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<blockquote data-quote="BrownShark" data-source="post: 254417" data-attributes="member: 12148"><p>I am a 17 year package driver in Los Angeles, or WLA District. This new contract is the worst package I have ever been witness to. Other than the split raise which is unacceptable, has anybody checked out Article 37 for the new changes regarding 9.5 workdays?</p><p> </p><p>If not, better read it, you will ch*t yourself.</p><p> </p><p>This new language all but eliminates senority when it comes to dispatch as a junior driver may go home in 9.5 hours and a senior driver could be dispatched with a 12 hour load.</p><p> </p><p>The "new" language protects the COMPANY and not the drivers. A new period of January 1st thru June 1st is the only time when overtime can be relieved from ANY DRIVER.</p><p> </p><p>This decision has to be made in December the previous year. Its called an OPT in or OPT out program. </p><p> </p><p>If you OPT in, you are asking the company to limit your dispatch to 9.5 hours between Jan 1 and Jun 1 each year. NO OTHER TIMEFRAME CAN BE INCLUDED, a net loss of 5 months.</p><p> </p><p>If you OPT out of the 9.5 program, ALL DRIVERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO DAILY DISPATCH THAT COULD AMOUNT TO 12 HOURS monday thru friday and these drivers will have NO RECOURSE TO FILE A GRIEVANCE OR ASK FOR THE WORK TO BE REMOVED REGARDLESS OF SENORITY.</p><p> </p><p>This would be for the period Jan 1 thru Jun 1 each year.</p><p> </p><p>There will be 2 lists posted in December of the prior year and all drivers will be required to make a choice and sign up before Jan 1.</p><p> </p><p>This is rediculous. Probably the worst piece of negotiating in the history of negotiating.</p><p> </p><p>Instead of simplifying the daily dispatch to " no drivers shall be dispatched with more than 10.5 hours on road at any time" (with the exception of peak months, November and December) I cant see where this new language improves our daily operation. It only complicates it. Can you imagine the problems this will create in the operation each day. When you OPT out, you are subjecting yourself to WAD dispatch and you cannot get off the OPT out list until the next year.</p><p> </p><p>For me, and the other 72 drivers in my center, we are voting to shoot down this contract offer. The entire contract is crap.</p><p> </p><p>We cant wait for the suplementals to come out and see how far "they" stuck it in so we can determine how loud to yell.! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/scared.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":scared:" title="Scared :scared:" data-shortname=":scared:" /></p><p> </p><p>Peace brothers and sisters.</p><p> </p><p>Brown Shark.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownShark, post: 254417, member: 12148"] I am a 17 year package driver in Los Angeles, or WLA District. This new contract is the worst package I have ever been witness to. Other than the split raise which is unacceptable, has anybody checked out Article 37 for the new changes regarding 9.5 workdays? If not, better read it, you will ch*t yourself. This new language all but eliminates senority when it comes to dispatch as a junior driver may go home in 9.5 hours and a senior driver could be dispatched with a 12 hour load. The "new" language protects the COMPANY and not the drivers. A new period of January 1st thru June 1st is the only time when overtime can be relieved from ANY DRIVER. This decision has to be made in December the previous year. Its called an OPT in or OPT out program. If you OPT in, you are asking the company to limit your dispatch to 9.5 hours between Jan 1 and Jun 1 each year. NO OTHER TIMEFRAME CAN BE INCLUDED, a net loss of 5 months. If you OPT out of the 9.5 program, ALL DRIVERS WILL BE SUBJECT TO DAILY DISPATCH THAT COULD AMOUNT TO 12 HOURS monday thru friday and these drivers will have NO RECOURSE TO FILE A GRIEVANCE OR ASK FOR THE WORK TO BE REMOVED REGARDLESS OF SENORITY. This would be for the period Jan 1 thru Jun 1 each year. There will be 2 lists posted in December of the prior year and all drivers will be required to make a choice and sign up before Jan 1. This is rediculous. Probably the worst piece of negotiating in the history of negotiating. Instead of simplifying the daily dispatch to " no drivers shall be dispatched with more than 10.5 hours on road at any time" (with the exception of peak months, November and December) I cant see where this new language improves our daily operation. It only complicates it. Can you imagine the problems this will create in the operation each day. When you OPT out, you are subjecting yourself to WAD dispatch and you cannot get off the OPT out list until the next year. For me, and the other 72 drivers in my center, we are voting to shoot down this contract offer. The entire contract is crap. We cant wait for the suplementals to come out and see how far "they" stuck it in so we can determine how loud to yell.! :scared: Peace brothers and sisters. Brown Shark. [/QUOTE]
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