New driver vacation question

[Cincypackagehandler]

I was an inside employee for 8 years and I'm about to qualify here in the next week. As a new driver, I can't take vacation for one year, right? And after that year will I get my four weeks from my 8 years in the building or will my vacation clock start over as well? Thank you.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

You won't lose your vacation weeks from the years you had already earned.

The other part of you question is not as way to answer. They do things differently around the country.

 

[Northbaypkg]

For the first year they make you cash out your vacations. The next year you'll be able to get all the vacation weeks you were previously getting. BUT, if you're in a big center it'll be hard to get any good weeks as you'll be all the way at the bottom of the totem pole. Myself I went from being the number 2 highest seniority person in my area and having first pick at any vacation weeks I wanted to on the bottom and having no shot at July or August weeks. 5 years in and finally got a single July week and a couple August weeks. Took long enough.

 

[Cincypackagehandler]

For the first year they make you cash out your vacations. The next year you'll be able to get all the vacation weeks you were previously getting. BUT, if you're in a big center it'll be hard to get any good weeks as you'll be all the way at the bottom of the totem pole. Myself I went from being the number 2 highest seniority person in my area and having first pick at any vacation weeks I wanted to on the bottom and having no shot at July or August weeks. 5 years in and finally got a single July week and a couple August weeks. Took long enough.

I see, I see. I usually take odd weeks anyway. I always take the NCAA Tournament off and a three weeks in the fall to travel and watch some college football so I think I'll be okay. I appreciate the response.

 

[Scottyhawk]

It sucks tranferring to full time. I ended up working 2 1/2 years before I could take a vacation. ( six months seasonal, 1 year part time in preload and air driving, 1 year full time driver)

 

[Box Ox]

As a new driver, I can't take vacation for one year, right?

Not for the current calendar year. But when the 2018 vacation sign up goes up you can go for anything available. Doesn't have to be after your 1 year FT anniversary date.

 

[silenze]

i take all my vacation weeks during the slow periods. otherwise i would be laid off those weeks

 

[Brownslave688]

Not for the current calendar year. But when the 2018 vacation sign up goes up you can go for anything available. Doesn't have to be after your 1 year FT anniversary date.

Not how it works here.

 

[dookie stain]

You don't lose any vacations....but make sure they pay you out for all of the ones you're owed...I got screwed out of a week last year and my steward and business agent were worthless in helping me.

 

[Wally]

I see, I see. I usually take odd weeks anyway. I always take the NCAA Tournament off and a three weeks in the fall to travel and watch some college football so I think I'll be okay. I appreciate the response.

Sounds like a plan. Throw in a few baseball trips and some hot chicks...

 

[SyuzVR]

Thanks a lot guys, your posts helped me too.

 

[Cementups]

Seriously if this is how it works where all of you guys are, your union sucks for agreeing to that.

Here, when I picked vacations as a part timer I kept my vacations just as they were when I picked them. No cashing them out or any of that melarcky. That's a bunch of hulabaloo.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Seriously if this is how it works where all of you guys are, your union sucks for agreeing to that.

Here, when I picked vacations as a part timer I kept my vacations just as they were when I picked them. No cashing them out or any of that melarcky. That's a bunch of hulabaloo.

If this were your business, would you honor vacations that were earned at $15/hr and pay them at $30/hr?

 

[Turdferguson]

Seriously if this is how it works where all of you guys are, your union sucks for agreeing to that.

Here, when I picked vacations as a part timer I kept my vacations just as they were when I picked them. No cashing them out or any of that melarcky. That's a bunch of hulabaloo.

What's all this razzamatazz?
Flippy man, real flippy

 

[Cementups]

If this were your business, would you honor vacations that were earned at $15/hr and pay them at $30/hr?

You get paid at the rate you earned the vacation. That's how it is here. So when I went from preloader to driver I still got my vacations when I picked them and was paid my preload rate ($12 something) because I earned them while a preloader, not a driver. But when i went to full time I was already at top rate for 5 years as a part time cover driver.

 

[cosmo1]

Seriously if this is how it works where all of you guys are, your union sucks for agreeing to that.

Here, when I picked vacations as a part timer I kept my vacations just as they were when I picked them. No cashing them out or any of that melarcky. That's a bunch of hulabaloo.

The overall supplement you are under and I was under did a lot of things right that others didn't.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The overall supplement you are under and I was under did a lot of things right that others didn't.

The correct form would be you and I were under.

 

[cosmo1]

The correct form would be you and I were under.

Except for the fact that Cement is still working under said supplement and I, obviously, am not.

 

[Cementups]

The overall supplement you are under and I was under did a lot of things right that others didn't.

The correct form would be you and I were under.

Except for the fact that Cement is still working under said supplement and I, obviously, am not.

No, @cosmo1 was right in what he was saying it's just worded a little messy. And after 14 hours on the road today I'm too tired to play English teacher.

 

[Cementups]

The overall supplement you are under and I was under did a lot of things right that others didn't.

Seriously, some of the BS I hear other locals allowing or not allowing is ridiculous. It's like Central PA are the only ones who got it right. And amazingly we have one of the better pension plans in the US for Teamsters as well.