Excessive overtime Driver Shortage

[KOG72]

Screw Brandon but I think you're looking for one acronym: UPS

Free hand outs

 

[MyTripisCut]

Should have planned better

Have to be 55

 

[HavenoEDD]

Sups been begging drivers to take overs all year. Just enough volume for current drivers but last month they brought in 4-5 casuals plus sups doing 30 days on road to become FT, they have been taking work from regular guys.
22.4s taking overs…and they will cry when they are broke after peak when layoffs come.

 

[FozziesDeliveries]

My center started saturday ground over a year ago. The most 22.4s we have had at once is 2 i think, no where near how many we should have. Every week there are forced 6 punches and people going over 9.5 left and right.

 

[PACNW]

I’m a driver out of the Pittsburgh area Pennsylvania I just wanted to ask other drivers and other locals in Hubs is there such a driver shortage in all hubs?. We are forced with incredible excessive overtime every driver available is working. Are other centers having this driver shortage problem also, or is this specific just to ours? I also wanted to know is management hands tied on hiring new drivers? Or is this just specific to our hub? I have 37 years of service with this company I am working 12 to 14 hour days five days a week it’s not even peak yet believe me we’ve been filing excessive overtime grievances in abundance and they are all getting paid out I do not understand I’ve been there 37 years and there’s never been this problem. Please let me know if this is happening in all hubs thank you. This has been going on for practically the last two years.

This was a two year fight in my building from 2019-2021. We had a lot of quick growth and staffing to keep up was ignored. We were running 20 cars and drivers short of their own metrics. 60 hours mandatory for every driver every week and several weeks it was extended to 70hr weeks. They just paid out every 9.5 grievance and did nothing. We pleaded and pleaded for relief. Company kept telling the union they were working on it and that satisfied the union. It finally took a near violent mutiny against our business agent to light a fire under his ass. We decided as a group that we would all direct our rage toward our local until they decided to represent us. Still took a year and a half to get caught up in hiring and training, and still haven't reached the full time driver threshold that was agreed upon. Still have 3 spots to fill after peak to be fully staffed.

Good luck with your fight.

 

[Commercial Inside Release]

Union dues & service with a smile...

Reality: mutiny required.

 

[Sissy Brown Short Shorts]

I’ve gotten less than an hour a week of overtime the whole year. Regularly asked to take days off. Didn’t get any OT last peak. Not expecting any this year.

 

[MECH-lift]

Pennsylvania supervisors LOVE THAT PRODUCTION BONUS AND EXTRA WEEKS OF VACA IF THEY CRUSH US…

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Reality: mutiny required.

It's really too sad.... you don't have the balls to do it.

 

[MECH-lift]

I thought 22.4s would reduce unwanted OT?

Until you money hungry rabbits stop volunteering and working preload they have no reason to hire..

SMH STOP HELPING THEM OUT MAKE THEM HIRE

 

[PT Car Washer]

I thought 22.4s would reduce unwanted OT?

Until you money hungry rabbits stop volunteering and working preload they have no reason to hire..

SMH STOP HELPING THEM OUT MAKE THEM HIRE

At $15/hr? Good luck with that.

 

[MECH-lift]

At $15/hr? Good luck with that.

We have 20+ drivers working preload making top rate

 

[PT Car Washer]

We have 20+ drivers working preload making top rate

Half of our Midnight/Preload are 22.3 All because no one will work for $15/hr.

 

[MECH-lift]

Half of our Midnight/Preload are 22.3 All because no one will work for $15/hr.

I don’t blame them …unfortunately no one wants to become a driver either anymore because the hours are terrible ..

RIP UPS

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

My center started saturday ground over a year ago. The most 22.4s we have had at once is 2 i think, no where near how many we should have. Every week there are forced 6 punches and people going over 9.5 left and right.

They need to raise the starting rate for driving

$20.50 an hour isn't a good paying job anymore

 

[PT Car Washer]

They need to raise the starting rate for driving

$20.50 an hour isn't a good paying job anymore

Isn't that what Amazon and FedEx pays?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Isn't that what Amazon and FedEx pays?

That would certainly explain the high turnover rate

 

[MECH-lift]

That would certainly explain the high turnover rate

I have a new Amazon guy every week that covers my area.

If a Preloader is going to get $20 an hour drivers should be getting $100 an hour..

 

[I have been lurking]

I have a new Amazon guy every week that covers my area.

If a Preloader is going to get $20 an hour drivers should be getting $100 an hour..

No, we get $35 first

 

[Sixth Punch Sense]

They need to raise the starting rate for driving

$20.50 an hour isn't a good paying job anymore

I think the bigger problem is the 4 year progression/and two tier driving

Also the yearly raises make no sense, if you doing 4 years do $5 raise each year. $21, $26, $31, $36...top rate. Instead of $21, $23, $24, $29...top rate