Permanent TCD

[casetopher]

I was hired as a perm tcd. Went thru training have paid union dues and have had no work in 3 weeks. Read contract and went over part time work
Part tw is supposed have 3.5 hrs a day. Help???

 

[undies]

Have you passed probation?

 

[casetopher]

No clue. Have 150 hrs total, but not all driver...

 

[casetopher]

Am new here

 

[cosmo1]

I was hired as a perm tcd. Went thru training have paid union dues and have had no work in 3 weeks. Read contract and went over part time work
Part tw is supposed have 3.5 hrs a day. Help???

No clue. Have 150 hrs total, but not all driver...

Oops.

 

[Jackburton]

What Supplement are you under? If you've past probation you should be working before any seasonal drivers under the Southern Supplement. If you're not working as a TCD, you should be offered work inside if you have the seniority for such.

 

[Box Ox]

Seasonal drivers are T-R-A-I-N-I-N-G right now. Everyone is being shuffled. Normal to be off road and in your inside sort until everybody is trained and volume picks up. You're entitled to your inside 3.5.

 

[Wally]

 

[Bubblehead]

Wouldn't being termed a "Permanent Temporary" Cover Driver be considered an oxymoron???

 

[Coldworld]

Wouldn't being termed a "Permanent Temporary" Cover Driver be considered an oxymoron???

A tcd is a company scam.....

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

A tcd is a company scam.....

TCD's are vital when we have unexpcted volume surges.

 

[Bubblehead]

TCD's are vital when we have unexpcted volume surges.

TCD's are vital in allowing the company to sustain their practice of bare bone staffing in the full time driving ranks.

 

[PT Car Washer]

TCD's are vital in allowing the company to sustain their practice of bare bone staffing in the full time driving ranks.

TCD's are the first step to a two tier wage system.

 

[Box Ox]

A tcd is a company scam.....

Where I am the # of TCDs we need during the holidays is a good 35-45% of the year round full time driver count. We couldn't do it without them but they're certainly not needed year round.

 

[Coldworld]

TCD's are vital when we have unexpcted volume surges.

There are buildings across the US that don't use tcd's and do just fine with unexpected volume surges...they are only vital to ups for not creating new ft driver positions .....period end of story

 

[Box Ox]

There are buildings across the US that don't use tcd's and do just fine with unexpected volume surges...they are only vital to ups for not creating new ft driver positions .....period end of story

Those places are either not seeing the kind of holiday volume surge experienced in most places or they're laying off a ton of permanent FT drivers for most of the year.

Where I am we just don't need 45% more drivers outside of the holiday season. But there's no way we could get through the holiday season without them.

 

[Brownslave688]

Those places are either not seeing the kind of holiday volume surge experienced in most places or they're laying off a ton of permanent FT drivers for most of the year.

Where I am we just don't need 45% more drivers outside of the holiday season. But there's no way we could get through the holiday season without them.

Now you're talking about seasonals. Not TCD

 

[PT Car Washer]

Those places are either not seeing the kind of holiday volume surge experienced in most places or they're laying off a ton of permanent FT drivers for most of the year.

Where I am we just don't need 45% more drivers outside of the holiday season. But there's no way we could get through the holiday season without them.

My building does not use TCD's and never have. Sure drivers are laid off after Peak but when vacations kick in come Spring everyone works.

 

[FrigidFTSup]

There are buildings across the US that don't use tcd's and do just fine with unexpected volume surges...they are only vital to ups for not creating new ft driver positions .....period end of story

Yeah, instead air drivers are used. Different wording, different classification, same thing

 

[PT Car Washer]

Yeah, instead air drivers are used. Different wording, different classification, same thing

And top pay.