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<blockquote data-quote="Bagels" data-source="post: 1090167" data-attributes="member: 43436">Welcome to BrownCade, govtmule.&nbsp; The problem is... it&#039;s a part-time job.&nbsp; A part-time job is not suppose to yield a living wage.&nbsp; Too many part-timers dream of that $32+/hour pay day, with no desire or no intention of working full-time.&nbsp; It isn&#039;t going to happen.&nbsp; Personally, I would like to see the union bargain for a large number of full-time inside jobs (8-hour guarantee), although I recognize that if this were to happen, it&#039;d be at a pay scale that topped out at a lesser amount than driving.&nbsp; Honestly, I&#039;m opposed to this idea.&nbsp; Never mind the fact that you can&#039;t expect an employer to provide living-wage standards for PT employees... but I work with a fair number of people who game the system as it is -- unwed couples living together, couples pumping out kids, etc. all for that extra government benefit.&nbsp; Employing your suggestion would only further encourage this behavior.&nbsp; I like this suggestion, and many companies already employ it.&nbsp; But if this were to happen, unfortunately, it&#039;d be a significantly lower wage than that most PTers with 10+ years earn.&nbsp; For comparison&#039;s sake, FedEx Ground tops out (or topped out) at $14/hour after less than 5-years of service.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to see PT have the ability to bid on FT jobs within their local, but expanding it on the national level would create a mess.&nbsp; And it&#039;d be unfair to PTers in places like Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando, etc. -- places people ultimately want to go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bagels, post: 1090167, member: 43436"] Welcome to BrownCade, govtmule. [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana] The problem is... it's a part-time job. A part-time job is not suppose to yield a living wage. Too many part-timers dream of that $32+/hour pay day, with no desire or no intention of working full-time. It isn't going to happen. Personally, I would like to see the union bargain for a large number of full-time inside jobs (8-hour guarantee), although I recognize that if this were to happen, it'd be at a pay scale that topped out at a lesser amount than driving. [/FONT][/COLOR] Honestly, I'm opposed to this idea. Never mind the fact that you can't expect an employer to provide living-wage standards for PT employees... but I work with a fair number of people who game the system as it is -- unwed couples living together, couples pumping out kids, etc. all for that extra government benefit. Employing your suggestion would only further encourage this behavior. [COLOR=#222222][FONT=Verdana] I like this suggestion, and many companies already employ it. But if this were to happen, unfortunately, it'd be a significantly lower wage than that most PTers with 10+ years earn. For comparison's sake, FedEx Ground tops out (or topped out) at $14/hour after less than 5-years of service. [/FONT][/COLOR] I'd like to see PT have the ability to bid on FT jobs within their local, but expanding it on the national level would create a mess. And it'd be unfair to PTers in places like Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando, etc. -- places people ultimately want to go. [/QUOTE]

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