Keepingthemhonest
Bring'n sexy back
I work the preload and have recently started helping...for the last 2 years I've been with the same driver, I live in the area he delievers and we work well together.I got picked up when he needed me done whenever and we were done and always under...I got bit**ed out by the helper cooridator sup for going over 8 hours in a day (preload + helping). We were under by almost 2 hours and I worked about 11 total that day(4.5 sort 6-7 helper). He said that he would take me off and get the driver another helper (a seasonal guy from outside likely)...how can they do this? first off I understand that it's important to reduce labor costs and limiting overtime is necessary, but which is better paying me overtime at 11.76 or overtime at 27something. I wondered if this constitutes subcontracting (using an outside hire while "laying me off after 8" as outlined in the master which states something along the lines of no barginging unit work in any classification will be subcontracted to any non-unit employees for the purpose of avoiding overtime ect...I know this clause seems to be primarly for the porters/clerks...but to me it just seems that, we were productive(2 hours under), ups made $, and they should work people that are actually part of the union, in senority order, before working some outside seasonal guy...I mean shoot why don't they just have me come in and sort for 3.5 send me home and have someone from a temp agency finish sorting paying them near minium wage and call it "seasonal"...the thing that really erks me is 2 weeks or so before xmas they aren't going to say a damn thing about it...they are going to be happy just to get the packages out of the cars regardless of how long it took...my driver had 10 stops done by 11 on this day because our beloved pas system took an air addressed to fifth third bank and turned it into Bank rd. in another city(lol) .....so he had to drive back to the center and drop it off, leaving us with something like 170 left (30+ more than any other route that day), sh** i'd be expecting a thankyou for getting done by 6:30pm w/ pickups not a, hey you went over 8 hours and we don't wanna pay overtime. I am going to talk to the center manager and say to hell with the coor...it's her bottom line we're talking about, if that doesn't work grievence time , any advice?(sorry for being so lengthy I had a lot to say :O)
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