Saturdays

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Good luck with that. There were several drivers that were notified at 7:30 pm on a Friday night during peak last year they were being forced to work on the next day. If we didn't show up, they would terminate us under refusal to work. We got diad messages saying this. The union took their side on the issue and we were helpless. After working, 3 of us filed grievances about it. All 3 have disappeared. One of the affected is a steward, and he has spent the last year trying to find out how those grievances got swept under a rug but with no luck.

We had a similar situation several years back. Our messages said "You are instructed to report to work in the morning at such and such time." They ended up calling most early in the morning and said they weren't needed. Only one showed up and demanded his 8 hours. They were not happy.

 

[CHALLY9TX]

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[CHALLY9TX]

Not true.

I have worked 4 tue-sat weeks to cover mother's days and a valentines day.

UPS is only required to provide a 5 day week as we so disappointingly found out.

I hope it never becomes a regular thing but I expect it to happen. Not looking forward to needing permission from UPS to do the things I currently enjoy doing on Saturdays.

Saturdays (with rare exceptions) and Sundays belong to me.

This is not true.

I guess I was wrong. It's 2011 not 2013.

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[UnconTROLLed]

As you can see in the language above if they did that in New England they'd have to pay the premium rate.

I am in New England, if I bid into a T-S FT job, it's straight time. I have worked T-S. There are a variety of FT package car and 22.3 T-S jobs. Only Sundays are 1.5x, outside of 6th/7th punches and peak. which is why nearly all of our local's FT 22.3 jobs were rebid from Sun-Thurs. to Mon-Fri, in roughly 2002

 

[nystripe96]

Being forced in on a Saturday during peak is one thing, but enjoying my weekends off is a huge aspect of what makes a career at UPS worth it. Family time on weekends is absolutely vital. Tuesday thru Sat wouldn't fly with the vast majority of union employees thus I don't foresee that ever happening unless the union is somehow weakened or succumbs to unjustified pressure from the company. Saturday ground delivery is becoming more likely, but there are plenty of PT's that could fill that void

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[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

...on the flip side, it would be much easier to get stuff done during the week if you have Mondays off...

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

My local supplement says anyone hired before July 31st 1990 is a monday - friday employee.
Anybody hired after that date can be a mon - fri. or tue - Sat.

 

[oldngray]

My local supplement says anyone hired before July 31st 1990 is a monday - friday employee.
Anybody hired after that date can be a mon - fri. or tue - Sat.

So then you short timers are weekend warriors?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

So then you short timers are weekend warriors?

Not me Gramps!
Just a weekend beer,warrior!

 

[PT Car Washer]

Being forced in on a Saturday during peak is one thing, but enjoying my weekends off is a huge aspect of what makes a career at UPS worth it. Family time on weekends is absolutely vital. Tuesday thru Sat wouldn't fly with the vast majority of union employees thus I don't foresee that ever happening unless the union is somehow weakened or succumbs to unjustified pressure from the company. Saturday ground delivery is becoming more likely, but there are plenty of PT's that could fill that void

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At FT driver top rate?

 

[nystripe96]

It won't be top rate

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[PT Car Washer]

In my building any Air Driver picking up or delivering ground packages are paid top driver rate for the day. Even shuttling misloads around.

 

[ZQXC]

I'll finish up doing Mon. through Sat. if that's what they want.
Keep throwing the money, and I'll keep catching it.

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[nystripe96]

Oh wow. Well nevertheless I can't imagine a Tues-Sat regular work schedule mainly due to the fact commercial businesses, especially offices are always open on Mondays. Mon-Fri, with Sat being optional/PT work & potentially Sunday's down the road. USPS has implemented a weekend work schedule mainly due to the fact they can't keep up with the other big guns any longer

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[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Oh wow. Well nevertheless I can't imagine a Tues-Sat regular work schedule mainly due to the fact commercial businesses, especially offices are always open on Mondays. Mon-Fri, with Sat being optional/PT work.

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How many routes do they cut on monday??
EXactly!

 

[upschuck]

This is from the NE supplement pg 222

Section 1


(b) Full-time employees hired after July 31, 1987, shall have awork-week of five (5) consecutive days, Monday-Friday or Tuesday-Saturday.

 

[nystripe96]

Depends where you work.

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[PT Car Washer]

Depends where you work.

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It is in the National Master Agreement. Art. 40.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

It is in the National Master Agreement. Art. 40.

Some local supplements,over ride that!

 

[idrivethetruck]

...One of the affected is a steward, and he has spent the last year trying to find out how those grievances got swept under a rug but with no luck.

Your local probably traded those grievances to save another brother's job. Our local has done that in the past.