I'm trying to figure out if this section covers the bid process of a vacant full time delivery route caused from someone bidding to a different one. I think it does since it talks about how many training area a center should have and the bid process time perameters are the same as when a route comes up for bid. There is an unbid route in our center and they are not handling it according to this.
File a grievance. In the Central region, article 3 section 8 is the bidding procedure. It works just like it reads.
In our center we had a route that no other drivers wanted to bid so they are assigning it highest senior coverage driver, which doesnt seem to follow the guidelines in this article. Also In our center coverage drivers can sign up for what route they want to cover the following week. It often is not followed because of area knowledge and supervisors not training other drivers on different routes. But I'm not sure if we are "x coverage."
If no one bids the route, it should be offered to the highest seniority miscellaneous driver.... if the driver declines, it is forced on the lowest.
It's just like the 4th move application. The company doesn't have to go down the seniority list.... as everyone had the chance to bid.
Don't ever let the company pull that "area knowledge" crap. That's just an excuse for being lazy.
When a designated "bid coverage" driver bids a route *because of vacation, disability, or workers comp* they are on that route
Until the bid driver returns to work. Unless you have a Local Rider that says different.... thats how the bidding procedure should work.
-Bug-