hungrydude5
Well-Known Member
I posted a thread not too long ago "Had an Accident". I hit another in the rear bumper, he was stopped clearing traffic. He moved forward, almost gunning it to get into traffic, I looked over my shoulder to clear while moving up to the stop strip and apparantly he had stopped again and then the collision occurred. Things were looking good. I only got a warning letter, and my center manager said that they havent said anything about disqualification (I'm a reg temp waiting for my 30 days) so we thought that was the end of it and I would be trained for a peak extra route soon. Well, 2 weeks ago the center manager gave me this mean look as I walked in the door (we're a small center) and said he needed me for a minute. Closed the office door behind me and he said sit down. I did, and then he said "not looking good.....". Apparantly they are now bringing the issue of not having days in and trying their damndest to disqualify me. The district guy seems like he's getting pleasure out of it, kinda pisses me off. They are in need of drivers at my center, 2 retirements PLUS the peak routes. My package car sup is really pulling for me, he needs me. BAD! Since I've been a helper for the past 4 years I pretty know a lot about delivering. All aspects of it. Driving a noob.....a route, forget about it. But the delivery/pickup part, I know what to do and how to do it. I know the DIAD better than the OMS's and the reg temps that are above me in seniority who've been doing it a while. So, the package car sup found some sort of loop hole. With the union too! He himself went to the union and pleaded FOR me. He says he hasn't heard anything. It's been a while, like a week and a half. Should I not worry about it and expect to drive under the radar like my union steward said, or should I expect to be on the belt, yet again, for a year. Advice...opinions? I just think that they're going to have me out this peak no matter what. What kind of repromand could I get if the district or region found out I'm driving? It's not like I went to to UPS and said I want to drive without your permission. UPS is allowing me to drive when I didn't ask for it after my accident. it's a hairy situation that I and our center is in....we have real low staffing for driving and they need me and a about 4 others......