How to bump lower seniority drivers.

[A.Spooner]

I see in various different areas of the country that higher seniority drivers bump lower seniority drivers, meaning they can say I’m running this route today. I hear, and see this, but is there anywhere in the contract that states you’re able to do this daily to a driver with less seniority? I’m in the Central. We have 85 RPCD drivers in our center and about 50-60 have their own routes. The rest are junk routes. I’m in the mid range seniority wise. The drivers with two years or less know like two routes and 22.4’s are running full routes I’d rather do myself. Can I bump anyone/everyone beneath me, if so can you provide something in the contract to back it up. Sick of running the routes while new drivers and 22.4’s get easy routes.

 

[barnyard]

All you do is say that you are using your seniority to bump. When a boss says something, say, "I am using my seniority to do a route I would like to do, that guy can do this one and follow Orion, just like I would."

Look in your contract book under "seniority."

 

[Jones]

Cover drivers here bid every Thursday what route they're gonna cover the following week.

 

[Brown Biscuit]

Here in my area in the Central they tell us that the only time a bump can occur is when a bid-route driver’s route is cut out. They can then bump a lower seniority driver. Idk if it’s based on past practice or what but I used to get pretty animated with management in this scenario and that’s what our stewards have told me.

 

[MECH-lift]

“ He doesn’t know that area”

 

[oldngray]

Here in my area in the Central they tell us that the only time a bump can occur is when a bid-route driver’s route is cut out. They can then bump a lower seniority driver. Idk if it’s based on past practice or what but I used to get pretty animated with management in this scenario and that’s what our stewards have told me.

He can bump the lowest seniority driver. He can't pick any route just because he likes it to bump.

 

[Brown Biscuit]

He can bump the lowest seniority driver. He can't pick any route just because he likes it to bump.

Yes...that’s what I said, but only when his bid-route is cut here in the Central. OP does not have a bid-route therefore cannot bump anyone. You have to WAD. Based off past practice.

 

[oldngray]

Yes...that’s what I said, but only when his bid-route is cut here in the Central. OP does not have a bid-route therefore cannot bump anyone. You have to WAD. Based off past practice.

Not exactly. If he has more seniority he can bump a lower cover driver. And run whatever route that guy was going to do.

 

[Staydryitsraining]

He can bump the lowest seniority driver. He can't pick any route just because he likes it to bump.

Why

 

[oldngray]

Why

I knew drivers with a lot of seniority who didn't have their own bid routes because they didn't want to do the same thing every day. They still worked every day they wanted to. Seniority rules.

 

[Brown Biscuit]

Not exactly. If he has more seniority he can bump a lower cover driver. And run whatever route that guy was going to do.

Not here in the Central. I’m not going to type it out a third time. Hope this helps.

 

[oldngray]

Not here in the Central. I’m not going to type it out a third time. Hope this helps.

I'm in the Central

No need to type it again.

 

[burrheadd]

I see in various different areas of the country that higher seniority drivers bump lower seniority drivers, meaning they can say I’m running this route today. I hear, and see this, but is there anywhere in the contract that states you’re able to do this daily to a driver with less seniority? I’m in the Central. We have 85 RPCD drivers in our center and about 50-60 have their own routes. The rest are junk routes. I’m in the mid range seniority wise. The drivers with two years or less know like two routes and 22.4’s are running full routes I’d rather do myself. Can I bump anyone/everyone beneath me, if so can you provide something in the contract to back it up. Sick of running the * routes while new drivers and 22.4’s get easy routes.

Try this

 

[charm299]

At my center, they use “area knowledge” as excuse not to let us bump

 

[MECH-lift]

At my center, they use “area knowledge” as excuse not to let us bump

They have to protect the 1 route wonders..every driver should know minimum 20 routes.

 

[Brownslave688]

Yes...that’s what I said, but only when his bid-route is cut here in the Central. OP does not have a bid-route therefore cannot bump anyone. You have to WAD. Based off past practice.

“Seniority will be taken into account when assigning routes”

Honestly I’m not sure if that’s local language or central language but if you see that language anywhere in your contract that’s what you want to use.

 

[Staydryitsraining]

I knew drivers with a lot of seniority who didn't have their own bid routes because they didn't want to do the same thing every day. They still worked every day they wanted to. Seniority rules.

I was asking why he couldnt bump anyone under him with less seniority.

 

[Staydryitsraining]

At my center, they use “area knowledge” as excuse not to let us bump

Does anyone file when they are given this excuse to not follow seniority?

 

[Brownslave688]

At my center, they use “area knowledge” as excuse not to let us bump

Do you have Orion and maps?

If so that excuse means squat anymore.

 

[Shift Inhibit]

“ He doesn’t know that area”

Does that still work now that their is MapNav?