Common use of Bidding Priority Clause in Contracts

Bidding Priority. a. Heavy and Medium Truck Drivers shall bid on the various vehicles. Light Truck Drivers shall bid on a route, provided, however, that routes are subject to change as necessitated by the freight being transported and other operational necessity. Heavy Truck Driver Assistants and Truck Driver Helpers shall bid on work shifts, for the year in accordance with their placement on the bidding priority list in the appropriate Division. Bidding priority shall be in accordance with “b” below. b. Annual Bidding Priority Lists shall be prepared utilizing the date of hire in regular status in the class. When two (2) or more employees are hired from an eligibility list on the same date, their positions on the bidding priority list will correspond to their relative positions on the eligibility list from which they were hired. Also, if the employee: (1) Resigned and was reinstated, the reinstatement date shall be used.