Not sure.... What have you heard?
Petitions were circulating a while ago.
Looks like will have to contract negotiations.
Yup.
Where do you get "complete disaster" from? They can make the change just for package to feeders if that's what the members want, but we have one FT list here including package car drivers changing centers and it's no big deal. Believe it or not we didn't have to give up our option week either. Why would routes have to be bid every 6 months, that doesn't make sense? Sounds like someone's trying to scare you.It's not just for feeders. It's for everything. Spoke to a feeder shop steward. He said the hall put the kibosh on it being just for feeders. RC said it has to be for everything in the company. Package to package transfers, package to feeder, PT to FT. You can't just change the rules for feeders. Would be a complete disaster. Routes would have to be put up for bid every 6 months. And the company is not going to allow it without getting something BIG back in return.Start with no more option week and Black Friday being a regular workday and work from their. I'm totally against it. Would be a complete cluster
Are you in 177? Do you go to the union meetings?
Maybe you can answer this question that I have continually asked?
You have to play by the rules that are at the center/hub you are in. It looks like seniority is honored where you are, but if it was classification you'd have to deal with that.
....or you can change them, in order to make "the rules" equitable for the majority.
It's up to the members on what they want... If the members want no PT to FT, then that's what it will be... If they want no center to center package, that's what it will be.... If classification is for everyone in local 177, then do you get stripped your seniority rights everywhere you go but not feeder to feede?
As of right now. Yup pretty much. When I eventually move to feeder and get put behind someone with less company seniority I'll have to suck it up and live with it. I'm a big boy. It is what it is. And yes, I'm worried about myself. This job is all about numero uno. You honestly think another driver in your center cares what time you get done at night? If you do, you're pretty naive.
Every member in feeders that wants to make this change is out to better themselves.....if they weren't a red line would be acceptable to them but they don't want that because they would be fighting for something without personal gain
Yes, in time there may be the possibility of changing "them there rules". If you were in a location that wasn't as equitable as you put it, "classification seniority" you would just deal with the hand that your dealt, and it sounds as if you would definitely be an advocate for changing the rules if that were the case.
