What is the UPS part-time 3.5-hour guarantee?

Part-time inside employees who report for their shift are guaranteed 3.5 hours of work or pay.

Part-time inside employees who report for their scheduled start are contractually guaranteed 3.5 hours of work or pay under the National Master Agreement. If UPS sends you home early — for low volume, a missed trailer, anything short of the contract's narrow exceptions like acts of God — the company still owes the full 3.5 hours at your hourly rate.

If you punch in, work an hour, and get cut, you should still see 3.5 hours on the check. If you don't, that's a guarantee grievance — file it through your steward within your supplement's filing window.

Ask TeamstersGPT with your supplement selected for the exact guarantee language and any local exceptions.

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