Edited by author 08-20-2009 05:54 PM
to Me: I have never heard of a PTR collection carrier, but I guess it's possible. A PTR has regular hours with regular days off. A PM cannot take hours away from him, unless he is on light duty or has limitations. Even if that is the case, they can send him home early, but they still have to pay him his hours. Start hours can be changed, I'm not sure if the 2 hour timeframe applies to PTRs. I know my start time was changed by 1/2 hr. Only other way his hours/job can be changed is after a function 4. But then, that would probably require that the job be abolished and/or reposted.
to agodlywoman: there was a national grievance submitted against PTRs working more than their stated hours. There was a settlement reached before it went to final arbitration. The agreement has been made that all PTRs are to be used for their bid hours. They are not to be used for more than that even if management claims an "emergency situation". FTRs are to be used for OT and brought in for their day off rather than use PTRs beyond their bid hours. I too was also used by my station to keep the FTRs OT hours down, but most of the time, when I was used for extra hours, the FTRs were ALREADY being used on OT.. AND on their days off!!!!! Guess my greedy co-workers would rather get V time than see the post office try to save some money and thereby our jobs!!!!!