Feeder Drivers Win Respect for Seniority

Feeder driver stewards and Local 804 officers are cracking down on favoritism when it comes to overtime assignments.

The result is more respect for members’ seniority rights. 

The UPS contract requires overtime to be offered in order of seniority. But many senior drivers were missing out on overtime opportunities.

“Management would find ways of giving extra runs to whoever they wanted,” said Todd Henris, a new feeder steward in the Nassau Building. “Now if two drivers have the same start-time, the senior one gets the overtime.”

The problem was also bad among drivers who don’t have regular assigned runs and bid on open runs (filling in for drivers on vacation, comp, etc.).

Drivers pick runs for the next week on Thursdays. But come Monday, a senior driver who selected a run known for its overtime might find that management had changed the job and eliminated the OT.

Now, the run is being set on Thursdays and the company doesn’t change it.

Don’t Play Favorites

“Management would find ways to give extra runs to whoever they wanted. Now if two drivers have the same start time, the senior one gets the overtime.”

Todd Henris
Steward, Nassau