If they use pvd drivers during summer seasonal and peak periods, would this be a way for ups to create less full time jobs? Why pay someone towards topping out when they can use a pvd and pay them seasonal rate, and less liability. This worries part timers like myself trying to make a career here. Looking for 2nd opinions.
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PT Car Washer
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PVD are no different then temp coverage drivers in killing new FT jobs.
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Are pvd drivers still being used? After ours crashed out. They are gone here
upschuck
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Never understood the hysteria over them. Seasonal driver in a rented vehicle.
upschuck
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2 different situations. One is extra added routes, the other is covering vacations, and running full routes. Don't think you could run a full route in a pvd.
upschuck
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80 stops? Who gets as little as 80 stops on a full route. What about all the bulk?
Well regular union temp drivers would do all the bulk, they would give huge amounts of residential to pvd. My problem with them is that they worked before me on multiple occasions, and it will probably continue to happen screwing part timers out of ever getting full time. How is the union letting this slide?
upschuck
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That would be extra drivers on their reports. Can't have that. You worry about it if you want.
upschuck
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So they are going to spend more money on renting a truck and pay mileage, when they could just hire a seasonal, and have them run in a PC?
Turdferguson
Just a turd
Have you signed any of the full time driving bid sheets up?
Well yes, but being low on the list it's going to take me probably another 4 years atleast.
UPSjedi41
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Not agreeing with what they did just informing. We don’t have enough package cars for peak. They move as many all business routes as they can into crappy Penske rentals and use their package cars for more baselines. If we had 50 more package cars in our building for peak it wouldn’t be enough.
upschuck
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Winter peak is different, I was questioning summer peak.
Heavy Package
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PVD's are an issue that needs to be permanently addressed in the next contract. As a FT driver who's center used them this peak, I am telling you straight up they took $$ from our Union brothers pockets.
Why are we seriously arguing and complaining about making OT during peak versus some scab in their own vehicle tarnishing the UPS brand at our expense? Really?
Why are we seriously arguing and complaining about making OT during peak versus some scab in their own vehicle tarnishing the UPS brand at our expense? Really?
Totally agree. I am a part timer/ air driver working my way to full time. And as peak started these pvd people had routes before me when I signed the peak coverage bid. It's ridiculous and will only get worse if it's not fixed NOW.
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