Coalminer2005
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Also the Master states in Article 22 No RPCD shall be laid off or displaced from the classification while 22.4 combination drivers are working in the building. Which covers all drivers.
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Coalminer2005
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That’s from the Master. Check your supplimental or rider. You have a 5 day guarantee.
542thruNthru
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That's what we are talking about. The central region has a 8 hour guarantee for the top 90%.
Well we all know you would be the first one to go home....
542thruNthru
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I don't work in the central region. I have class.
Triple Threat
Member
Is it true that seniority gives you the right to work, not the right to not work? Our dispatch supervisor says that the top seniority drivers must work on Monday before lower seniority drivers. My route is usually out in Mondays, and I have over 30 years. I would rather take a layoff than to follow my work on another route or do a vacation route. I work in Michigan under Central States. Do I have the right to take a layoff or am I forced to work on Monday? I'm the highest seniority driver with their route taken out and around 10-15 Monday-Friday drivers are usually sent home.
TearsInRain
IE boogeyman
yes but common practice basically everywhere is to just let senior drivers do what they want; things are more peaceful that way
What'dyabringmetoday???
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Go out and drive around aimlessly on Monday. After a few times of that, "your" run won't get cut...
Triple Threat
Member
I agree. Past management was better about rotating days off to drivers. But now, they seem to think there is language out there that I can't find making top seniority drivers work instead of taking the day off.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Bubblehead
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Only took three week$ of that to get them to $top cutting my bid "A" route.
Sometimes you have to take a step backwards, in order to take two steps forward.
What'dyabringmetoday???
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Unfortunately, very few drivers are willing to do it.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
browned out
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In Michigan; you are out of luck. Neither Central States or 243 (if you are in Metro Detroit) did anything to protect RPCDs from the obvious UPS tactic of moving as much as possible of Monday's work to Saturdays.
We asked over and over for this to be addressed. We requested the right to work Saturdays if we were laid off Mondays due to the obvious threat of volume manipulation. The union created the 22.4 job and purposely left this right out. The Hoffa slapdicks ignored us. Under the last contract; many of us bid on Tuesday thru Saturday ground positions. Some drivers bid Tues to Sat because they wanted to make sure they got 5 days. Under the current contract we were forced of our preferred bid upon schedules. We were forced back to Monday thru Friday regardless of our seniority and our bids.
Seniority rights were thrown out the window.
They are cutting routes like crazy on Mondays. They do not have enough 22.4s to cover the Saturday workload so RPCDs are allowed to the extra work based on seniority. So you have some RPCDs working 6 days and others working only 4. There is nothing you can do about it...unless
You want to take a $6 an hour paycut and bid to 22.4. Then you would have the right to work Saturdays.
Hopefully the next contract will address this glaring omission. Eliminating the 22.4 position and making everyone RPCDs would be ideal but there is no guarantee OZ can get that done.
browned out
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If you are in 243; this applies "(G) Whenever there is a need to reduce regular package car drivers(s) (RPCD) on a day in a center, the Company will offer RPCDs the right to take the day off by seniority.
In our center; management is adhering to the supplement and is asking drivers if they want to stay home.
