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<blockquote data-quote="bluehdmc" data-source="post: 1258530" data-attributes="member: 18471"><p>It sounds like you're in South Jersey, different rules than North Jersey. I think you'd be on the bottom of the list for quite a while. Talk to some of the feeder drivers in the building where you work.</p><p></p><p>Every place has different rules, in Local 177 they have classification seniority for job picks. I've talk to drivers in Lawnside and they have a "Q" list that once you make that it goes by company seniority.</p><p></p><p>I know some drivers with 20+yrs seniority and they just want to shift, either because of the hours or ????</p><p>Some guys start in the afternoon, do some CPU's and maybe (to use your example) a LAWNJ to WILPA and back to LAWNJ.</p><p>Some want to do or get the long distance run which would probably be LAWNJ to NEWPA. </p><p></p><p>It's lots of fun bringing a set of doubles back and forth to Hartford, CT in a blizzard. (Actually its and adventure and you feel rather proud of yourself that you managed to do it without chaining up or getting stuck.) Plus in the New York to Washington DC corridor you have such wonderful, courteous drivers. (Like someone remarked to me once, "they all want to be first").</p><p>As far as money, yes some people make 100K or better, 80+ is more like it with a reasonable amount of OT.</p><p></p><p>As far as a life.... well it's mostly nights, so you don't get much of one. Weekends, if you get a job that starts after say 7 or 8 at night maybe you can have dinner with the family but then it's tough to sleep when everyone is home on holidays.</p><p>I would say it's the best hourly position at UPS, but big brother is watching too, GPS and virtual OJS whenever they want to.</p><p></p><p>There is one definite benefit if your are going from part-time sup back to hourly employee, you get your soul back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bluehdmc, post: 1258530, member: 18471"] It sounds like you're in South Jersey, different rules than North Jersey. I think you'd be on the bottom of the list for quite a while. Talk to some of the feeder drivers in the building where you work. Every place has different rules, in Local 177 they have classification seniority for job picks. I've talk to drivers in Lawnside and they have a "Q" list that once you make that it goes by company seniority. I know some drivers with 20+yrs seniority and they just want to shift, either because of the hours or ???? Some guys start in the afternoon, do some CPU's and maybe (to use your example) a LAWNJ to WILPA and back to LAWNJ. Some want to do or get the long distance run which would probably be LAWNJ to NEWPA. It's lots of fun bringing a set of doubles back and forth to Hartford, CT in a blizzard. (Actually its and adventure and you feel rather proud of yourself that you managed to do it without chaining up or getting stuck.) Plus in the New York to Washington DC corridor you have such wonderful, courteous drivers. (Like someone remarked to me once, "they all want to be first"). As far as money, yes some people make 100K or better, 80+ is more like it with a reasonable amount of OT. As far as a life.... well it's mostly nights, so you don't get much of one. Weekends, if you get a job that starts after say 7 or 8 at night maybe you can have dinner with the family but then it's tough to sleep when everyone is home on holidays. I would say it's the best hourly position at UPS, but big brother is watching too, GPS and virtual OJS whenever they want to. There is one definite benefit if your are going from part-time sup back to hourly employee, you get your soul back. [/QUOTE]
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