New cover driver language in practice - How's your center implementing?

[Sacrificial Lamb]

I'm bored after 1 week on a route. The thought of doing the same route for 20 years like some guys sounds like insanity to me.

I liked delivering for Amazon because they would switch the routes every month and I got to really know the city. That and discover all the good places to eat.

 

[DOK]

Nope they are just RPCDs with no route. If they want a route down the line they can bid one.

Ah, I see. There’s no full time covers in our building. Every cover driver is classified as part time.

 

[DOK]

They jump them for driving, and vacation picks or just driving?

All cover drivers are classified as part time in our building. When a route comes up for permanent bid if they decline it, the next cover driver below them can take it and become full time, thereby jumping them in seniority.

 

[KearsargeCoop]

All cover drivers are classified as part time in our building. When a route comes up for permanent bid if they decline it, the next cover driver below them can take it and become full time, thereby jumping them in seniority.

So have cover drivers completed a packet?

 

[DOK]

So have cover drivers completed a packet?

Yeah, they’re just considered part time.

 

[KearsargeCoop]

Yeah, they’re just considered part time.

Wow interesting. Pension credits?

 

[Local612/3540]

In the Southern Art 49 Sec 7 is dedicated to Part Time Cover Drivers.

And a Letter of Understanding at the end of the Southern

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

Wow interesting. Pension credits?

They're PTers that cover and drive for vacations, prime week, peak, etc. They work inside unless needed to drive. They get FT pension credits (southwest) if they drive for three days in a week. If they work 156 days in a year, that center has to post a new FT bid. If they're called to drive without being scheduled 30 times in 90 days, that center has to post a new FT bid.

 

[Michael Scott]

So you basically have year round seasonal drivers.

 

[govols019]

They're PTers that cover and drive for vacations, prime week, peak, etc. They work inside unless needed to drive. They get FT pension credits (southwest) if they drive for three days in a week. If they work 156 days in a year, that center has to post a new FT bid. If they're called to drive without being scheduled 30 times in 90 days, that center has to post a new FT bid

Man, if I could've gotten full time credit like that when I was a TCD I would be gone at the end of this contract.

 

[Johney]

They're PTers that cover and drive for vacations, prime week, peak, etc. They work inside unless needed to drive. They get FT pension credits (southwest) if they drive for three days in a week. If they work 156 days in a year, that center has to post a new FT bid. If they're called to drive without being scheduled 30 times in 90 days, that center has to post a new FT bid.

They use to cut those guys off at 155 days in my old center.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

How does the Union let the company get away with having PT delivery drivers? And scheduling them FT hours?

How ironic.... that you ask that question.

 

[PT Car Washer]

How ironic.... that you ask that question.

My Local does not allow PT package car drivers.

 

[JL 0513]

No such thing as PT drivers (except air) in my local.

 

[BobJ]

Management is assuming that no one has read the contract. So far no one has said anything.

 

[Just A UPS Guy]

My Local does not allow PT package car drivers.

Clearly, they do.

 

[542thruNthru]

Clearly, they do.

 

[I have NOT been lurking]

Clearly, they do.

 

[MECH-II]

I am the greatest RPCD to walk the face of the earth

 

[Brownwind]

I am the greatest RPCD to walk the face of the earth

Oh boy…. I still need to drive back to the building but I’m still here