cargo hopeful

Before I even post this let me just say that I really have no idea about how this all works so I'm asking. I just saw that FedEx reduced the line monthly guarantee to 52 hours. And I’ve also seen on here where UPS pilots are rightfully advising each other to not take any pay cut concessions so that the furloughed would have something good to come back to. Now I agree in fighting to not take any pay cuts but what’s the use when management can get around that by reducing hours?

I guess if it was okayed by the pilot group then that’s another story.

AFW_MD11

FedEx has reduced the monthly line guarantee to 48 in a 4 week month, and 60 in a 5 week month by invoking a specific clause in our contract related to "preventing or delaying a furlough."

They are still building the lines substantially above that minimum now, but have invoked the clause in the contract that allows the minimum guarantee to be lowered to 48/60 - thus relieving the company of the obligation to buy up lines to the previous minimums of 68/85.

Our union has filed a grievance regarding the company's invoking of this clause of our contract - citing the clause was not meant to be used merely to save the company money, but only to "prevent or delay a furlough" - which the company says they have no intention/plans to do (furlough.)

There's a million threads on this forum about this subject. The disputed contract section is 4.A.2.b. - do a search on that and you'll find plenty of details.

Not sure what the UPS situation is.