i wanted to start another thread so as not to muddle up the original thread.
First i wonder if it's possible, to contact the negotiating committee? If so, how? Or is it too late?
i, and possibly others may have some issues we would like to bring up.
And/or we could discuss them amongst ourselves at least.
1) Hourly wage to $32-35. For city drivers. i think this is reasonable?
Someone mentioned something about road drivers: What is top rate now? .73 cpm? If so, then push for .80 cpm, i don't know. Of course you are aware that as a road driver, as soon as you enter a terminal boundary line (geofence, i think it's called?) you go to hourly rate?
2) Overtime for anything after 8 AND anything after 40. BOTH.
3) Better equipment. To be fair, it's ok and generally well-maintained. But, faster /better liftgates. If we're going to be working with 2000+lb pallets, then we need electric or powered jacks......
Heavier pallets = more money, so i don't see that going away.
4) i don't know if this is a union+company negotiating issue, but MAXIMUM one morning appointment and MAXIMUM one afternoon (12p and after) appointment per day assigned to city drivers.
5) One line seniority board. You already know how i feel about this and we know how many of you feel about this.........
In addition, related somewhat to #4:
6) MAXIMUM 13 DELIVERIES per day for routes using straight trucks and trailers under 32 feet. MAXIMUM 4 PICKUPS PER DAY. If 4 pickups are exceeded on any day, then the number of deliveries drops that same amount. For example, 5 pickups now equals max 12 deliveries for that day. and so on.
a) MAXIMUM ADD ONS ARE 3 PER WEEK: "ADD ONS" are pickups that were not originally put in the diad at the beginning of the day. We realize that sometimes a customer calls for a pickup.......and wants it picked up that same day. Thus, for flexibility and to provide good customer service we allow 3 add ons per week.
b) If you're fortune enough to have a route that uses a 45 or 48 tandem and all you do is industrial parks where it's all docks, rolloffs, or they have a forklift, the above doesn't apply to you.
7) Get rid of mandatory lunch. OR, if still requiring a lunch to be taken, then eliminate the between 3-6 hour from start of shift requirement and let the driver take it exactly when they want.
This will allow for more flexibility, productivity, and likely better customer service.
First i wonder if it's possible, to contact the negotiating committee? If so, how? Or is it too late?
i, and possibly others may have some issues we would like to bring up.
And/or we could discuss them amongst ourselves at least.
1) Hourly wage to $32-35. For city drivers. i think this is reasonable?
Someone mentioned something about road drivers: What is top rate now? .73 cpm? If so, then push for .80 cpm, i don't know. Of course you are aware that as a road driver, as soon as you enter a terminal boundary line (geofence, i think it's called?) you go to hourly rate?
2) Overtime for anything after 8 AND anything after 40. BOTH.
3) Better equipment. To be fair, it's ok and generally well-maintained. But, faster /better liftgates. If we're going to be working with 2000+lb pallets, then we need electric or powered jacks......
Heavier pallets = more money, so i don't see that going away.
4) i don't know if this is a union+company negotiating issue, but MAXIMUM one morning appointment and MAXIMUM one afternoon (12p and after) appointment per day assigned to city drivers.
5) One line seniority board. You already know how i feel about this and we know how many of you feel about this.........
In addition, related somewhat to #4:
6) MAXIMUM 13 DELIVERIES per day for routes using straight trucks and trailers under 32 feet. MAXIMUM 4 PICKUPS PER DAY. If 4 pickups are exceeded on any day, then the number of deliveries drops that same amount. For example, 5 pickups now equals max 12 deliveries for that day. and so on.
a) MAXIMUM ADD ONS ARE 3 PER WEEK: "ADD ONS" are pickups that were not originally put in the diad at the beginning of the day. We realize that sometimes a customer calls for a pickup.......and wants it picked up that same day. Thus, for flexibility and to provide good customer service we allow 3 add ons per week.
b) If you're fortune enough to have a route that uses a 45 or 48 tandem and all you do is industrial parks where it's all docks, rolloffs, or they have a forklift, the above doesn't apply to you.
7) Get rid of mandatory lunch. OR, if still requiring a lunch to be taken, then eliminate the between 3-6 hour from start of shift requirement and let the driver take it exactly when they want.
This will allow for more flexibility, productivity, and likely better customer service.
