As always, we are all subject to different supplemental language.
This forum is a great place to vent, but a terrible place for contractual advice.
I know in my area this move is kosher provided they schedule it accordingly the Friday before.
Check with your BA or steward and ask him to show you the applicable language in the contract.
I think maybe you are making a little to much of this.
Absent of a holiday, this won't be a reoccurring theme.
We all take our turn at the bottom of the seniority list.
Bubblehead,
I know we have disagreed in some areas but I feel this post of yours is extremely fair and right on the point.
Some additional comments from me --you might agree or not--
Supplementals can vary from place to place --but what I am aware of regarding this subject --In negotiations UPS looked for a way to deliver Saturday air and be competetive with Fedx. The Teamsters agreed on an air rate --that present inside part-timers could earn additional money --at a better rate than they make at their p/t position.
I believe the union even looked at this as a win -win for both.
On BC many here have seen p/t's crying about the pay rate and the fact they cannot make enough money.
In many ,many areas part-timers will not step up -get a road test and deliver the air.
The company was forced to bring in full time drivers at o/t rates that make sat del a loss.
With all of the cost cutting measures --ups is now critized for taking away a full time drivers "saturday.
By contract they cannot force p/t's to deliver air --but by contract they can schedule tues thru sat friend/t drivers --not at o/t rates.
There should be no criticism here if UPS is in fact following the contract.
If anything if I was a low seniority driver that did not want to work Saturday --I would help Ups to find P/t's looking for some better cash !!!