bleedinbrown58
That’s Craptacular
I kinda feel a little bad for the seasonals...cut short your Thanksgiving to report to work at 2am....just to get sent home.
He does that quite often and seems especially enamored with his new caption app.you are missing the point .
Yes, Feeders are also working. Sign was posted at my location that says all Feeder and Shifter employees that normally work on Friday must report at their regular reporting time. It will be a normal work day throughout the country, just like Veterans and Columbus Day. Will the volume picked up that day be the same as a regular Friday? Probably not, since most of our customers close down for that day. Is this a knee jerk reaction by the company, due to the problems associated with last Christmas? Most likely it is. However, one can reasonably assume that delivery volume for the remainder of peak has been lightened, to the extent of taking a days worth of deliveries out of the system earlier than we have in the past. I'm not 100% sure that it's a bad idea!The question is will the hubs and Feeders be working. We all know a lot of preloaders and package car drivers are working.
you are missing the point .
He does that quite often and seems especially enamored with his new caption app.
Yes, Feeders are also working. Sign was posted at my location that says all Feeder and Shifter employees that normally work on Friday must report at their regular reporting time. It will be a normal work day throughout the country, just like Veterans and Columbus Day. Will the volume picked up that day be the same as a regular Friday? Probably not, since most of our customers close down for that day. Is this a knee jerk reaction by the company, due to the problems associated with last Christmas? Most likely it is. However, one can reasonably assume that delivery volume for the remainder of peak has been lightened, to the extent of taking a days worth of deliveries out of the system earlier than we have in the past. I'm not 100% sure that it's a bad idea!
Agree, once they decided it's a regular work day, with all ground being delivered. Not sure if the Air Drivers will still be under Art 40, since they are only delivering Air.Black Friday is no longer Art 40.
He does that quite often and seems especially enamored with his new caption app.
No, I didn't miss the point and I don't post enough to feel enamored in it, just find it funny as do others.
I also find funny that grown men cry that they have to work when it's always been a working holiday. Honestly, UPS's decision was the correct one and will be the norm for the rest of our lives. As long as stores put out Xmas decorations the day after Halloween, We'll be in full blown service mode with all hands on deck. The point you both miss is that UPS is willing to pay every full time employee 80 plus an hour that day because it is that important. Seniority buys you a lot of things in this career, but being arrogant because things aren't like it was way back then isn't one of them.
So keep on being unhappy with your career choice in the service industry, I could care less. Go ahead and book off that day, no Teamster rep alive will get you those 8 or 16 hours of Thanksgiving holiday pay back into your check. Again I could care less what your choice is.
Agree, once they decided it's a regular work day, with all ground being delivered. Not sure if the Air Drivers will still be under Art 40, since they are only delivering Air.
Will it have an impact? As brownmonster said, it should make for a lighter Monday, but it won't really make a big difference overall.
I'm a little confused on your post. If you "start or stop on a holiday then it is straight time"? I understand it this way, please correct me if I'm wrong.For me there is a little section that says if my Regular work day starts or stops on a holiday then it is straight time. SO, UPS starts us at 1159 PM. but my entire shift is worked on a holiday!!!
SUCKS... but oh well
Just to be sure Heff, could you give me the article discussing "working holidays" in the contract? I'd like to see that myself. I've seen the information concerning rules surrounding holiday pay, and I believe I missed the info on "working holidays".
Just to be sure Heff, could you give me the article discussing "working holidays" in the contract? I'd like to see that myself. I've seen the information concerning rules surrounding holiday pay, and I believe I missed the info on "working holidays".
New England we only get 1 1/2(premium pay) for working the holiday, but after 10 hour worked its 1 1/2 times the premium rate of pay. A 13 hour day would be lovely!The technical term is called "pyramiding".
It's the same thing, if you work a 6th punch.
You're already at a premium rate.... you don't get more overtime after 8 hours.
-Bug-