Seniority is all we got. Not necessary to bully your co workers, but that’s the way things work here. When I first started I got bumped onto the nastiest, worst routes possible. Rural stuff in the snow, blown out business route blind in 90 degrees in August, we all go through it. Being a cover is hard. You get the chance to run that gravy resi route with no pickups, you take that baby no questions asked.
The best part of my job now that I have my own route, snagging my board right at 8:58 every day and walking straight to my truck, on the line next to co workers I actually like. It’s beautiful.
NEVER say things are going great at UPS. That's a sure way for them to friend your day up.
If your in the southern supplement then your coverage seniority is granted by company time. So, If you started working at UPS before the other driver then you should file a seniority grievance. I believe it’s article 46,48 and 49
In 4 weeks you will care
Yes. If their are 2 routes to be covered and one is a real crappy route and one is a great route shouldn’t the driver with higher seniority cover the better route if he wants it
It varies by building as well. Past practice. Every non bid driver in our building has seniority and they choose daily coverage on routes that are open and it been that way for over 40 years.
Our coverage drivers can't bump another coverage (non bid) driver if they signed up to cover a route that week on the last scheduled work day of the week prior to UNLESS a bid driver's route is broken out and he bumps the coverage driver to follow his work.
Screw that.
Same here, should have said this also. Here we handed in slips of paper on the last day of the week requesting a route, or routes to cover for the following week. Can’t remember if we were allowed to request more than one, in case we didn’t get our first choice. I think we probably could but I don’t remember. If our seniority afforded us that route, you cannot be bumped by a higher seniority cover.
Better ask for more than one. We have route selection forms. Time stamped and given to a supe. Seniority (in classifications) is everything...unless your rider, etc doesn't have classification restrictions in bidding and only goes by seniority.
Pay? Fix your seniority issues through the grievance procedure. Getting paid for your seniority being violated will just be the icing on the cake. Once the company has to fork out money (keep filing!) then you will get the route that your seniority prevails on...
No route selection forms here. Scrap paper, name, week ending, route requested. Placed on, on cars desk Friday night. I don’t really remember requesting more than one. Could be wrong though. Been years.
