Upstate NY Casual driver that has not worked all week... Unemployment???

[LeeboyUPS]

Exactly as the title says but i have been driving consistently 2 to 3 days a week. My facility has no vacations for the next 2 weeks. I have not been offered inside work due to being a casual.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Exactly as the title says but i have been driving consistently 2 to 3 days a week. My facility has no vacations for the next 2 weeks. I have not been offered inside work due to being a casual.

What does "casual" driver mean?

 

[retired2000]

Only works when needed. Has no seniority

 

[allergictotape]

drives when he wants to

 

[PT Car Washer]

Are they dues paying Union members?

 

[cosmo1]

@UpstateNYUPSer

 

[hondo]

@UpstateNYUPSer

I recall when I was a casual I could collect unemployment if I worked 2 or fewer days in a week. As Mugarolla said, you would probably make more by working a few days and collecting unemployment. I do know that if we were offered and turned down work that we would not be eligible to receive unemployment, which makes sense.

When I was a casual I would file for unemployment if I worked 2 or fewer days in a week.

Hulk, I still don't understand why you are not filing for unemployment? Here our casuals can file if they work two or fewer days per week.

Laws vary by state. Contact the unemployment office in your area. There is no "One Size Fits All" answer for your question. Good Luck.

 

[Covemastah]

Can a casual driver come to work in casual dress ???
Just wondering !!

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Yes, you can file.

 

[Coldworld]

The casual job is just another union giveback and an additional company scam

 

[cosmo1]

Yes, you can file.

Thanks, Dave.

I was confident you would know the answer.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

The casual job is just another union giveback and an additional company scam

Casuals are a vital part of the operation in my center.

 

[Wally]

What does "casual" driver mean?

Shirt tail untucked?

 

[Coldworld]

Casuals are a vital part of the operation in my center.

And what makes your center so special out of the hundreds the centers are in the US

 

[Coldworld]

It's a way for UPS to get cheap labor and then dangle the carrot in front of their face with an opportunity to maybe get permanent employment that sounds real fair

 

[PT Car Washer]

Casuals are a vital part of the operation in my center.

If they are so vital, why are they not FT package car drivers?

 

[Coldworld]

If they are so vital, why are they not FT package car drivers?

So casual drivers don't get any kind of benefits at all no pension no healthcare nothing

 

[35years]

Casual driver

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

If they are so vital, why are they not FT package car drivers?

Not enough volume on a daily basis to justify it.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

So casual drivers don't get any kind of benefits at all no pension no healthcare nothing

Casuals earn pension contributions and receive healthcare benefits if they work the required number of days. When I was a casual it was 36 day in a quarter to get benefits for the following quarter.