Christmas Eve excessive hours problem

[HEFFERNAN]

I'd pick Veterans Day instead.

Veteran's day is a working holiday here as well.
Lot more closed that day than Columbus

 

[cachsux]

Yea, let's have a national holiday for a guy who wasnt American and couldn't read a map instead of a day for honoring veterans.

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

I think Christmas Eve only, should be triple time after 8 hours. May fix some issues!

Don't know how anyone would not think this would be a good idea. O well

 

[Kicked Your Dog]

If you don't like cardboard boxes... don't work for UPS

If you don't like working long hours through christmas... don't work for UPS

it's just common sense!

If you love working for the flunkies who could never hack the physical stresses and mental gymnastics of being a package driver, WORK FOR UPS!! I DO!!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I'd pick Veterans Day instead.

I tell my customers that we trade Columbus and Veterans Days for the 4 day weekend at Thanksgiving.

We should get our birthday off as a paid holiday.

 

[ZQXC]

I tell my customers that we trade Columbus and Veterans Days for the 4 day weekend at Thanksgiving.

We should get our birthday off as a paid holiday.

August 28th ?

 

[cachsux]

I tell my customers that we trade Columbus and Veterans Days for the 4 day weekend at Thanksgiving.

We should get our birthday off as a paid holiday.

Frak that! I was born in January. Why should I freeze my ass off while some other guy gets June?

I'm filing a grievance on my Mom.

 

[Just Lurking]

I tell my customers that we trade Columbus and Veterans Days for the 4 day weekend at Thanksgiving.

We should get our birthday off as a paid holiday.

I think our vacations should be paid on your average paid week for the previous year. NO reason to lose money on vacation.

 

[chuchu]

I tell my customers that we trade Columbus and Veterans Days for the 4 day weekend at Thanksgiving.

We should get our birthday off as a paid holiday.

Yeah, and a birthday turkey too!

 

[chuchu]

Frak that! I was born in January. Why should I freeze my ass off while some other guy gets June?

I'm filing a grievance on my Mom.

The ones born on leap year should file too.

 

[chuchu]

Are you asking the union to basically tell UPS how to run their company?

Either us, the media or the customer can. Which is more effective?

 

[chuchu]

Left my sister-in-laws with the family last night at 10:30 and passed a package car still 30 minutes from the building. At least it looked like he was heading back. Paid holiday or not that is wrong.

Probably a sup.

 

[chuchu]

Christmas Eve should be similar to the day after Thanksgiving. Only deliver next day air and second day, but at straight time.

That would still have been a ten hr day with air only.
I appreciated the ground pkgs. Those deliveries lessened the opportunity for someone to be mad at me.

 

[ZQXC]

Frak that! I was born in January. Why should I freeze my ass off while some other guy gets June?

I'm filing a grievance on my Mom.

Don't imagine the leap-year baby would be thrilled either.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I think our vacations should be paid on your average paid week for the previous year. NO reason to lose money on vacation.

I read somewhere on this forum that this is how it is done in New England.

We are paid 45 hours when we take vacation.

 

[brown metal coffin]

I had 225 stops on Christmas Eve and that is at least 70 stops higher than any of my highest previous years. I had plans and I absolutely wanted to make them. But honestly; regardless of my strong personal preference to have a short day; it was still a regular business work day. They didn't cut any routes and everyone worked including folks from business development who had to suit up as helpers.

Could they pay us for that day or have a pay differential; sure they could but they are not obligated to do that just because I have plans. Quite honestly more money would not have made me feel any better about missing church or having dinner with friends and family. Just my opinion.

 

[brownrod]

Yep! Another abuse the union should shut down. This was never a problem until the last couple of years. I never complain about working late, never, but when you miss being with the family because you get home at 10:30 on Christmas Eve, I'm sorry, but that's over the line.

I don't mind working late on Christmas eve so much. What I mind is that management is gone and there's not even a thanks.

Back in the day on christmas eve the center manager used to be there on Christmas eve and personally thank us and have cookies and other nice things waiting (I'm being 100% serious).

 

[over9five]

I don't mind working late on Christmas eve so much. What I mind is that management is gone and there's not even a thanks.

Back in the day on christmas eve the center manager used to be there on Christmas eve and personally thank us and have cookies and other nice things waiting (I'm being 100% serious).

I remember that. It was an unwritten rule that the center manager didn't go home till the last man was in.

 

[brownrod]

You are right, New Years Eve should not be a holiday.

it's been explained to me that New Years eve is a holiday for us because we skip so many tiny holidays. It was supposed to be an extra day off at the end of peak.

 

[brownmonster]

I don't mind working late on Christmas eve so much. What I mind is that management is gone and there's not even a thanks.

Back in the day on christmas eve the center manager used to be there on Christmas eve and personally thank us and have cookies and other nice things waiting (I'm being 100% serious).

Got back to the building at 7:30. center manager and all Supes were still there.