Rules for signing a bid

[johnny_hotdog]

So we are gonna have about 4 routes in my center coming up for bid in the next few months. I was curious if there are any rules for signing a bid. I am in the central and I don’t see much listed about this in the union book. A couple people have told me that if you win a bid for a route you get a trial period like 45 days to decide if you want to keep the route. Also I was told that if you win a route you cannot bid another route for at least 12 months. Is there any truth to this? Any other rules one should know?

 

[Indecisi0n]

You must use a blue ink pen.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.n..._UPS_Central_Region_Supplement.pdf?1434119939

 

[scratch]

I have never heard of a 45-day trial period. I won a bid last Friday but I turned it down yesterday morning. I'm trying to go back to a country route. We rebid all the routes in my Center this Spring. I'm fourth on the seniority list out of 75-80 drivers.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I know I will probably get in trouble (again) but I will ask this anyway:

Why are you so reluctant to retire?

 

[oldngray]

I have never heard of a 45-day trial period. I won a bid last Friday but I turned it down yesterday morning. I'm trying to go back to a country route. We rebid all the routes in my Center this Spring. I'm fourth on the seniority list out of 75-80 drivers.

I think its a local agreement or maybe past practice. My center allowed you 30 days to decide if you wanted your new route.

 

[ManInBrown]

Here it’s 30 working days to try it out.

 

[scratch]

I know I will probably get in trouble (again) but I will ask this anyway:

Why are you so reluctant to retire?

Mostly I like to make money, simple as that. Wife is legally blind and I have been the only wage earner the last twenty years. I do have assets in the 200K range that I would like to increase.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

I am in the central and I don’t see much listed about this in the union book. A couple people have told me that if you win a bid for a route you get a trial period like 45 days to decide if you want to keep the route.

Unless your Local has some sort of practice allowing this, there is no

trial period. You bid it.... you bought it. The only way around this, is if you take

your name off the bid sheet before it comes down. Look at the time stamp.

Also I was told that if you win a route you cannot bid another route for at least 12 months. Is there any truth to this?

"Employees are limited to three (3) bids per year."

https://teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/06242014_77983_central_region-final.pdf


There is one stipulation, within that 1 year period and the 3 bids.... you can't bid

back to your original route or a previous bid.



-Bug-

 

[Brownslave688]

I think its a local agreement or maybe past practice. My center allowed you 30 days to decide if you wanted your new route.

That's how I lucked into my old route. Guy ran it like 3 days. Didnt like eating dust. I was 2nd on the bid.

 

[Turdferguson]

I know I will probably get in trouble (again) but I will ask this anyway:

Why are you so reluctant to retire?

Welcome back to the queue

 

[BigUnionGuy]

Mostly I like to make money, simple as that. Wife is legally blind and I have been the only wage earner the last twenty years. I do have assets in the 200K range that I would like to increase.

Thanks for sharing.

But, you don't owe anyone here.... an explanation.



-Bug-

 

[Wally]

You must use a blue ink pen.

UPS pens are black ink?

 

[UnconTROLLed]

UPS pens are black ink?

I've got a few of those relic brown ink ones

 

[Wally]

I've got a few of those relic brown ink ones

Never saw those

 

[barnyard]

I am in Central also. In my building, you can try out a route for 10 days. You can only win one bid per year, so if you are trying a route that you won and decide you do not want it, you cannot sign another route bid for a year.

 

[sailfish]

I've got a few of those relic brown ink ones

Boy. What genius thought of those? Can you even see them on cardboard?

 

[Cementups]

Sign every bid posted. Even if someone above you signs it, sign anyway. They could turn it down. The worst that can happen is you say no if it gets to you.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

Sign every bid posted. Even if someone above you signs it, sign anyway. They could turn it down. The worst that can happen is you say no if it gets to you.

Nearly always a good idea unless the local supplements differ with bidding and intentions.

recently had that happen..#2 seniority, secured bid. Also in 2006, tried to go FT, #3 senior PT, top two failed road test.

 

[Mugarolla]

No trial period here.

You have to withdraw your bid before the bid goes down or you take it, if you are the most senior.

If you do not like it, you can bid back to your old route when it is put up.

Problem is, someone with more seniority may want it.

3 bids per year, but that is 3 "won" bids per year.