cover driver

I started in warehouse as preload in pay of 2020 and was moved to cover driver in June of 2021. I was told that i would earn holiday pay and such at full time cover driver rate once I hit a year of driving, which would have been in jume of 2022. I was sick with COVID at the end of dec 2022 and...

I'm having a hard time trying to find something in the Master/local contract that pertains to this specifically but I'm not finding :censored:. I'm in southern region. Full Time supervisor is all of sudden is trying to force me back to the warehouse when I'm not driving. When I refused, he said he'd...

I’m a cover driver For a certain center but sometimes if they have no work for me at that center on a Saturday that they force me to work as my 6th day they send me to another center for work can they do that or can I decline to work ?

I work as a cover driver for socal empire hub they are forcing me to work saturdays as my 6th day can they do that or do they have to ask me first ? They don’t ask they just have my name on the list all the time. Can you grievance them ? I just don’t want to deal with retaliation. Started cover...

Is it possible to go from a full time driver to a cover driver?

First off i’m new to this forum so i’m not sure if i’m going about this the right way. i just had questions i couldn’t find that i needed answered I’m a 22.3 fsp with alittle less than a year seniority. the sups are telling me i’m going to start a nighttime air run i used to do before i became a...

Hello, I worked as a Seasonal last November-December. Got called 2 weeks ago to come on as "Full-Time", but when I showed up at HR they said it was now a "Part-Time Cover Driver" offer. HR stated that I would drive at $30 and when not needed work in Hub at $14. I was a bit irritated, but said...

I'm a cover driver and once the busy season is over how often will I get to drive after that? How often will I be put in the center? When does cover driving pick back up to where I can be working at least 3 days a week?

So I've been a cover driver for 3 months now and I'm struggling with package cars that are 160-170 stops with 360 packages. My time that I should be done is 6:20pm but even with help I dont get done till 7:30pm. I can get 120-140 stops done on time no problem but anything over that I struggle...

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Hello my fellow UPSERS, As stated in the topic this is my first peak season I have ever worked here at UPS as a seasonal driver. I knew coming in that it would only be a part time job for peak season and that I would have to bust my rear end to land a ft job here at UPS. Through all the ups and...

Im a bit new but I'm not really seeing how this is affecting RPCDs. I feel like reading the 22.4 is mostly to handle the cover driver problem. My hub has so many cover drivers who start at $30 and they get 50 hrs+. Those are suppose to be part time drivers. That's who I believe the company is...

im in southern california i want to transfer to idaho does anyone know how long the wait list to be a cover driver? california is 3 years to be a cover driver and i cant live off this 11/ hour pay

Hello all. I start preload early tomorrow morning. I want to become a UPS driver, and was hired in as a cover driver. However, I have failed the driving test with the manual transmission trucks 3 times. Still getting a feel for it but it is frustrating. Considering I had never even driven a...

I just started my 30 probation for cover driving and it's only been one week and theyve already had no work for me for 2 days. I thought that I'll be working for 30 continuous working days. Are they allowed to be sending me home on my probation?

Since I can't get a straight answer out of anyone at my building, I'm hoping someone here can shed a little light on the situation I just dealt with during the seasonal period... I was hired as a seasonal driver. I went to the driver school the week before Thanksgiving and my first day at my...

Hello everyone! I have a question I haven’t asked anybody in my center yet, thought you might help. I’m sure it’s been gone over in other threads but I was wondering how seniority is handled amongst the cover drivers. Can’t seem to find it specifically in the contract. If there is a route open...

I have the opportunity to either go full time or cover drive in my hub. Here is my situation and any advice is so appreciated. I am turning 40 this year, married and have two young kids. I also have been doing photography for the past 14 years as a full time business. It has slowed down the...

I was hired as a Temporary Cover Driver. Drove before during and after peak. About 80 days total, 60 of those during keak. Myself, along with many of my TCD peers were recently moved to "Full Time" which is deceiving because we may only get 25 hrs per week. My pay went down from $29.68 to...