Idk drivers said I was getting them out early as
and that I was ten times better than any helper they had before so that’s all I gotta say about it
Want PVDs next year?
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Idk drivers said I was getting them out early as
and that I was ten times better than any helper they had before so that’s all I gotta say about it
DumbTruckDriver
Allergic to cardboard.
Sounds like we found the Dave of PVDs.
Poop Head
Judge me.
You think they're gonna get hit with back-dues if they do pvd next peak?
eats packages
Deranged lunatic
I don't know exactly what went down but it looks like they loaded 6-8 PVD routes into 1 package car, then pvds would load from the car and the remainder (too big/PVD quit, etc) would be delivered either standalone or with a junk shuttle. Probably a sup while nobody was looking.
KoennenTiger
Well-Known Member
22.4s are here. We have a whole bunch of them
pkgdriver
Well-Known Member
Our center mostly used PVD's out of PODs or storage units/garages. Sometimes the driver would drop off the work early(Nov). As things ramped up unloaders and preloaders would use rentals to shuttle to the PODs. Center had the preload down early so the shuttles were already gone by driver start time. Late airs were also dropped off at a lot of the PODs by the same shuttle drivers. A few golf carts and some helpers used also. Center had a BOG plan it seems.
I said that to make a point that in contrast to a helper a few of the drivers that I was working with thought it was more efficient, not to say my dong is huge. I feel like I was extremely useful because I actually try and live by a motto of not bothering to do something unless I’m giving 120 percent. Give me a diad and I’m an amazon flex driver on steroids
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
You’re in management. If you worked as a PVD then you just completely violated the contract, not like we don’t know this happens but thanks for confirming Dave.
728ups
All Trash No Trailer
My Drill Sergeant told us very quickly only two things came from Texas.
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Queers, and steers.
35years
Gravy route
So this is the way it woked here....
We disqualified 18 out of 20 drivers just before peak, all on the last day of their qualifying period. 15 of the disqualified were very close to scratch. Most were offered a "seasonal" driver position after disqualification. Anything to keep from hiring them permanently. 2 took the crappy temp position.
This is in a center which never has a problem with too many drivers....Many 9.5s paid.
Completely overwhelmed during peak. 70 hour rule. They hired 30 PVDs, which was the plan going into peak. We were rolling tens of thousands of boxes every night.
Mug you are wrong....We were esentually using subcontractors. Some of the PVDs still had their plackards on their cars advertizing their non-union delivery company's name. They may have been hired individually, but a non-union competitor was supplying the manpower. Others PVDs were managers.
So the plan was dump potential permanent drivers for PVDs. They used the qualifing drivers as long as possible, they needed the bodies.
Hiring PVDs cost permanent full time union jobs.
A scab by any other name...is still a scab.
We disqualified 18 out of 20 drivers just before peak, all on the last day of their qualifying period. 15 of the disqualified were very close to scratch. Most were offered a "seasonal" driver position after disqualification. Anything to keep from hiring them permanently. 2 took the crappy temp position.
This is in a center which never has a problem with too many drivers....Many 9.5s paid.
Completely overwhelmed during peak. 70 hour rule. They hired 30 PVDs, which was the plan going into peak. We were rolling tens of thousands of boxes every night.
Mug you are wrong....We were esentually using subcontractors. Some of the PVDs still had their plackards on their cars advertizing their non-union delivery company's name. They may have been hired individually, but a non-union competitor was supplying the manpower. Others PVDs were managers.
So the plan was dump potential permanent drivers for PVDs. They used the qualifing drivers as long as possible, they needed the bodies.
Hiring PVDs cost permanent full time union jobs.
A scab by any other name...is still a scab.
clean hairy
Well-Known Member
Fixed it!
35years
Gravy route
1st... I would NEVER use my own phone to give scab PVDs union work. I know how to roll stops till the next day.
2nd... If they told me to work as directed and set up meet points with a scab, you better believe I wouldn't show up early, and he might be waiting a while.
3rd.. .He would be getting all the dog food, matress in a bag, rugs etc. even if they stuck out the back of his civic.
2nd... If they told me to work as directed and set up meet points with a scab, you better believe I wouldn't show up early, and he might be waiting a while.
3rd.. .He would be getting all the dog food, matress in a bag, rugs etc. even if they stuck out the back of his civic.
Skull_Leader
Well-Known Member
Tacos and Sexy Latinas?
Skull_Leader
Well-Known Member
Just checked the UPS site to see if there was any change with my application.
They want to see me next week!
Eff yeah, and the best part is that I won't have to pay dues or anything
God Bless Texas!
They want to see me next week!
Eff yeah, and the best part is that I won't have to pay dues or anything
God Bless Texas!
MyTripisCut
Never bought my own handtruck
Cool deal. Hopefully you have an accident and your seatbelt fails.
clipperman
Well-Known Member
100% this,we’ve fought supervisors working here during peak off and on for a few years,finally got paid a hefty grievance for sups working last peak and guess what....no supervisors here at all this one,sometimes the system works as it’s supposed to
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
Nope.
But any Union member who is out of work can get a withdrawal card and not be responsible for back dues once he/she returns to work. No different than a PVD working every peak.
I don't care who they worked for outside of peak, or who "supplied" the manpower.
The PVD's hired by UPS were dues paying, full-time, seasonal package car drivers. If managers were delivering, I hope you filed for the money.
It did not. UPS has hired temporary seasonal package car drivers for the last decade, of which most never stayed on after peak. The only ones that stayed were if UPS did need more drivers after peak. No different than today. If they need more drivers after peak, they hire more full-time package cars drivers. PVD's have nothing to do with it.
If these "qualifying" drivers are needed after peak, they will be the ones driving, not PVD's. I'm not the one that negotiated seasonal drivers, or allowing a free period during peak so as to not allow drivers to qualify. If you don't like it, vote to change it. It is what it is.
Bottom line, when UPS has every package car used, every rental it can find, how do you propose that they deliver all the volume?
Do you want them to buy more package cars just to use during peak?
Do you want them to quit accepting shippers packages because they don't have enough vehicles?
Do you want them to sub-contract the work, to actual non-union companies?
PVD's are the least of all evils. And again, they are not scabs. They are dues paying seasonal package car drivers, the same extra jobs UPS has hired for the last decade. The only difference is that the PVD's drive their own vehicles, but also get paid for their mileage.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
But.... the company is making record profits !
But.... the company is making record profits !
But... the company is making record profits !
But.... the company is making record profits !
But.... the Union will just "fix" the contract voting.
We need to vote them out !
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