MaBstoa Contractual Pick Practices

Brothers and Sister of MaBstoa;
Now that this General Pick is Underway, I wanted to take this time to explain what the MaBstoa Pick Practice is, and what it means to you.
The difference between the picks in MaBstoa and TA Surface is as follows
1) In TA Surface in order to be able to pick on your scheduled pick time, you must either be off to pick or be granted a Change of assignment which is not guaranteed! Change of Day off's and use of AVA's VAD's and OTO is subject to the contractual quota for the Depot.

2) MaBstoa Division1 (Manhattan) 50% of all picking conflicts get a mandatory Change of assignment, while the other 50% get pick reliefs.
An example of this would be 10 Operators picking who have conflicts between their tours and pick times= 5 Change of assignments and 2 Pick reliefs to cover the other 5 conflicts

3) MaBstoa Division2 (Bronx) 50% of all picking Conflicts get pick reliefs through a pick car and driver to cover the Bronx, because it's so remote.

MaBstoa as a whole pick extras up to a combined 72 hours= Run + Extra


The Above is informational, and considered the MaBstoa Contractual Pick practices. I omitted the practice of vacation relief for reasons of space. That will be another post. Stay Tuned!


In Solidarity
Donald Yates
MaBstoa TWU-100