As a new member, I have been reading some of the past threads and as you can imagine, I am following the ones about lack of work with a lot of interest. A common disagrement seems to be exactly what the extra board is supposed to be.
There seems to be a school that belives the extra board is there to take up whatever is left without complaint.
My personal opinion, and I think the contract will bear me out on this,is that the extra board is a pool of FULL TIME, REGULAR employees who do not have a fixed assignment or work hours. They should have sufficent work to earn a minimum of $700 to 800 a week and maintain their benefits under the NMFA and regional suppliments. They are not some kind of glorified casuals.
We comprise roughly 50% of the road drivers in distribution centers.
Any thoughts?
There seems to be a school that belives the extra board is there to take up whatever is left without complaint.
My personal opinion, and I think the contract will bear me out on this,is that the extra board is a pool of FULL TIME, REGULAR employees who do not have a fixed assignment or work hours. They should have sufficent work to earn a minimum of $700 to 800 a week and maintain their benefits under the NMFA and regional suppliments. They are not some kind of glorified casuals.
We comprise roughly 50% of the road drivers in distribution centers.
Any thoughts?