UPS says Yes to Saturday Ground.

[35years]

I was just saying what may happen. Fact of the matter is we aren't sure exactly what they're going to do. Thing to remember is that on typical Mondays, a center may cut 10% of routes. Yet, much more than 10% of drivers will be working Saturdays. This means that either a bunch of guys would be doing 6 days or they would expand the driver force and then create a rotating scheduling system where guys are off on every weekday.

Sorry to break it to you.
New Guys=Tue-Sat
My guess is that you are a optimistic low seniority driver.
No industrial and office stops Saturday...Won't be a full crew.

Correction;
New guys AND on road sups Tue-Sat

 

[Covemastah]

Probably will be the new hires ....t-sat jobs

Won't see me in a Saturday...unless it's an all overtime day.

 

[Nike]

Kind of stupid from a business perspective. You lose that easy extra revenue from saturday air. Now everything will be delivered on saturday? Makes more sense to work 7 days a week to prevent packages from stopping and undercut our competitors delivery times by delivering everyday. We could easily hire new folks to cover the extra days and to not overwork everybody.

 

[35years]

Kind of stupid from a business perspective. You lose that easy extra revenue from saturday air. Now everything will be delivered on saturday? Makes more sense to work 7 days a week to prevent packages from stopping and undercut our competitors delivery times by delivering everyday. We could easily hire new folks to cover the extra days and to not overwork everybody.

What is this "makes more sense" stuff?
This is Atlanta we are talking about.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Kind of stupid from a business perspective. You lose that easy extra revenue from saturday air. Now everything will be delivered on saturday? Makes more sense to work 7 days a week to prevent packages from stopping and undercut our competitors delivery times by delivering everyday. We could easily hire new folks to cover the extra days and to not overwork everybody.

You really think Atlanta is jumping on this without looking at the cost-benefit analysis?

We like to say a lot of stuff about Atlanta, and trust me I can say plenty, but they know how to make some money.

 

[JL 0513]

Sorry to break it to you.
New Guys=Tue-Sat
My guess is that you are a optimistic low seniority driver.
No industrial and office stops Saturday...Won't be a full crew.

Correction;
New guys AND on road sups Tue-Sat

Where can all of this official information be found? There's been no talk of even working Saturdays in my center yet people on here already claim to know how the union has settled the matter.

I know it won't be any where near a full crew Saturdays but the crew will be a good amount more than the amount cut on Mondays. So how is that worked out?

 

[Grey]

Sorry to break it to you.
New Guys=Tue-Sat
My guess is that you are a optimistic low seniority driver.
No industrial and office stops Saturday...Won't be a full crew.

Correction;
New guys AND on road sups Tue-Sat

So if you bid on a week long mon-fri route and win it what happens?

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Where can all of this official information be found? There's been no talk of even working Saturdays in my center yet people on here already claim to know how the union has settled the matter.

You mean people on here are making assumptions before something even occurs? No way!

 

[FrigidFTSup]

So if you bid on a week long mon-fri route and win it what happens?

You work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, AND wait for it.......Friday!

 

[JL 0513]

You really think Atlanta is jumping on this without looking at the cost-benefit analysis?

We like to say a lot of stuff about Atlanta, and trust me I can say plenty, but they know how to make some money.

You have to wonder why the Post Office tried to get out of Saturdays because they lose billions running Saturdays yet we are going to do it to make more money.

 

[Grey]

You work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, AND wait for it.......Friday!

Ok good. He made it sound like the newer guys didn't have a choice to not work Sat.

 

[no_map_needed]

this wont work for fulltimers.. they're probably going to make a new part time class that wont even work 5 days a week.

 

[35years]

All of this has been discussed already.
Ups testing delivering ground on saturdays
If you want to know how it is already being implemented read the entire thread.
Some supplements have "special" language.
Remember all bets are off for language in the new contract.

 

[35years]

You mean people on here are making assumptions before something even occurs? No way!

It is already occurring in test markets.

 

[Coldworld]

So if this is purely seniority based, not only do the older drivers with grown kids take all the summer weeks off, they will get Saturdays off. All the while, young drivers with young kids get no summer weeks off to spend with their kids and will now lose Saturdays with their kids too. It's an unfortunate irony but just the way it is.

Drivers should pick 2 weeks then go down the list then when the last driver picks 2 it goes to the top again for the top driver to pick 2 more weeks....

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

So does that mean the commit times won't be relaxed on Saturday anymore?

....along with the surcharge...

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Pretty certain that will be the scenario for many. From the way it sounds, Saturdays won't be an OT day. Scheduling may be modeled similarly to the Post Office where they are all on alternating schedules.

A lot of guys are saying they will NOT work Saturdays. This may not be a seniority thing. All drivers may be required on a rotational basis. One possibility is every one does 2 Saturdays a month.

What I find interesting is that the Post Office proposed dropping Saturdays in order to stop losing billions a year. Now we're going to start!

Read your supplement. I would be willing to bet that there is language in there on alternate work schedules.

T-S means no OT for Saturday unless you are called in to work on Monday.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Where can all of this official information be found? There's been no talk of even working Saturdays in my center yet people on here already claim to know how the union has settled the matter.

I know it won't be any where near a full crew Saturdays but the crew will be a good amount more than the amount cut on Mondays. So how is that worked out?

Seniority based.

Read your supplement.

 

[Jackburton]

It is already occurring in test markets.

We've been running Saturdays for 3 weeks. This past Saturday they had drivers bring routes back due to the 14hr rule thanks to upgrading Apple products. I've already told you guys we've had this dumpster fire called Saturday ground going on. If you have any questions on how staffing or dispatch has been handled post it here.

 

[PT Car Washer]

We've been running Saturdays for 3 weeks. This past Saturday they had drivers bring routes back due to the 14hr rule thanks to upgrading Apple products. I've already told you guys we've had this dumpster fire called Saturday ground going on. If you have any questions on how staffing or dispatch has been handled post it here.

Is UPS still using PT Saturday Air drivers or have they all been cut out? Is Saturday Ground a premium service or is it Monday upgrades?