Enough is Enough
Buzz is 100% right
NO BALLS
The excuse that the Union is working on it or has meetings set up is played out.
I've talked to whoever is in the know and makes the decisions. Just give us a SPECIFIC reason why we haven't been paid yet.
As far as I'm concerned at the latest we should have gotten paid for all 3 videos no later than July 3rd. Tomorrow is July 17th. Three pay periods later and still no money.
Bottom line
If there is nothing in the contract or the NYS Labor Law that says the Company can hold OUR MONEY than just file a formal grievance!

I'm sure and I've been assured that we will get it sooner than that!

Just received an email from Pioneer this morning and if I'm reading it correctly NOBODY will be getting paid for the foreseeable future for the videos. I hope I'm wrong!!!

Happy 4th Buzz and to All Brothers & Sisters and your Families

Aren't you the one that said our Union has no balls. NYS has labor laws and we have a contract.
Bottom line this shouldn't even be a discussion. Yesterday at the latest all the drivers should have gotten between 14 1/2 and 15 hours pay for the three videos.
As a Member you should be 100% agreeing with me and not saying I'm splitting hairs.
It's really not about when we get paid or if we get shorted a 1/2 hour pay.
It's the principle how our Union Representatives and our Members just let this owner do what he wants!

I could be wrong but the way I read this, you just proved my point.
It clearly states
"how many days did you WORK, including self-employment,during the week ending (date)?"
As I said during the week that I'm claiming even though I'm getting PAID from the company for 14 hours, we didn't WORK 14 hours. So in my opinion we're telling the truth when we check off 0-10.
Again we're getting away from the point.
Bottom line, regardless if we're going to get paid (which obviously we will), we should have gotten paid for all the videos yesterday and the first video should be for 6 1/2 to 7 hours. NOT 6 hours.

Look at ur paychecks
Work weeks are from Monday to Sunday
NOT Monday to Friday

First off, with regards to the splitting of the 14 hours I said correct me if I'm wrong and I'll find out Sunday morning when I hear the "exact wording" when I apply for my weekly benefit.
And I don't know how Unemployment works, but I'm sure it is definitely up to Pioneer, otherwise if Unemployment doesn't contact Pioneer to see if Buzz or Proud Member worked or got paid for a specific week then Buzz or Proud Member can put in for Unemployment every week want whether they work/got paid or not.
As far as the law with regards to getting paid it's NYS Labor Law 191 and it explicitly says and I quote
" ALL HOURS WORKED WITHIN A SINGLE WORK WEEK—
WHETHER SPENT DRIVING THE BUS OR WATCHING A REQUIRED VIDEO—ARE PART OF THAT WEEK'S TOTAL WAGES AND MUST BE PAID TOGETHER ON YOUR NEXT WEEKLY PAYCHECK.

That's just a crock of shit. We all ALREADY know we will get paid.
How do we know because it's the law. We worked and he has to pay us.
And we all ALREADY know it won't interfere with our unemployment. It doesn't have to be split up in two payments such as 10 hours and 4 hours.
Reason being when you file for unemployment and someone correct me if I'm wrong but when you file doesn't Unemployment ask you how many hours did you WORK THIS WEEK or did you collect holiday pay, etc..
So when you say you didn't work or collect holiday pay, you're not lying.
And even if I am wrong in my thinking I'm sure that Pioneer is not going to deny anyone full unemployment if we get a 14 hour check.
But we're getting off the point here.
The point is the contract says we should get paid at least 6 1/2 hours for the defensive video and the law says we should have gotten paid for all 3 videos no later than today!
I wish someone would grow a pair and take a ride with me to the Union Hall.
WTF are we in a Union for and pay dues for?
SMH

I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Because if the Union has no balls neither does the majority of its Members. As per our contract, we should all be getting paid more than six hours for that video and we should all have gotten paid today for all three videos. I'm ready to march into the Union office (not the Shop Steward office), the Union Office next week. Now let's see who has balls? Who's coming?
And don't give me that BS response it won't make a difference. Obviously, it won't make a difference if I go by myself, but if I go there with 30 guys, it will make a difference!

I'm sure u already got the answer and obviously it's not the answer any of us want to hear.

This morning in my bank account through direct deposit I received two checks. One for my sick days (5 for me since I didn't use any during the year) and one for the last week of school (40 hrs reg. pay & any run coverage that I did the last week of school).
I was also expecting 15 hours pay for the video training that I did on 6/6, 6/20 and 6/21 that I signed for and handed in an attestation form on 6/23/26. I DID NOT receive those 15 hours.
Did any one receive their pay for the Videos?

I agree.
Simple reasoning is an emergency vehicle responding to an emergency with lights and sirens always has the discretion to go through a red traffic light with caution.
So there's no reason for you or I to get involved in his decision-making.

What I didn't mention and wasn't gonna but now I will. When these couple of buses drive by 20 buses with their reds out, none of those 20 buses will blow their horns but if a car drives by the reds all 20 buses will blow their horns at the car!
SMH

Almost every day this past school year at one afternoon School, where there is about 30 buses and just about every day there's always one, two or three buses that are running a couple minutes after the rest of us already have our reds outs.
Then one of these buses will either ask others to put their Reds in or just slowly creep by the reds. Some of us as a courtesy will just put our reds in without being asked. Then sometimes there's that one bus that if you put your reds in for him/her, he/she won't just creep by he'll fly by.
I usually just leave my reds out but on the second to last day of school another bus caved into the pressure and put the reds in.
I saw a boy walking in between the buses toward the street as the other bus was going by and I laid my hand on my horn and thank God the boy stopped otherwise he definitely would've gotten hit by the passing bus.
What I'm leading up to is from now on all of us should not put our reds in no matter what and for those drivers that come a couple minutes late they should just sit back and wait to all the buses are loaded and pull away and then pull up. There are too many cameras around and too many cell phones around, and if a bus is either passing other buses or a bus is videoed putting their sign in for other buses you have a good chance of getting suspended and worst case scenario, a child has a good chance of getting hit by a bus.
Bottom line none of us would have a leg to stand on. And if a child did get hit by a bus, you who put your Reds might even face criminal charges for reckless engagement of a child.