Our center has at least 5 9.5 T-S drivers. 1 is under 1 year driving.
I was the highest seniority Saturday driver and the first to go 9.5. I set the example although I am back to M-friend.
Although separate regions can be different, the contract is there for your benefit. Read it, know it, follow it. Go up the Union chain of command until you get someone who supports you or explains why you are incorrect. UPS management generally will not support your rights in the contract, as it is not to their benefit to do so. Listen to your Union brothers & Union Representatives interpretations of the contract, not UPS managers.