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Union has decided to change contract "interpretation"
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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 864443" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>This issue of breaking up routes is something that needs to be address in the next contract. Technology has changed and the company is now able to remove routes completely and shift the work to various trucks outside the delivery loop. The current language (depending on your local rider) only addresses the over 50% standard, but what if they break it up 25% 25% 25% 25%?</p><p></p><p>This is where we are getting into problems. Where a senior driver can excercise some remedy is by using his seniority. Most package riders have this language contained in section 1-recognition: "<strong>The employer recognizes that the principle of seniority shall be given prime consideration in the everyday operation of the business</strong>."</p><p></p><p>A senior driver whos route is eliminated shall not have his seniority violated and can excercise that seniority by bumping a lower seniority driver. Seniority is the most important factor in the argument.</p><p></p><p>In that sentence of seniority, it is clear that the company <u>AGREES</u> and <u>UNDERSTANDS</u> that <u>SENIORITY</u> <strong>shall</strong> be given <u>PRIME CONSIDERATION</u> in the <strong>everyday operation</strong>.</p><p></p><p>This can substitute for any package route eliminations where the company removes a route and wants to displace a senior driver to utility or send them home because their route was cut.</p><p></p><p>Seniority can never be violated.</p><p></p><p>The package riders of each local will need to be updated in 2013 in order to protect the drivers from route eliminations. More clear cut language needs to be implemented in order to avoid the conflicts that arise out of route cuts.</p><p></p><p>Peace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 864443, member: 17969"] This issue of breaking up routes is something that needs to be address in the next contract. Technology has changed and the company is now able to remove routes completely and shift the work to various trucks outside the delivery loop. The current language (depending on your local rider) only addresses the over 50% standard, but what if they break it up 25% 25% 25% 25%? This is where we are getting into problems. Where a senior driver can excercise some remedy is by using his seniority. Most package riders have this language contained in section 1-recognition: "[B]The employer recognizes that the principle of seniority shall be given prime consideration in the everyday operation of the business[/B]." A senior driver whos route is eliminated shall not have his seniority violated and can excercise that seniority by bumping a lower seniority driver. Seniority is the most important factor in the argument. In that sentence of seniority, it is clear that the company [U]AGREES[/U] and [U]UNDERSTANDS[/U] that [U]SENIORITY[/U] [B]shall[/B] be given [U]PRIME CONSIDERATION[/U] in the [B]everyday operation[/B]. This can substitute for any package route eliminations where the company removes a route and wants to displace a senior driver to utility or send them home because their route was cut. Seniority can never be violated. The package riders of each local will need to be updated in 2013 in order to protect the drivers from route eliminations. More clear cut language needs to be implemented in order to avoid the conflicts that arise out of route cuts. Peace. [/QUOTE]
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