They can't have a blanket policy re: sick leave. Each case must be considered on its own merits.

Edited by author 07-05-2008 12:40 PM
I have a question. I have been on annual for the past week,so I'm not quite sure on what is going on in my office. But this is what I have been told. The PM posted a letter that anyone that calls in will be written up for it,unless you have FMLA? Can they do that?Even if it was your first time? I need some help on this. Plus,the PM also stated that if anyone comes in before their start time(as in stepping into your case)will be terminated.Can they do that,too? Thanks for the help.

Thanks, as you can tell I have trouble understanding the wording of the contract.

No, it goes by the RDWL. If that carrier was next on RDWL, then that carrier works.

   They had the another regular to come in adn work his route so the could use his sub on mine, I understand about rotation of the relief days,but thought I should be first on my own route. What do you say?

If there is an available sub, they use them first.

/m12366 When I went for training upon implementation of RDWL, it was agreed to have some leniency when a carrier has plans for that day. But it doesn't sound that way in your office....

  The other regular was skipping her day on the RDWL most of the summer, boy was she mad when I informed her she could not "make up" the days she skipped in the fall!

orry about that last message,I'm on the work relief list and just wondering if what they did was right?

Last saturday I was not called in to work my route when my primary sub called in, they put new sub on my route that had not even worked their 90 days yet on another route. Mangement said they could.

/m12366 flamale863
There is to be no "picking and choosing", unless a carrier is on approved leave the day before or day after they are considered "available". A grievance should settle this situation.

If a carrier refused to work when called ,they would be taken of the list until the next time to sign it.

We have a carrier "work list" like all offices,and when there are'nt enough subs to cover the routes these carriers who volunteer to work their days off are used...I opted no to sign up for the list because at the time I was a J and only had one day off every two weeks anyway and didnt want to lose that!! My beef with the list is that the ones that signed up fo the list should HAVE to work when asked,no matter what, but there seems to be some "picking and choosing" going on...I have no sub and what happens when there are'nt enough subs and work list regulars to cover the routes is that the bastard routes like mine(with no sub)get split 3 or 4 ways and the regular has a huge mess to deal with when he/she comes in the next day...If all the work list carriers worked like they opted to do,there would be enough carriers to have one per route!!!If I had known I could refuse the work when asked I would have signed up for the list...Is there a rule about this?

/m12354 cisco77
I have a postal-provided 1989 model LLV on a rural route and put OVER 13 gallons of fuel in it the other day. I used to think they had a 13 gallon tank but I am now thinking it is 14 to 14.5 gallons. I have checked the mileage and it is between 9 and 10 mpg. Route is about 28 miles and I gas up every 4th day.

We also have 1 ffv [flexable fuel vehicle]. Its a larger type vehicle that looks like an llv only it has an extra window on the side, sorta like a back side window. They also will be able to use other types of fuel such as ethenol.

1978/12360 we had an aux rt that converted to reg and was posted after mail count. But we do have 2 other aux rts. We also have a good number of the vans for city delivery, and yes they have air and radios and they are used for park and loop rts.

I've seen the vans in my city. Most deliveries in the city are by foot. Anyway, I assume, those are the only routes they would put the left hand drive vans on. The ones with all dismounted deliveries, no mounted.

/m12357 They should cut it to a 43K
I've seen this before.