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<blockquote data-quote="barnyard" data-source="post: 2521506" data-attributes="member: 13921"><p>I am also in central and am also an unassigned driver. There are 10 or 12 unassigned swing drivers with less seniority in my center and there are 4 drivers with less seniority than me that have bid routes.</p><p></p><p>My understanding of the contract language is that I can bump any lower seniority unassigned driver that I want, if I want to work or am unhappy with the route that I am doing (there are some centers in Central where unassigned drivers pick their routes daily. I did that 1 time. My bid run for the day was awful, so I bumped someone off a route that looked better. It was better too.) </p><p></p><p>The ONLY time that I can bump a lower seniority bid route guy off his route is if there are no cut cars in. The only time that happens in my center is a week or 2 in February or March. It is a rare case where I could bump a lower guy off his/her bid route. Most of the year, we have 2 routes that are unassigned. The areas fluctuate wildly and are not in enough to force them to be bid. I will do one of those routes on weeks where no one is on vacation, usually 3-4 days for the week. The other 1-2 days, I'll take the lay off.</p><p></p><p>Bumping a lower guy off a vacation coverage is pretty normal for me and I do it from time to time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnyard, post: 2521506, member: 13921"] I am also in central and am also an unassigned driver. There are 10 or 12 unassigned swing drivers with less seniority in my center and there are 4 drivers with less seniority than me that have bid routes. My understanding of the contract language is that I can bump any lower seniority unassigned driver that I want, if I want to work or am unhappy with the route that I am doing (there are some centers in Central where unassigned drivers pick their routes daily. I did that 1 time. My bid run for the day was awful, so I bumped someone off a route that looked better. It was better too.) The ONLY time that I can bump a lower seniority bid route guy off his route is if there are no cut cars in. The only time that happens in my center is a week or 2 in February or March. It is a rare case where I could bump a lower guy off his/her bid route. Most of the year, we have 2 routes that are unassigned. The areas fluctuate wildly and are not in enough to force them to be bid. I will do one of those routes on weeks where no one is on vacation, usually 3-4 days for the week. The other 1-2 days, I'll take the lay off. Bumping a lower guy off a vacation coverage is pretty normal for me and I do it from time to time. [/QUOTE]
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