region. I’m a coverage driver, so I bid on the weekly bid routes for drivers who are on vacation or in feeders. Lately our center has been moving drivers on weekly bid routes off against our will.
Now, it was my understanding that when they do this, you could file a grievance and receive 2 hours of penalty pay, but my local union agent said that’s not the case. He said there’s a “loophole” in the contract where they can move weekly bid route drivers whenever they need to and we cannot receive the 2 hours of penalty pay.
Here’s the language in our contract. Is he correct, or is my local union agent just weak? It seems to imply weekly bid drives can get the penalty pay if moved off
Now, it was my understanding that when they do this, you could file a grievance and receive 2 hours of penalty pay, but my local union agent said that’s not the case. He said there’s a “loophole” in the contract where they can move weekly bid route drivers whenever they need to and we cannot receive the 2 hours of penalty pay.
Here’s the language in our contract. Is he correct, or is my local union agent just weak? It seems to imply weekly bid drives can get the penalty pay if moved off