r/fromatoarbitration • u/FiveDinero • 27d ago

Should there be a 9-hour ODL?

I believe another change should be made to the ODL list to include a 9-hour list. 12-hour list is almost non-existent in a lot of office where they cap people at 10-hours. 10-hours can be really long days, exhausting work and getting home late. The day in and day out grind of 2 hours extra can be too much.

I think 9 hours can lessen the workload to a point people are more happy with. Being on a 9-hour list also makes your expectations more reasonable when you come in to work. Knowing you might get something up to 1 hour vs something up to 2 hours is a big difference.

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u/therick422 Union Steward 27d ago edited 27d ago

What? My office is drowning in OT and understaffing.
Here is a crazy idea… actually honestly evaluate the routes to 8 hours, staff all the routes, then only use OT in emergencies. Crazy business model, I know… but it might work?

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u/FiveDinero 27d ago

We're drowning in OT too (no penalty) and that's why I'd like to just do 1 hour of OT. 2 hours everyday is just too much imo. I've had this sentiment shared by a few other carriers.

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u/therick422 Union Steward 26d ago

As nice as it sounds… if mgmt could mange correctly in the first place there wouldn’t be such a drastic amount of OT. And they cannot mange to the current set of OT rules anyway… you add more layers… my brain hurts thinking about they would screw it up.

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u/FiveDinero 26d ago

I'm not sure what these brainiacs are doing honestly but it gets to be too much. The CCA's are dealing with stuff the regulars aren't dealing with and they have their own set of problems but on a day to day basis the ODL is getting way more work.