Have any of you had your hours cut, or heard any talk about layoff. How many years do you have in?

i'm sorry latestart... she's a ptf.

How can they "cut" her hours? A PTR is a regular position!! This is another problem I've come across as a PTR. Management treats PTRS as though we were casuals or PTFs. A PTR is a regular position with regular hours. I still don't know the answer as to "why" PTRs can not bid on FT positions. Also, does anyone know anything about a Class Action grievance against PTRs? I've heard that it is an attempt by the union to keep PTRs at their stated hours. I've been told time and again, "you're just a PTR, your only supposed to work 20 hours." My response to that is a FTR is only supposed to work 40 hours. So if there are any extra hours available, what makes an FTR more entitled to it? Is there anything in the contract that adddresses this, because I sure can't find anything.

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if there is any residual bids posted, you can bid on those... be grateful you are getting that many hours. i have a girlfriend in Virginia that is only getting 12 hours a week and only works 2 days a week. i don't see how she's making it raising a kid on her own. her hours were cut drastically within the last 6 months.

Hi. I'm a Ptr clerk and I have several questions. First, why does the union and management make it almost impossible to bid into a FT job? What is the reason for making PTRs wait for a newly created job? Doesn't seniority count for anything? Also, why doesn't the union charge a fixed rate for ptrs? why do we have to submit all of our paystubs and get "reimbursed"? The FTRs don't have to go through such nonsense. Lastly, As a PTR I've encountered nothing but hostility from the FTRs and a constant examination of the hours I work. I make myself available for extra hours (not OT--just straight pay). I work less than 35 hours a week. The FTRs take issue with this because they try to keep me from working extra hours so that they can try to catch some OT for themselves. It is a constant battle and I receive absolutely no support from the Union on this. I believe that when it comes to extra hours, seniority should prevail, as I am senior to some of these FTrs. But I haven't found anything in the contract that either supports or denies this. Can anyone give me any info on this?

also if your po is in art 12 they do not poist residual bids they keep them for employees who may be transferred in because of an excessing in their po

not true a ptr can bid on a newly created full time bid if they are currently qualified and a former full time reg read article 37 in our contact
a ptr who was never full time can only bid on residual bids

A PTR can only bid on FT job if the bid has an unsuccessful bidder

How does a PTR clerk make FT? Thought it was supposed to be the senior PTR/PTFS clerk gets a choice to become FT for a residual FT bid. But then how did all PTFS regardless as to whether they were junior to PTR get to become FT?

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PTRs work fixed schedules under 40 hrs a week. If you are a 20 hr a week person you would get charged 20 hrs of Al for a week off. 30 hrs a week person you get charged 30 hrs and so on .

when a ptr goes on annual how many hours are they charged for the week off

yes the if the full time reg is senior they will be awarded the ptr bid

Does a senior full time regular get award a PTR bid that they wanted ahead of junior PTR's who wanted the same bid?

It's supposed to be for PTR's, but since there are so many more PTF's than PTR's, they post on here from time to time. If you ask your question, probably someone will try to answer it.