Speaking About Cost Cutting....

Did you know that the Union - here comes that entitlement minded, "we could care less about the customer" group of people again - did you know that they would rather send a Full Time Driver out who already has more than 40 hours on the clock and spend your tax dollars on overtime than allow a Part Time Driver to do his work for close to half the cost?

Part Timers are not allowed to get raises - the Union discriminates and makes it very difficult for a part timer to keep his job, pay his bills and continue to work for an employer he loves.
So the Part Timer maxes out on his salary almost immediately while a Full Time Driver continues to get raises, whether deserved every six months or so until he maxes out at 25% more than the Part Timer.


So the part time Driver who can only work 30 hours a week can volunteer (hypothetically) for more hours because he has at least 10 to go to reach his 40 like a full timed Driver.
But wait, that part timer doesn't get paid "overtime" (the union again discriminating!) and so he can work all the way up to his maximum DOT (70hs in 8 days) and not get paid as much as a full time Driver does in 40 or 50 hours.

AND that part timer doesn't get paid days off, paid sick days or any other benefits so you get more bang for your tax dollar buck when you put the limited group of part timers to work.

So you'd think that there would be some number crunching and some consideration for spending wisely the limited number of tax dollars we have.

On top of all that, the Union can force a full timer (mandate) that he comes in on his days off - screw his family and friends and plans - and work those over time hours.
Not only does the union rip off the tax payer but they hurt their full timer Drivers all in the name of discrimination.

Mostly because the senior Drivers are union friendly and they are scratching each other's backs and they see part timers as a threat to be hated.

But of course that's just me, an average Driver who gets to hear the conversations between union reps and leaders and senior Drivers.
I even got to hear a union leader/rep tell a part timer that he literally hates part timers, that he feels they should go find another job because they obviously don't have what it takes to do this one or they'd go full time!

I cringed at that but kept my mouth shut, I like my job and my life and didn't want either to end any time soon.

Anywho, point is that a flexible work force like a group of Part Timers is beneficial to a company, beneficial to the tax payer in that it saves beaucoup bucks and keeps both the full timers and the part timers, the employer and the public happy, employed and affordable.

As Always, "Welcome aboard, thank that part time Driver, find your seats - Let's Roll!"