This is is exactly my thought. But like I said, toxic environment. Soooooo….I just found out that another rca was hired as sub of record for a route on my string….I’m guessing they will move my string to another route. However, they have new RCA’s onboarding for each route. Will they then dissolve my position?
I think they meant routes without sub of records. Ptf can’t have hold downs. And we don’t have any vacant routes at my station. But this is a nice insight as to how RCA’s are way more protected than ptfs.
Are these new RCAs actually sticking around???? If so, that's bucking the nation-wide trend....
Maybe consider getting a separate evening job to supplement your income.... around these parts, many say they can make like $25 clams an hour hustling pizza for Domino's in the evenings....
Are these new RCAs actually sticking around???? If so, that's bucking the nation-wide trend....
Well, they value the newbies, easier to manipulate. We just lost the two seniors under me. One quit, one transferred.Yeah, I'm just saying.... most new RCAs don't stay long in most locations.... unless your location is different somehow....
RCAs are about as protected as PTF which is not saying much. Most of our contract deals with regs and the rights they have. That being said the schedule is completely up to management beyond primary for RCAs and your string of 2.
No. Once a PTF position is created it can’t be dissolved unless the PTF position becomes vacant (e.g. the PTF converts to regular). In that case, management can decide whether or not to keep the PTF position and post it for bid. See Step 4, 6-19-17, E06R-4E-C 10348025, Black Hawk, SD (P-120)
This is not correct. The rural PTF position was created in order to cover relief days, that is their purpose. They are not just a “senior RCA.” They work a “string” of relief days on different routes, but they can be utilized to fill in elsewhere, at management’s discretion.
There's an Idea, maybe if taking dps to the street were mandatory, those toxic cliques of mean girl bullies wouldn't have as much of a chance to become septic.Make sure all nearby offices know that you have available days during the week. Check liteblue at least once a week for district wide postings. On days when there's no work - do your very best to enjoy your day off. Have fun. If word gets around that you are having too much fun on your days off someone will make it their mission to bring you into work more often
On days you do work if it is stressful being around toxic co-workers - you can cut down on your office time by taking your DPS to the street. The office I started in as an RCA was a hellish place to work. Discrimination, gossip, bullying, sexual harassment, you name it. I'd rather be out in the street longer with DPS, listening to my music, than be in that building around those people. That helped me a lot.
It's my knowledge that Ptfs have seniority over rcas so the Ptfs need to be asked first if it's not on anyone's string because Ptfs are supposed to be guaranteed AT Least 14 hours of work per week and rcas are only guaranteed 1 day file a grievance
