Xmas & New Years

[Jackburton]

Obviously some of you act pissed you had to work, not pissed enough to pick up the phone and call out though.

If you're wondering why UPS continues to push the envelope and you blame the union for not speaking up about it, look in the mirror.

 

[cosmo1]

Yes we know your ex is a nurse....we all really just want to know what your current significant other does ....

Eats cat food and poops in a litter box.

 

[Ghost in the Darkness]

Does your local have language about this?


In most locals seniority gives you the right to work. It does not give you the right not to work.

Contractually its still a holiday. Being required to work on a holiday goes first as voluntary from the top down for priority, then from bottom up when forcing. Until its changed top seniority drivers should have first option to work or be last to be forced in.

 

[2 hrs over allowed]

You would lose that bet. Every driver who was either not on vacation or comp was on road.

Maybe in your center. 76 drivers and they ran 47 routes? I'm no math major but not every driver available was worked...

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Maybe in your center. 76 drivers and they ran 47 routes? I'm no math major but not every driver available was worked...

I was on vacation and was going by what we were told the week before.

 

[Wally]

Nothing to grieve

Nothing?

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Eats cat food and poops in a litter box.

 

[DSM515]

Yeah too bad that doesn't happen here.... Old timers with grown kids taking spring break off or they pull the 8 weeks straight in the summer and a 10-15 year driver with kids can't even get one week off to go somewhere before the kids go back to school...

Sounds like you need a trophy for showing up to work, the old timers don't owe you jack. Put your time in and you'll get your vacations.

 

[sox]

Seniority sucks until u have it

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Sounds like you need a trophy for showing up to work, the old timers don't owe you jack. Put your time in and you'll get your vacations.

I personally feel that we should change the way that vacations are selected to make it more fair for all employees.

Round 1----all employees choose two weeks.

Round 2----remaining employees choose two weeks.

Round 3----remaining employees choose two weeks.

Round 4----anyone with weeks left makes their final selections.

We don't have SVD here so I don't know how that would fit in to the above.

 

[Scottyhawk]

UPS is closed on the Mondays following Christmas and New Year's Day.

 

[Coldworld]

Sounds like you need a trophy for showing up to work, the old timers don't owe you jack. Put your time in and you'll get your vacations.

There are some old timers who look out for the younger drivers... There are that select few who are total meesters...and totally act like their s doesn't stink..very arrogant ...fact

 

[Coldworld]

Sounds like you need a trophy for showing up to work, the old timers don't owe you jack. Put your time in and you'll get your vacations.

Who said anything about a trophy.. Not sure what you are babbling about... Did I hit a nerve 40 year old timer???

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I personally feel that we should change the way that vacations are selected to make it more fair for all employees.

Round 1----all employees choose two weeks.

Round 2----remaining employees choose two weeks.

Round 3----remaining employees choose two weeks.

Round 4----anyone with weeks left makes their final selections.

We don't have SVD here so I don't know how that would fit in to the above.

You can go ahead and do that. I had enough crappy vacation picks when I was a rookie. Maybe they should get first picks on bidding routes also?

 

[Coldworld]

I personally feel that we should change the way that vacations are selected to make it more fair for all employees.

Round 1----all employees choose two weeks.

Round 2----remaining employees choose two weeks.

Round 3----remaining employees choose two weeks.

Round 4----anyone with weeks left makes their final selections.

We don't have SVD here so I don't know how that would fit in to the above.

Yep.. Old timers would still get lots of summer vacations and maybe a lower senority driver can get a June vacation.... Nothing at all wrong with what Dave suggested....

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Keep in mind that I just started my 28th year so it is not as though I am looking out for myself.

 

[DSM515]

I personally feel that we should change the way that vacations are selected to make it more fair for all employees.

Round 1----all employees choose two weeks.

Round 2----remaining employees choose two weeks.

Round 3----remaining employees choose two weeks.

Round 4----anyone with weeks left makes their final selections.

We don't have SVD here so I don't know how that would fit in to the above.

Move to Canada, I'm sure that's how they do it there.
Seniority is alot like capitalism, sucks if your on the bottom and when you get to the top your not gonna give it away.

 

[brownmonster]

Number 1.

"All hands on deck" were the words out of our PDS' mouth.

I was one of several people off on Black Friday.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I was one of several people off on Black Friday.

Did the kids come home for the weekend?

 

[Ghost in the Darkness]

Everything goes by seniority... we've all had to wait in line. I'd like Thanksgiving week off but its gone well before I bid. Oh well, thats the way it goes.