@Mugarolla , that’s what I was reading was the highlighted stuff.
I feel like it’s not as clear as it used to be. Who does the 3rd move get assigned to? Least seniority driver or least seniority vacation coverage driver?
Depends on local practice, but most likely to a non-bid, or vacation coverage, or qualified list driver.
How could it go to the lowest seniority without more senior non-seniority drivers passing. That could allow a brand new driver to jump ahead of someone who's been on the Q list for years waiting for a run to open up.
Because that's what the contract says.
And that is why we do not follow that language here, and why I forgot it was in the Central Supplement.
Theoretically, a brand new feeder driver could be assigned the 4th best job in the building bypassing 30 or 40 year drivers that would have loved to bid the 3rd open job.
What if the lowest seniority has a spotting job no one wants?
Again, it probably varies everywhere.
Although, it would be difficult to assign someone to an open job that already has a bid. It would then open his job up. If there was no one left qualified, they should just cover it until they can train someone.
And sometimes the bottom feeder driver is forced onto a job that no one wants, including him.
The 3rd bump might be a good job. Say the #25 guy out of 100 has the third bump. After that, the #100 guy gets assigned the #25 job that was vacated. Now, the last guy in seniority that suddenly has a day job won't last long. He will probably get knocked out of that job next time there is bumping going on.
But if there is no bumping going on, and if you are in a building that does not have annual or semi-annual bids, the last guy just hit the lottery.
Even if you have annual bids, this low guy could be on a great job for almost the entire year.