As I said, that's not in our supplement and may not be in his either. Play games with your job if you want. I can get the message across without causing hardship for my family.
Driver fired on christmas eve....
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idrivethetruck
Slow & steady wins the race.
Unfortunately, this was not the case as I was left out there to rot on Christmas Eve. 100% residential route, only took 30 minutes lunch and still didn't clock out until 10pm. Was told by car wash guys that there were plenty of guys clocking out around 6.
10 point
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Know the rules and work accordingly.
Pretty simple.
We have protection (maybe you should too next time you negotiate) and I usually call the building before I return to see if anyone needs help during the holidays and on Fridays. That's my choice.
But if I have a family appointment and routes have been cut to boost someone's bonus I bring it in and punch out.
BrownArmy
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Northeast here...if they tell me to go back out, I pretty much have to go back out.
Sucks, but it is what it is.
Wednesday night I traveled 45 min. and two towns over to take twenty stops off a guy.
It took longer to drive there than it did to deliver the stops.
Oh well.
Sucks, but it is what it is.
Wednesday night I traveled 45 min. and two towns over to take twenty stops off a guy.
It took longer to drive there than it did to deliver the stops.
Oh well.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
this is why I refuse to bid CVR, although that is easy work and OT, it cuts into having a normal life
Indecisi0n
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Please explain why you would take a 30 minute lunch when getting crushed?
idrivethetruck
Slow & steady wins the race.
Because I didn't want to take an hour.
bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
I have a degree, but thanks for playing.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I think his point was why take any at all.
Indecisi0n
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So if you had you would have come so close to your 14 hr rule they would have had to bail you out? But you decided you didn't want to take a full lunch. Father was right "you can't fix stupid".
idrivethetruck
Slow & steady wins the race.
Start time was 9am. I was nowhere close to breaking 14 hours. What's your point?
I always tell management I'm about to turn my uniform 3 shades browner if I don't get out now!
I should add, we all help each other out because there are always days when your overloaded and need the help. The center is small enough that we all know each other on a personal level.
Indecisi0n
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By taking shorter lunches you are in a sense fixing their problems. They know you are a lunch skipper/cutter and will dispatch you as such. For someone like me they know I take a full hour no matter what (missed business, or house stops) so they will schedule that lunch into my day where as with you they can give you an extra 10-15 stops because they know you will cut it short. Take it for what's it worth but just trying to help you out.
?????What? That was not even close to his point. His point was, if you are getting slammed, why wouldn't you take your full hour AND ten minute break while doing your OWN work, rather than taking half, burning up your stuff to only have to go and help someone else.
Work smarter, not harder
idrivethetruck
Slow & steady wins the race.
I've been around long enough to know that kind of stuff goes on and management here knows I will put them in their place if they do that to me.
For the past 20+ years my family has had a tradition of spending Christmas Eve together, having dinner, opening gifts, playing games, creating memories.
I cut my lunch short so I could at least spend a few minutes with them before going to bed.
Degree in liberal arts?
upsgrunt
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BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
Absolutely.
That's why, you need to be familiar with your supplement or Local rider.
The Central Region language covers it.
http://teamster.org/upsupsf-contract-updates/ups-agreements-2013-2018
Section 6
"Drivers shall not be disciplined for refusing to go back out on the street once they have returned to the building, after having completed their full day’s work."
-Bug-
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