LTT OVERSHOT ITS TURN POINT BEFORE PROCEEDING DIRECT GVE.

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ON FLT FROM ABE TO RDU; CLRNC WAS RECEIVED IN FORM OF DISPATCH RELEASE. AFTER ARRIVING AT EMI; CLRNC WAS TO PROCEED OUTBOUND FROM THE EMI VOR ON THE 204 DEG RADIAL TO A 30 DME FIX THEN PROCEED DIRECT TO GVE (GORDONSVILLE). ON THE RELEASE; THE CLRNC WAS WRITTEN 'EMI 020430 GVE.' RADIAL AND DME WAS DISCUSSED BTWN CAPT AND FO PRIOR TO DEP. TO VERIFY DME; I LOOKED AT RELEASE WHILE FLYING; WITHOUT AUTOPLT IN LIGHT CHOP. A QUICK GLANCE INDICATED IMPROPER 40 DME (0204030). NEITHER THE CAPT NOR MYSELF NOTICED THE ERROR. ZDC NOR ANYONE ELSE MENTIONED THE ERROR. PRIMARY FACTORS I BELIEVE WERE MY ERROR IN NOT READING CLRNC PROPERLY OR VERIFYING WITH CAPT. CAPT ALSO AT THIS TIME DID NOT MONITOR NAV. SECONDARY FACTORS WERE LONG FLTS WITHOUT AUTOPLT IN TURB. ALSO DUE TO CURRENT LABOR RELATIONS (CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS) OUR PLT FORCE IS UNDERSTAFFED. CAPT WORKS CONTINUOUSLY WITH MINIMUM REST. CAPT APPEARED TO BE SOMEWHAT TIRED AND WORN. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS WOULD BE TO SEPARATE RADIALS AND FIXES ON RELEASE (0204/030) REQUIRE AUTOPLTS ON LONG FLTS TO HELP UNLOAD PLT WORKLOAD. LOOK AT REGIONAL INDUSTRY WHERE CURRENTLY MORAL IS VERY LOW; HRS ARE LONG WITH MINIMUM REST AND PAY AND WORTH IS NEGLIGIBLE. WE CONTINUE TO BE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND TREATED VERY POORLY.