Re-bidding Routes Annually (delivery)
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People will Bitch and moan but they don't get involved.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
The members are the union. If they do not participate, then we don't have a union.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
We bid for life but you don't have to stay on it forever. Can always bid a better route.
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We blame tdu here.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
I don't think it's "bad" but I would prefer bi-annual bids.
Out of curiosity, how does your local/supplement handle 22.3 bids? Are any new or existing jobs open for FT and PT to bid? Or PT can only bid new jobs?
Gimme Danger
Well-Known Member
New England has bids every 2 years on all full time jobs. We used to bid annually, the company would take forever to move people they didn't like, sometimes not at all.
Now if the biennial bid isn't completed by June 15 then it reverts to an annual bid in that Local until the contract ends.
It seems to work fine for us.
Now if the biennial bid isn't completed by June 15 then it reverts to an annual bid in that Local until the contract ends.
It seems to work fine for us.
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
We in fo life
bottomups
Bad Moon Risen'
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
I believe only PT can bid.
BigUnionGuy
Got the T-Shirt
The way it should work is;
Part-timers can bid on new 22.3 jobs.
After that, existing 22.3 jobs would be bid in the classification first.
If not filled.... then they would be open to all full-timers in other classifications.
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GameCockFan
Well-Known Member
In feeders. We bid every 6 months in my area. March and September
tourists24
Well-Known Member
We bid our routes here once a year. I like it. Bid by seniority. If you have high seniority you can always stay on your route or bid to a new one. Some of our guys like the change of scenery if they get bored with a route.
Dhydratd
Well-Known Member
Not too long ago, residential routes were the way to go. Only the senior guys got them. Now, the residential routes get 
ed because of the SPC metric. Resi gets jacked to compensate for commercial routes that need to get pickup volume back for processing. I like being able to bid annually. I may, in fact, bid back to a commercial route next January so I can clock out before 9pm.
ed because of the SPC metric. Resi gets jacked to compensate for commercial routes that need to get pickup volume back for processing. I like being able to bid annually. I may, in fact, bid back to a commercial route next January so I can clock out before 9pm.
542thruNthru
Well-Known Member
Not too long ago, residential routes were the way to go. Only the senior guys got them. Now, the residential routes get
Why not just get on 9.5?
Dhydratd
Well-Known Member
They don't honor 9.5 here. They'd rather pay the grievance than put another truck on the road.
Only the number one guy is guaranteed his route again. #2 could take #3's route just to be a wankker and start all kinds of drama. Lifetime bids lead to old man routes being created which benefit the next driver (if they are smart)
Rack em
Made the Podium
Article 37, Section 1, Subsection c.
"If a driver is paid a penalty under this subsection more than three (3) times in a single five (5) month opt-in period, then the District labor Manager and Business Agent will meet with the Center Manager, the steward and the driver to ensure future compliance under this subsection. If any other further penalty is paid on this employee during the five (5) month period, a meeting shall be scheduled with the above parties and the Co-Chairs of the applicable Supplemental panel to determine what actions are necessary to ensure compliance."
35years
Gravy route
Yep.
I am an old man with a gravy route, we bid lifetime unless bumped because of re-looping.
They "gave" the route to a less senior runner gunner for a few years by a little trick they use. When I bumped him off it, I had to gradually get the stop counts down using many 9.5 grievances.
Now the utility drivers fight over who covers my route when I am off.
When I finally give up my route a seasoned driver will get it who will keep the stop count down like I do.
