Need some help...being forced onto new route.

[muller1414]

Hey guys I've started the grievance process on this topic and I need some help on what article(s) to reference when filling out the initial paperwork. Thanks in advance

 

[East coast navy]

So a cover driver can choose what routes he covers? He doesn't just have to accept whatever route he is asked to do? What's the flip side? (And I thought the bid from top, force from bottom was about working, i.e. on a holiday when we normally don't work, not on where we work if we were going to work anyway).

Learning something new...maybe I don't have to be so worried after all in becoming a cover driver (worried about being forced onto ugly routes with small streets and cars of those who cannot park in entirely non-DR areas). This is why i come here....

Contract states that drivers with 2 years or less have to work on holidays if need.

 

[Brownslave688]

So a cover driver can choose what routes he covers? He doesn't just have to accept whatever route he is asked to do? What's the flip side? (And I thought the bid from top, force from bottom was about working, i.e. on a holiday when we normally don't work, not on where we work if we were going to work anyway).

Learning something new...maybe I don't have to be so worried after all in becoming a cover driver (worried about being forced onto ugly routes with small streets and cars of those who cannot park in entirely non-DR areas). This is why i come here....

There's a difference in bid coverage jobs and just casual coverage jobs. All supplements may not have them but here we call them X men or X coverage drivers. You have the right to bid on vacation routes. You give up your right to get a 4th move giveaway though.

This is something the OP needs to look into. If he an X man he isn't web eligible to have this route given to him.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Contract states that drivers with 2 years or less have to work on holidays if need.

Would you please be so kind to post the contract and/or supplement article which states this?

(Don't waste your time looking as it is not in there)