Protecting Yourself from Excessive Overtime
Opting in to the 9.5 list:
- Is easy.
- Protects you from being over-dispatched.
- Makes it harder for management to cut and combine routes.
- Stops UPS from sending drivers home.
Enforcing our 9.5 rights works. Local 804 members have won thousands of dollars in 9.5 grievances and gotten management to adjust their loads—without losing the overtime they actually want.
The more of us who stick together, the more strength we have to enforce our 9.5 rights.
That’s why Local 804 has launched a local-wide campaign to exercise our 9.5 rights together.
Do your part. Protect yourself and other Local 804 members by getting on the 9.5 list.
Click here for complete information about how to enforce your 9.5 rights.
Click here to download a copy of the 9.5 Rights Enforcement Packet.
$1,400 for 9.5 Violations
“Last summer, management put two routes in my truck—over 200 stops! Every night I was out till 9:30 pm.
“I got on the list, and I filed a grievance every week. Management is going to try to stall you—you have to stick with it. That’s what I did, and management adjusted my load and I got a check for $1,400.”
Robert Kotarowski, Maspeth
I Get the OT I Want
“Opting in to 9.5 doesn’t mean you’re going to lose your overtime. Be clear with your steward and management about how much OT you want.
“Personally, I don’t mind some OT. I opted in and got my load adjusted. I don’t file a grievance every time I go over 9.5—I only file when management works me excessive overtime.”
Mark Cohen, Foster Ave.
Don't Fall for Threats
“Everybody knows that if you’re the only driver in your center on the list, you’re going to get extra attention. We have to make sure that we get 10 or 15 drivers to opt-in at the same time.
“If we work together, 9.5 will work. I’ve seen them pay out our grievances and adjust our loads. It’s about teamwork.”
Ralph Serpico, Melville
