Future of PVD

[FrigidFTSup]

Telematics

You think a peak seasonal knows what telematics is?

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Part of me understand why people are upset about PVD's.....but at the same time you guys have been bitching about long hours all year and basically forever. Here comes UPS with a solution (take small residential deliveries) and everyone is up in arms. If I can be done around 5:30-6 everyday I don't give a who delivers my residential packages or how much they make. Some times you guys just bitch to bitch.

Your offer letter has been sent NDA. Which means you’ll get it by 11ish tomorrow

 

[OrionsBitch]

Damn I love getting all you guys fired up. Hook line and sinker.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Geeeeeeezus now I get why your local is so weak. Full of guys like you.


Holy hell

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Don't buy your ticket yet...
According to DM and Local Union leadership PVD is "on hold" at the present moment. IF, if, if it is implemented, it will not start till November, and only after consulting with the union.

I can not speak for individual locals who sell out.

I was told the same thing beginning of last week and then on Monday was told to book it. It’s full steam ahead.

 

[35years]

I was told the same thing beginning of last week and then on Monday was told to book it. It’s full steam ahead.

Either way it is important for the membership to express to their Local leadership that PVDs are unacceptable.

A one day work stoppage would shore up support for Hoffa, send UPS the message that we are serious about PVDs, and increase pressure by shippers on UPS to stop messing with system...Get a deal done early that both sides can sign on to.

It worked in the case of over 70s.

 

[Box Ox]

Don't buy your ticket yet...
According to DM and Local Union leadership PVD is "on hold" at the present moment. IF, if, if it is implemented, it will not start till November, and only after consulting with the union.

I can not speak for individual locals who sell out.

Nah. Company is gonna ram PVD through so it’s already an established practice come contract negotiation time. Union won’t have as much leverage over the issue when the horse trading starts.

 

[a911scanner]

You know why I feel so confident about it? It’s not because I’m arrogant. It’s not because the company says it’s going to happen. It’s because you guys can’t even get people to vote on a contract, for the union president, or even show up for meetings. But there is going to be a strike over it?

I’ll believe it when I see it.

It would be great to be off of the big brown truck in time to make it to a union meeting.

 

[Box Ox]

It would be great to be off of the big brown truck in time to make it to a union meeting.

Saturday ground has been a great way to put a dent in my local’s Saturday morning meeting attendance.

 

[RPSman]

This PVD was not a very smart idea. The terminal in my town advertised for 5 openings. Only 2 of us passed the requirements, I didn't get my packages until 11 am in the morning, then was not allowed to sort and load like I did in the RPS and Airborne days, the UPS supervisor just basically threw the packages in the van. Wasn't allowed lunch or bathroom breaks, and the most I got was almost 6 hours in a day. When you all negotiate your next contract, make sure the PVD gets written out of it. There is no one for Fed Ex to merge with, and Amazon package delivery drivers are not going to last. Amazon will come crying back to UPS because Fed Ex and USPS can't handle the deliveries.

 

[TearsInRain]

PVDs where i am are lifesavers

like an EU4 vassal swarm for anyone in trouble

 

[Big Package]

An excuse to load guys up is all that is

I heard @Indecisi0n is familiar with this.

 

[RPSman]

Well, you jerks are getting what you deserve. Your ill advised strike in 1997 over part timers not getting full time hours opened the door to all the mergers. Before we had Federal Express, Roadway Package System, Airborne Express, DHL, Emery & Purolator. Not to mention, TNT had limited USA operations, utilizing Eastern Connection parcel service for packages from Europe to the East Coast. When the dust settled, FedEX and Caliber Systems (RPS' parent company) merged, DHL bought Airborne Express (Baron von Klink did not know the difference between air and ground service) and somehow UPS got Emery, and Purolator retreated to Canada. We remember the DHL clowns and their yellow vans, Fed Ex Ground ISP contractors are hiring full time drivers that wouldn't have been hired at the old RPS as temp drivers. I tried this, was lied to it would be rural packages, I ended up running back and forth around an economically depressed farm town. Demand that this personal vehicle driver concept be written out of the contract. Or the end result is going to destroy the US economy.

 

[burrheadd]

Just crawl out from under your rock?

Bama fan nothing else needs to be said

 

[burrheadd]

IIRC their SPC was set at 75, but they were voluntarily pushing around 100, and we half-involuntarily worked some to 125-150

so 3? i have no idea what the real cost analysis is on that, but my guess is we break even on wages and make money on benefits and vehicles, with the added bonus of no grievances or whining

Wonder how mis deliveries theft and general fuchery figures in

 

[TearsInRain]

Wonder how mis deliveries theft and general fuchery figures in

near 0?

that hasn't been an issue with PVDs yet, only normal drivers or insiders

 

[TearsInRain]

Well, you jerks are getting what you deserve. Your ill advised strike in 1997 over part timers not getting full time hours opened the door to all the mergers.

it's funny how the union thinks they won that one

its almost as if they have no concept of the future

 

[542thruNthru]

Well, you jerks are getting what you deserve. Your ill advised strike in 1997 over part timers not getting full time hours opened the door to all the mergers. Before we had Federal Express, Roadway Package System, Airborne Express, DHL, Emery & Purolator. Not to mention, TNT had limited USA operations, utilizing Eastern Connection parcel service for packages from Europe to the East Coast. When the dust settled, FedEX and Caliber Systems (RPS' parent company) merged, DHL bought Airborne Express (Baron von Klink did not know the difference between air and ground service) and somehow UPS got Emery, and Purolator retreated to Canada. We remember the DHL clowns and their yellow vans, Fed Ex Ground ISP contractors are hiring full time drivers that wouldn't have been hired at the old RPS as temp drivers. I tried this, was lied to it would be rural packages, I ended up running back and forth around an economically depressed farm town. Demand that this personal vehicle driver concept be written out of the contract. Or the end result is going to destroy the US economy.

You're a PVD?

If so could care less about what you think or say.

 

[RPSman]

Look jerk, I am trying to warn everyone about a concept that could cost a lot of union driver jobs. As the posting said, I tried it, was lied to. I didn't get my packages until 11 am. Reread the last two sentences of my posting if you want to keep your job, Bub!

 

[TearsInRain]

You're a PVD?

If so could care less about what you think or say.

he was literally agreeing with you guys so gj on your reading comprehension