proups, naw, both sides know the firings are flimsy so often it cannot be counted as official until after a state panel.
The routes affected by most firings are treated just like any other temporarily vacant route reasons, vacation, disability, workman's compensation, etc, and open for utility driver choice.
In my area, per the Central Supplement in the contract there are a specific amount of designated training routes that is determined by the amount of Package Car Drivers and these routes have to be posted..
These training routes have to be bid just like any other route.
The difference is the bid driver's for these designated training routes must work as assigned while their areas are being used for training purposes.
The training routes are to be used on a rotating basis.