Because article 40 over rides all other language in the contract. As an air driver he/she falls under article 40 and has a 3 hour guarantee. We do not have on call air drivers so i cannot comment on the rest of this.
Oh, excuse me! I got the wrong article! So you're dinging me on articles when the difference seems to be a half an hour? I ain't that familiar with p/ters vs air drivers.
What if they had shown up at the hub or center and punched in? The Supe or center manager says we ain't got any work for you but we're gonna pay you five minutes to go over training, then you go home. Upstate? You OK with that? I say work is for work and punch out time is for punch out time. How far are you gonna let it go?
You're on vacation. The cover driver runs into trouble. The center manager calls you at home to run a few stops from the cover driver to another bail out driver cuz it's near your house. You say that's absurd? Well, it's happened!
We've got dispatch supes here calling feeder drivers ON THEIR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING to stop at a different center to pick up a trailer or drop off. Is that OK? You make the call.
If we have a city job and are at the building taking meal period, you don't even ASK when I'll be off break! We've filed on it and WON! Why? Cuz they were coming down on OUR break talking about our next move, where we're gonna go next, what trailer we're picking up, etc.
While at work, I'll give a hundred percent. They have no question I'm doing the job and doing it honestly. BUT, when I'm OFF work, DON'T BOTHER ME UNLESS YOU WANT TO PLAY BY THE RULES! And with me, as a full timer, my rules (that you also agreed to as management) is that you pay me at least 6 hours show up time if you've punched me in to do a phone dispatch or questionair.
Hard nosed? Perhaps. But, again, how far do you want to let it go? If you're agreeable to 5 min here, 4 min there, 10 min over there, KNOCK YOURSELF OUT!