eaglescout I am not saying I agree with what I am about to say but this is how Roadway looks at it. When freight drops off they say that they have to cut cost. I really is not about the hourly wage it is about the benefits paid each day for the employee. They lay off 5 and try to get the rest to pick up the slack. The 5 laid off will not have the health&welfare paid if they don't work. That is about $350.00 to $450.00 ( that is my est) for a 5 day work week for each employee laid off. Then throw in the wages they don't pay. They actually save money buy laying off and working the rest overtime. The employees on overtime already have the health&welfare paid for the day. And all it cost them is 1/2 time. Like 2 employees would be wages x 2 and H&W x 2. When they put employees in layoff it is wages x 1 1/2 not 2 as above and H&W x 1 not 2 as above.eaglescout said:maybe its time for a change in the contract, the senior men probably will disagree because, the have had to pay there dues to get privelages. I might have a hard time if I was at the top and been thru it, however we have men that are in the middle that are working 12 - 13 hours every day. This time could be divided up so that the junior men work every day. The top guys are great because they realize that us newbies help take the load off so to speak they do not want to work 50 or 55 hours a week. Maybe we can come up with some type of solution that works for the senior as well as bottom men. Is not this what the union is about the brothers and sisters sticking together for a better workplace?
Toxic said:eaglescout I am not saying I agree with what I am about to say but this is how Roadway looks at it. When freight drops off they say that they have to cut cost. I really is not about the hourly wage it is about the benefits paid each day for the employee. They lay off 5 and try to get the rest to pick up the slack. The 5 laid off will not have the health&welfare paid if they don't work. That is about $350.00 to $450.00 ( that is my est) for a 5 day work week for each employee laid off. Then throw in the wages they don't pay. They actually save money buy laying off and working the rest overtime. The employees on overtime already have the health&welfare paid for the day. And all it cost them is 1/2 time. Like 2 employees would be wages x 2 and H&W x 2. When they put employees in layoff it is wages x 1 1/2 not 2 as above and H&W x 1 not 2 as above.
You have to count "extra hours" in order to qualify men to be hired or called back from layoff. Extra hours is any hours worked by laid off or casual men. OT does not count!!! Your supplement may differ.Does anyone know the formula for having to hire based on hours worked over bid?
Like Toxic posted, laying off and forcing OT and working 6th and 7th punches is a cost savings, according to RDWY. We all know what the downside is.Remember Zollars told the international RDWY needed to cut costs so the parent corp could meet stock predictions.
I actually saw a box of them beside of city dispatch on Friday, been awhile! DS....stickers for freight (EX. "don't double stack") to give to customers anymore?