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<blockquote data-quote="10:30 resi" data-source="post: 5747622" data-attributes="member: 104122">I believe the issue only affects our local, might be others in the Atlantic tho. The company here made no plans and/or stonewalled for how to handle Saturday staffing during that 42 day window they had in the original MOU. It was business as usual with forced Saturdays here until our last general membership meeting where the local announced their position was starting Sat 10/28 no one needed to work a sixth day and if instructed members should call out 1 hour before start time. I guess some members were disciplined for calling out that day because last week the local asked stewards to send out this message to members:&quot;This is a follow-up to our text message on October 27th regarding work any day outside of the regular schedule for drivers. The local filed a grievance concerning this issue earlier this week. We have been in consultation with the IBT about the matter and it has informed us that members should work on days outside of their regular schedule until the matter is resolved through the contractual grievance procedure or it is able to resolve the issue with UPS. General President O&#039;Brien is in discussions with UPS to resolve this issue as soon as possible. We understand and share your frustration with the situation, but we are obligated to follow the direction of the IBT on this issue that affects Teamsters across the country.&quot;No news since last week. People are pretty pissed, understandably.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="10:30 resi, post: 5747622, member: 104122"] I believe the issue only affects our local, might be others in the Atlantic tho. The company here made no plans and/or stonewalled for how to handle Saturday staffing during that 42 day window they had in the original MOU. It was business as usual with forced Saturdays here until our last general membership meeting where the local announced their position was starting Sat 10/28 no one needed to work a sixth day and if instructed members should call out 1 hour before start time. I guess some members were disciplined for calling out that day because last week the local asked stewards to send out this message to members: "This is a follow-up to our text message on October 27th regarding work any day outside of the regular schedule for drivers. The local filed a grievance concerning this issue earlier this week. We have been in consultation with the IBT about the matter and it has informed us that members should work on days outside of their regular schedule until the matter is resolved through the contractual grievance procedure or it is able to resolve the issue with UPS. General President O'Brien is in discussions with UPS to resolve this issue as soon as possible. We understand and share your frustration with the situation, but we are obligated to follow the direction of the IBT on this issue that affects Teamsters across the country." No news since last week. People are pretty pissed, understandably. [/QUOTE]

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