We are told here as long as gypsies are pulling loads we can work our 60 and ALL feeder drivers work, we bid as many feeder jobs for peak as we have drivers.
Thanks Johney.
I referred to this in an earlier post and forgot who said it. I was about to look it up.
This is a local policy, but should be the policy everywhere.
In other areas, the problem arises where the gypsy does not actually do the feeder drivers job. If the feeder driver had a bid job, was sent back inside and the gypsy did his job, he would win the grievance for the difference in pay.
Problem is, they eliminate the job, send the feeder driver inside, and have the gypsy take the load the entire way.
Meaning, one driver takes a load from WPOIN to SHAOH. another driver takes the load from SHAOH to CHAWV.
They eliminate these two jobs and have a gypsy take the load straight from WPOIN to CHAWV.
The displaced feeder drivers only have an 8 hour guarantee per the contract.
The other issue is when a feeder driver is on the pick board. He does not have a set run and is only guaranteed 8 hours if he works. They send him back inside and give him his 8 hours because the gypsies are running all the overflow jobs.
Every center, hub needs to have the policy where Johney works.