I remember getting literature from the union last year stating the national average as 47 hours a week.
My local pays time bonus for over 10's. 20 minutes at OT over 10. So they try their best to dispatch under 9.5. Lots of areas don't pay this bonus which may help explain the problem.
47 hrs a week average...
Including guys who take a day off.
Including cover drivers who work a half day.
Excluding peak hours.
Including personal holidays and vacation days paid at 8 hours.
It is time for national language actually controlling overtime.
Something along the lines of...
-Drivers can bring back stops as missed, without penalty, after 9.5 hours of work.
- You would have to opt out if you want more OT.
-No driver required to work over 12 hrs in a day (including peak), bring back if
necessary
-No driver required to work over 60 hrs in a week, including peak.
-No driver required to work a 6th shift, including peak.
-No drivers required to work holidays.
-You would have to inform management at the beginning of the day you will have to bring back stops, and once again by 3 PM, and just before bringing them in. It works in the Central region for 8 hour requests, so why not for under 9.5 hours?
These are all reasonable restrains on excessive overtime. If UPS sees these as unreasonable then the culture at UPS is to blame. 9.5 hours is not a short day.