I don't know how much DO It By The Book is saying is B.S. or not but he and I do agree on his basic premise.
UPS only abuses those who allow themselves to be abused.
I am in the Southern Supp.
Me and a few others are part time employees of at least one year or more.
All been to driving school. Run air, shuttle here and there, and drive routes at peak. But none of us have had a "packet" done.
Today we all worked preload and watched the seasonal drivers all take out routes. I asked the on road sup "WTH"?
Response was, "Gonna do all of your packets right after peak. Can you help return the rentals?" We gassed up the the peak rentals and drove them back to the rental place. I asked sup what we were getting paid. Said air or ot preload.
Reason I DONT want to file a grievance: I don't know if we are "TCDs" because we haven't done our packets.
AND I'm a very good, safe, and contentious driver. But I don't speed or run. They don't have a boner for me. They're already gonna try to wash me out. I have filed grievances as a preloader, though.
Thoughts?
A quick edit. I did text my steward, still not clear on when u become a bonafide "TCD"