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<blockquote data-quote="804brown" data-source="post: 1158031" data-attributes="member: 29553">Actually, our supplement was good for all members.&nbsp; Drivers got a pension increase and more summer vacation.&nbsp; Clerks are now guaranteed 8 hrs if laid off.&nbsp; Our part timers get new opportunities to go full time including as a preload/helper and as a full time after serving 50 days as a VCD. All would have a more expedited grievance procedure, etc.As for the &quot;$11/hr pay cut&quot;??&nbsp; As of&nbsp; right now, they have NO opportunity to drive full time in the summer and earn FT credit.&nbsp; As of now management covers vacations new hires(at $16/hr and no benefits) or on car sups(for free).&nbsp; In other words, the status quo was NOT WORKING for us. You will say let them pay these VCDs $32/hr, right??&nbsp; But why would ups pay someone $32/hr (plus benefits) when the status quo has them paying a lot less.&nbsp; So sorry young guys, that possibility of picking summer vacation NEXT year is out the door. That preloader who was also used as a helper a few times a week in Maspeth will now continue to be exploited by management for only $16/hr instead of the new FT job at $27/hr. Instead of being able to use your triple time election day on any day you might need it MORE(like a week before you go on vacation) , now it is JUST on that one day. etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="804brown, post: 1158031, member: 29553"] Actually, our supplement was good for all members. Drivers got a pension increase and more summer vacation. Clerks are now guaranteed 8 hrs if laid off. Our part timers get new opportunities to go full time including as a preload/helper and as a full time after serving 50 days as a VCD. All would have a more expedited grievance procedure, etc. As for the "$11/hr pay cut"?? As of right now, they have NO opportunity to drive full time in the summer and earn FT credit. As of now management covers vacations new hires(at $16/hr and no benefits) or on car sups(for free). In other words, the status quo was NOT WORKING for us. You will say let them pay these VCDs $32/hr, right?? But why would ups pay someone $32/hr (plus benefits) when the status quo has them paying a lot less. So sorry young guys, that possibility of picking summer vacation NEXT year is out the door. That preloader who was also used as a helper a few times a week in Maspeth will now continue to be exploited by management for only $16/hr instead of the new FT job at $27/hr. Instead of being able to use your triple time election day on any day you might need it MORE(like a week before you go on vacation) , now it is JUST on that one day. etc. [/QUOTE]

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