Package Area Bids. A. There shall be area bids for all full-time package delivery driv- ers in accordance with Section (3A) above. These bids shall be post- ed annually on the second Monday in January. All bids will have route numbers and start times. Delivery drivers in the order of their senior- ity shall be permitted the opportunity to bid the area of their choice within their center. Such area bid shall not be considered as a move for the purpose of a bid on a new vacancy as outlined in Section 6(A). Such bids will be posted in each center and will remain posted for three (3) weeks. The first (1st) week of posting will be for employ- ee review. During the second (2nd) and third (3rd) weeks the employees shall bid “in seniority order”. A total of ten percent (10%) of the employees will bid each day. All employees shall bid on their assigned day; otherwise their bid will be made from the areas available at the time of their bid. All package delivery drivers shall be placed on their bid route with- in sixty (60) calendar days following the completion of the bid. Package drivers who did not exercise a bid or drivers who are removed from their bid training route will work as cover drivers. The primary job of these employees is to cover vacations or absences of a week or more in duration. These package cover drivers must select such work in seniority order. This selection will be completed by Thursday for the follow- ing weeks to be covered. Example: Driver Xxxxx on vacation for one (1) or more weeks. Cover driver Xxxxx selects to cover Xxxxx’x vacation. Xxxxx must cover for duration of vacation(s). Once cover work is selected, the cover driver must complete the work schedule selected prior to making another selection. Any cover driver who does not receive a start time for the following week will be assigned any work in the classification or be subject to the appropriate layoff Article. All bids will be written and will be posted at one designated point in each building. Upon request, the Company will provide the Union with copies of the completed bid sheets.
Package Area Bids. A. There shall be area bids for all full-time package delivery driv- ers in accordance with Section (3A) above. These bids shall be posted annually on the second Monday in February. All bids will have route numbers and start times. Delivery drivers in the order of their seniority shall be permitted the opportunity to bid the area of their choice within their center. Such area bid shall not be consid- ered as a move for the purpose of a bid on a new vacancy as out- lined in Section 6(A). Such bids will be posted in each center and will remain posted for three (3) weeks. The first (1st) week of posting will be for employ- ee review. During the second (2nd) and third (3rd) weeks the em- ployees shall bid “in seniority order”. A total of ten percent (10%) of the employees will bid each day. All employees shall bid on their assigned day; otherwise their bid will be made from the areas avail- able at the time of their bid. All package delivery drivers shall be placed on their bid route with- in sixty (60) calendar days following the completion of the bid. Package drivers who did not exercise a bid or drivers who are re- moved from their bid training route will work as cover drivers. The primary job of these employees is to cover vacations or absenc- es of a week or more in duration. These package cover drivers must select such work in seniority or- der. This selection will be completed by Thursday for the following weeks to be covered. Example: Driver Xxxxx on vacation for one
