Hi, I found this forum via the internet (obviously). I've been a driver (FT) for 20 years now, and am asking this for a friend of mine I work with that started around the same time:
"I'm trying to word this so it doesn't come across in a way that isn't intended:
Recently, I got a new driver on the route next to me. My sup warned me that this driver goes to the union over anything, etc. (which I found odd to tell me anyways)
The driver is constantly under dispatched 110 stops which isn't even an 8 hour day, while I have 170 stops, and am getting home by 10pm some days. I have seniority (though I'm not sure it matters) and ultimately would not like to be doing this amount of stops a day as well as the drivers pick ups.. I have never gone to the union in my 20 years of driving. I have read about the 9.5 list and it seems like a hassle to have to keep grieving to be on it, but I wouldn't know since list I said I've never tried to be on it since until now, they've NEVER put this amount of work on me.
So I'm not sure what to do and now I feel like the sup told me that because he knew I'd end up considering the 9.5 list, and trying to intimidate me out of it? Anyways, what would you guys do? or recommend?"
Thank you all!
"I'm trying to word this so it doesn't come across in a way that isn't intended:
Recently, I got a new driver on the route next to me. My sup warned me that this driver goes to the union over anything, etc. (which I found odd to tell me anyways)
The driver is constantly under dispatched 110 stops which isn't even an 8 hour day, while I have 170 stops, and am getting home by 10pm some days. I have seniority (though I'm not sure it matters) and ultimately would not like to be doing this amount of stops a day as well as the drivers pick ups.. I have never gone to the union in my 20 years of driving. I have read about the 9.5 list and it seems like a hassle to have to keep grieving to be on it, but I wouldn't know since list I said I've never tried to be on it since until now, they've NEVER put this amount of work on me.
So I'm not sure what to do and now I feel like the sup told me that because he knew I'd end up considering the 9.5 list, and trying to intimidate me out of it? Anyways, what would you guys do? or recommend?"
Thank you all!