Let The Bidding, Begin!

[stevetheupsguy]

Our center bids routes every 2 years. Every route goes up for bid, but usually the same driver keep their route. We have recently brought in 3 routes with 3 high seniority guys. The new senior guys are sniffing out better routes, and it looks like there's gonna be a big shakeup in our center. Sound like it's going to be a lot of fun for the next couple of months. Anything like this happen where you are?

 

[dilligaf]

Our rtes are permanent until either vacated or driver retires. We don't get to have any fun. LOL

 

[rod]

Our rtes are permanent until either vacated or driver retires. We don't get to have any fun. LOL

Same here-- bidding every 2 years sounds like just asking for trouble to me.

 

[Babagounj]

We just started two yr bids last year, so we kinda miss the usual Feb. scramble. Everyone had such a swell time guessing who would move & who would be screwed.

 

[Jones]

We bid every year, so we get twice the fun .

 

[LastBest&Final]

Same here-- bidding every 2 years sounds like just asking for trouble to me.

Dido, except for feeders.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Dido?

 

[ups79]

Our center bids routes every 2 years. Every route goes up for bid, but usually the same driver keep their route. We have recently brought in 3 routes with 3 high seniority guys. The new senior guys are sniffing out better routes, and it looks like there's gonna be a big shakeup in our center. Sound like it's going to be a lot of fun for the next couple of months. Anything like this happen where you are?

In my old building when someone came in they only had seniority on vacations, for all other things they went to the bottom of the list. In other words the least senior driver still had seniority over the transfer.

 

[disneyworld]

Our center bids routes every 2 years. Every route goes up for bid, but usually the same driver keep their route. We have recently brought in 3 routes with 3 high seniority guys. The new senior guys are sniffing out better routes, and it looks like there's gonna be a big shakeup in our center. Sound like it's going to be a lot of fun for the next couple of months. Anything like this happen where you are?

Doesn't the 2 year bid start next year?

 

[over9five]

Dido, except for feeders.

Dido?

Dido bumped me last year. She looks so young, but she has 27 years in...

 

[over9five]

Package here just went from yearly bid to 2 year bid.

In Feeders, there is bumping going on every time someone sneezes.

 

[cachsux]

Every 6 months here.

 

[Overpaid Union Thug]

Bid time here is always such drama. The same ole drivers start saying they are going to move off their routes and then others get all stressed out that they'll be bumped. The end result is one or two of them will actually move (if any at all) and all the talk and drama ends up being for nothing. It happens every time. My favorite ones are the drivers that talk about moving but everyone knows damn well that they have no intentions of ever moving. The only reason they talk is just to let everyone know that they have "the juice" and could shake things up if they wanted. Kind of like a power trip. So pathetic.

 

[stevetheupsguy]

In my old building when someone came in they only had seniority on vacations, for all other things they went to the bottom of the list. In other words the least senior driver still had seniority over the transfer.

They weren't really tranferred. Our center took 3 routes from another center. They were originally in our center, as well.

Doesn't the 2 year bid start next year?

Nope, the list is up already. Someone bumped the shop steward from his cushy route. I'd hate to have to go in the office with him, now.

 

[ol'browneye]

We don't have the bid here either. It's your route til you bid off, retire, or die!

There are circumstances such as start time changed more than 1 hour, area changed by more than 50%, etc. that allow a driver to bump a lower seniority driver but those cases are rare.

 

[helenofcalifornia]

I am going to get bumped off my route in May by a driver in my loop who had his route eliminated. Some say he can only bump those that are in his loop, and others say he can bump anyone with lower seniority.

Anyone know for sure? And has it happened in your center?

 

[Ms.PacMan]

I am going to get bumped off my route in May by a driver in my loop who had his route eliminated. Some say he can only bump those that are in his loop, and others say he can bump anyone with lower seniority.

Anyone know for sure? And has it happened in your center?

Central States (supplement, section on seniority and route changes) is follow your work or bump any junior driver.

If your's is the same Helen, you would then be allowed to bump and then a 3rd bump and that would be it.

 

[trplnkl]

We've had two year bids for at least 20 years. The drama is pretty much as has already been mentioned. My problem is I am # 24 on the seniority list, when it comes my turn, they won't be a decent route left to bid. I'll go Swing/cover again. I just hope no one higher senior than me does the same.

 

[Bad Gas!]

We started our bids..Top senior guys go for early am routes.In our center, they attach the early am to routes, so you can't keep your route and attach a lower senior drivers early am to it....But in our same building, they attach early am to the route you want in other centers...The shop stewards are no help..

 

[gandydancer]

We started our bids..Top senior guys go for early am routes.In our center, they attach the early am to routes, so you can't keep your route and attach a lower senior drivers early am to it....But in our same building, they attach early am to the route you want in other centers...The shop stewards are no help..

By definition, local practice is local. If it changed your "lower senior driver" would have a grievance.