Suffolk Package Centers Sample Clauses

Suffolk Package Centers. (d) Job Preference – Package Drivers and Helpers. Drivers and helpers shall be given preference in their Centers based on seniority, to a more desirable delivery route, or to a permanent delivery split or to a full permanent pick-up route when a permanent vacancy occurs. A permanent split is defined as a split or splits which has been in effect for three (3) months for at least three (3) days each week. With respect to the number of moves by driver and helper preference, past practice shall prevail, provided however that notwithstanding the past practice, drivers and helpers will be permitted the right to make a minimum of three (3) moves. Additional moves, if any, above three shall be in accordance with past practice. In the event said delivery, pick-up route or split is not requested, the Center Manager will assign the route to the most junior open seniority employee in that center, until there is a more junior open seniority employee who will then be assigned to that route, unless the pre-assigned driver chooses to stay on that assignment, in which case it will be considered his/her bid route. The Company shall promptly and conspicuously post notice of any permanent vacancy. Such notice shall remain posted for a period to two weeks. Open seniority drivers in seniority order will select open driving jobs, subject to the operating needs of the Company. Any claimed abuse as to the use of “(operating need of the Company,” shall be referred to the Company by the Union. If area knowledge is cited as an operating need, the driver will, upon his/her request, be trained on that area. There shall be a maximum of three (3) training routes per center. Training routes shall be bid. A driver who bids a training route will become an open driver during the probationary period that a new employee is being trained on his/her bid route. The two routes used for training shall be discussed by the Center Manager and the xxxxxxx, and shall not be changed unless mutually agreed by these parties. Any disputes involving training routes will be resolved by the division manager and business agent. The provisions of this Section (d) shall not apply to arterials, which shall be discussed in advance between the Company and the Union. Assignment of splits (except for above) resulting from high volume Christmas period shall be discussed by Manager and Xxxxxxx.