Scheduling newbie drivers on ghost routes

[Hroller]

Every Monday morning me and other low seniority drivers are assigned to routes that are rarely if ever active outside of peak.

So we come in, and unless there is a call-in, we get sent back home.

I asked the supe why that is.....he replies it is a management ploy to not show our cards.

He wants us there just in case we are needed!

My questions. I show up, don't work, waste gas going back home. Shouldn't I get on-call pay?
Why can't they just not schedule me, and call me in if needed?

 

[barnyard]

If you are scheduled, you can demand your 8-hour minimum pay.

 

[IlllIIllIIlllIllIIIlIlIlI]

You should be able to demand an 8 hour day starting from the time you were told to come in. That is how it works here. If they have a cover come in and they cut a trip, he is given 8 hours of sweeping floors, emptying trash cans, driving around missloads for the day.

 

[oldngray]

If you are scheduled as On Call, then call before you go in to work.

 

[CHALLY9TX]

Or you can ask another driver if you can run their route for the day. There's always someone willing to take a day off.


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[Anonymous 11]

If you are scheduled, you can demand your 8-hour minimum pay.

If you are scheduled, you can demand your 8-hour minimum pay.

You are guaranteed six hours pay if they call you in and they don't work you.

 

[Ouch]

You are guaranteed 8. File for it.

 

[sortaisle]

Even if there's no work you can bump two part timers to get your 8 hours in.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Even if there's no work you can bump two part timers to get your 8 hours in.

If you have more seniority then the two PTers you are bumping after being laid off for a week.

 

[barnyard]

If you have more seniority then the two PTers you are bumping after being laid off for a week.

Depending on the supplement. Some areas, it is less than a week.

 

[sortaisle]

Our supplement I believe is 3 days.