Amazon hub? Or not

rcalife · Sep 22, 2019

Our office has Amazon drops and we do Sunday delivery. We have a non/volunteer list. My question is would we be considered a hub office? And if there are not enough volunteers should we be asking for volunteers from surrounding offices?

gotstamps · Sep 23, 2019

rcalife said:
Our office has Amazon drops and we do Sunday delivery. We have a non/volunteer list. My question is would we be considered a hub office? And if there are not enough volunteers should we be asking for volunteers from surrounding offices?

If your Sunday Amazon comes to your office, you are a “Hub”. If neighboring locations also deliver Amazon out of your office, they are “Spokes”. There is nothing that says other offices not in the Hub-Spokes family can be used BUT I’ve also not seen anything saying they can’t.
I do know that During the Christmas OT Period Sunday MOU it normally states that all ARCs, RCAs, & PTFs assigned to the Hub or Spoke must be working prior to using Regulars from that office.

EthelAnne · Sep 24, 2019

rcalife said:
Our office has Amazon drops and we do Sunday delivery. We have a non/volunteer list. My question is would we be considered a hub office? And if there are not enough volunteers should we be asking for volunteers from surrounding offices?

Are you delivering to surrounding zip codes or are all the parcels for your office only? I'm wondering if you're a "hub" without any "spokes" (though I've never heard of such a thing, except during the Christmas period when the hub system breaks down and we all deliver out of our own offices)

If you're delivering to surrounding areas, those offices need to step up and contribute. As always, contact your union rep to discuss. This entire Amazon Sunday fiasco has been a cluster since it started.