The results are in!

Kitchener Scheduling Survey Results

There were a total of 121 Surveys filled out. This total represented almost half of all Kitchener drivers who participated in this survey. These results will be presented to management in our next scheduling meeting on June 24, 2008.

Do you prefer splits?
15% Yes 81% No 4% Spoiled
Which shift do you primarily work?

59% Days 22% Twilights 16% Nights 3% Spoiled
Do you prefer weekly days off split, i.e. Wed/Sun? Or grouped together, i.e. Thurs/Fri?

22% Split 69% Grouped 9% Spoiled

Number the following criteria in order of preference with #1 being the most important and #5 being the least important.

I prefer to start within 30 minutes of the same time every day.

35% #1 23% #2 17% #3 4% #4 2% #5

I prefer to finish within 30 minutes of the same time every day.

21% #1 37% #2 10% #3 11% #4 2% #5

I prefer all downtown routes (terminal work) and all non-downtown routes (mall work) be grouped together throughout the entire sign-up.

18% #1 9% #2 34% #3 11% #4 9% #5

I prefer the same routes grouped together for both my first and second halves. (I.e. all Rt. 7 or all Rts. 25 & 1 together).

5% #1 9% #2 14% #3 33% #4 20% #5

I prefer the same routes for all 3 weeks of the rotation.

2% #1 3% #2 6% #3 22% #4 48% #5

19% Spoiled

On behalf of the Scheduling Committee, I’d like to thank all those who participated in this survey.

Monica Menner

PDF version of Survey Results here

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Your Scheduling Input is Needed!

Monica Menner

Kitchener and Cambridge will be conducting a scheduling survey in order to better represent the membership. With each new sign-up your Scheduling Committees are given a draft copy of the bid list before it is posted. We then go through each group to ensure certain criterion is met. Some things we look for are; consistency in start and finish times, in routing, and start and finish locations. We also look for any discrepancies in travel times and proper break times during and in between shifts.

With expansion and increase in conventional service we are noticing inconsistencies that affect all levels of seniority. With your input the Scheduling Committee can suggest changes to improve groups. Surveys are included in this edition of the Informer. We are asking the membership to fill these surveys out and deposit them in the ballot box located in the Driver’s room at the Kitchener and/or Cambridge garage.

Ballot boxes will be available for depositing surveys until June 18th. If you have any questions contact a scheduling committee member.

Please click the link below to print your survey.

Scheduling
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