I have been driving for ten years and never have seen a bid sheet. We just don't do it here. Routes are handed out based on seniority but once it's yours there's not much room for movement. I do know of other buildings near me that bid routes yearly.What do you mean bump you from your route? For the day, or permanent? I've never heard of such a thing. It's your route. You won the bid. How can you be bumped?
Here when you win a bid on a route it;s yours till you transfer to feeders or bid another route. Do different locals have every route go up for bid yearly? That's what it sounds like. Can someone clarify?
Check your region and local supplements quickly.What happened was UPS combined routes, as they often do, and this other guy lost his so he bumped me. The Union says its legit even though he's from another center, UPS said it wasn't but wasn't willing to fight the union rep on it. It was very unpopular as far as the other employees go, it makes everyone else on edge because anyone could be at risk. We are teamster local. I also have 25 years in and you think there would be a route that I wasn't out until 8 every night! Really sucks!
What happened was UPS combined routes, as they often do, and this other guy lost his so he bumped me. The Union says its legit even though he's from another center, UPS said it wasn't but wasn't willing to fight the union rep on it. It was very unpopular as far as the other employees go, it makes everyone else on edge because anyone could be at risk. We are teamster local. I also have 25 years in and you think there would be a route that I wasn't out until 8 every night! Really sucks!
In my local if you are a LAID OFF FT employee you can bump any other full timer with less seniority in the local's jurisdiction. If you work in that building for more than 30 days without being recalled by your original building, you have the right to stay and be dovetailed into the seniority list at that building. This is only for laid off full timers though. If you lose your route here only you can't bump someone from a different route in another building. It's only an alternative from going back into the hub/center.
Problem Is, all the routes suck now