Common use of BID RUNS Clause in Contracts

BID RUNS. At least twice annually, in April and October, the Employer shall post a list of blocks of runs describing in general terms the areas to be served, the nature of work to be performed, the starting times, approximate duration and estimated crew compliments for each of the blocks. After such runs are posted, for a minimum of (one) week, employees shall, in order of their overall seniority, be offered an opportunity to bid for assignment to the blocks of runs set up by Employer. It shall he the employee's responsibility to advise the Employer in writing of their run selections should they be absent during the selection period. On the first week of the months following the completion of the bids employees shall be assigned to the new blocks which they have bid. Employees who bid for such blocks must be qualified to perform all duties required in the classification in which they bid. All full-time employees must bid on a position. Employees, who for whatever reason are not assigned to a bid run shall be placed in a pool of employees. On Thursday of the week preceding the Employer shall post a weekly schedule for the full-time employees assigned to the pool. Employees assigned to the pool shall be classified as guards and shall be paid at the wage rate applicable to the classification which they are assigned. REVISION OF RUNS In order to meet the needs of customers and to improve the efficiency of the operation, runs may be changed from time to time by adding stops, removing stops, changing starting times, revising, merging, eliminating runs or adding new runs. If runs shall be unusually late coming in due to breakdown or other causes to the point that it cannot meet the Employer's commitment to the customer another crew or another run may be assigned to extend its run and to make such pick-up or perform such other duties on the late run in order to meet the obligations of the Employer with respect to the customers involved on the late run. SPECIAL RUNS AND ASSIGNMENTS On special runs or assignments, that is, runs or assignments not regularly or normally recurring, the Employer may assign such runs or assignments to pool employees, working crews or by rescheduling runs or by using or if an insufficient number of employees are available in the above categories then employees may be called to work on their scheduled day off. Once an employee has bid for a block and been assigned thereto, he shall remain thereon until the next general bid.

BID RUNS. At least twice annually, in April and October, Once annually the Employer shall post a list of blocks of runs describing in general terms the areas to be served, the nature of work to be performed, the starting times, approximate duration and estimated crew compliments for each of the blocks. After such runs are posted, for a minimum of (one) week, week the senior fiftypercent (50%)of the full- time employees shall, in order of their overall seniority, be offered an opportunity to bid for assignment to the blocks of runs set up by Employer. In the event an employee fails to bid at the time the opportunity is offered, such employee will be considered a pool employee. In the event some employees elect not to bid, or fail to bid, the right to bid shall be extended to other full-time truck employees in order of seniority until a maximum of fifty percent (50%) of the truck employees have bid for assignment. It shall he be the employee's responsibility to advise the Employer in writing of their run selections should they be absent during the selection period. On the first week of the months following the completion of the bids employees shall be assigned to the new blocks which they have bid. Employees who bid for such blocks must be qualified to perform all duties required in the classification in which they bid. All Employees who are not eligible to bid, and those full-time employees must who are eligible to bid on a position. Employeesbut do not elect to do so, who for whatever reason are not assigned or fail to a bid run do so, shall be placed in compose a pool of employees. On Thursday of the week preceding the Employer shall post a weekly schedule for the full-time employees assigned as signed to the pool. Employees assigned to the pool shall be classified as guards and shall be paid at the wage rate applicable to the classification which they are assigned. REVISION OF RUNS In order to meet the needs of customers and to improve the efficiency of the operation, runs may be changed from time to time by adding stops, removing stops, changing starting times, revising, merging, eliminating runs or adding new runs. If runs shall be unusually late coming in due to breakdown or other causes to the point that it cannot meet the Employer's commitment to the customer another crew or another run may be assigned to extend its run and to make such pick-up or perform such other duties on the late run in order to meet the obligations of the Employer with respect to the customers involved on the late run. SPECIAL RUNS AND ASSIGNMENTS On special runs or assignments, that is, runs or assignments not regularly or normally recurring, the Employer may assign such runs or assignments to pool employees, working crews or by rescheduling runs or by using or if an insufficient number of employees are available in the above categories then employees may be called to work on their scheduled day off. Once an employee has bid for a block and been assigned thereto, he shall remain thereon until the next general bid.

BID RUNS. (a) At least twice three (3) times annually, in April and Octoberfor a period not longer than four (4) months, the Employer EMPLOYER shall post a list of blocks of runs describing in general terms the areas to be served, the nature of work to be performed, the starting times, approximate duration and the estimated crew compliments complements for each of the blocks. After such blocks of runs are posted, posted for a minimum of one (oneIw)eek, all Full-time armoured employees (excluding vault employees) week, employees shall, in order of their overall seniority, be offered an opportunity to bid for assignment to the blocks of runs set up by Employerthe EMPLOYER. In the event an employee fails to bid at the time the opportunity is offered, he may bid thereafter, but only from the vacancies available at the time the employee so bids. If an employee fails to bid prior to the date the new assignments are made, such employee will be considered a pool employee. In the event an employee elects not to bid, the right to bid shall be extended to other employees in order of seniority. If, at the completion of the bid, some bid positions remain unfilled, then pool employees, in reverse order of seniority, shall be assigned, at management‘s discretion, to fill such positions. It shall he be the employee's ’s responsibility to advise the Employer EMPLOYER in writing of their run selections should they be absent during the selection period. On The Employer agrees that the first week full-time tower guard position should be part of the months following bid and should be paid at the completion of the bids employees shall be assigned to the new blocks which they have bidapplicable full-time tower guard rate. I Employees who bid for such blocks must be qualified to perform perform, and capable of performing all duties required in the classification classifications in which they bidwish to bid at the time the bid is posted for selection of assignments. All Those full-time employees, classified as pool employees must bid on a position. Employeespursuant to above, who for whatever reason are not assigned to a bid run and part-time employees shall be placed in compose a pool of unassigned employees. On Thursday of the week preceding preceding, the Employer EMPLOYER shall post a weekly schedule for the full-time employees assigned to the pool. Employees Such employees shall be assigned in order of their seniority to the greatest scheduled earnings opportunity among the vacancies on the days such employees are scheduled to work to a maximum of hours per week in days or less. Vacancies that occur after the schedule is posted shall be filled at the EMPLOYER’S discretion from the pool of unassigned employees regardless of seniority. Full-time employees assigned to the pool shall be classified as guards and shall be paid at the wage rate applicable to the classification in which they are assigned. REVISION OF RUNS In order to meet the needs of customers and to improve the efficiency of the operation, runs may be changed from time to time by adding stops, removing stops, changing starting times, revising, merging, eliminating runs or adding new runs. If runs shall be unusually late coming in due to breakdown or other causes to the point that it cannot meet the Employer's commitment to the customer another crew or another run may be assigned to extend its run and to make such pick-up or perform such other duties on the late run in order to meet the obligations of the Employer with respect to the customers involved on the late run. SPECIAL RUNS AND ASSIGNMENTS On special runs or assignments, that is, runs or assignments not regularly or normally recurring, the Employer may assign such runs or assignments to pool employees, working crews or by rescheduling runs or by using or if an insufficient number of employees are available in the above categories then employees may be called to work on their scheduled day off. Once an employee has bid for a block and been assigned thereto, he shall remain thereon until the next general bidwork.

BID RUNS. At least twice annually, Full-time employees shall be permitted to select run assignments in April accordance with the following procedures: Twice (2) each year on approximately March 1st and October, September the Employer shall post a list of blocks schedule of runs describing and assignments. Such runs and assignments shall be grouped in general terms weekly blocks determined by the areas to Employer. Each weekly block of runs or assignments which is posted, shall be described generally showing the area served, the nature approximate starting time and durations, the type of work to involved and the crew complements. The weekly blocks shall also designate which days in the week an employee shall be performednormally scheduled off. The schedule, the starting times, approximate duration and estimated crew compliments for each of the blocks. After such runs are so posted, shall remain posted for a minimum period of approximately two (one2) weekweeks to permit employees to study the schedules on which they will bid. Approximately two (2) weeks after the posting of such schedule, those employees shall, eligible to bid will be permitted to bid for their weekly schedules. Such bidding shall be in order of their overall seniority, be offered an opportunity to bid for assignment to the blocks of runs set up by Employerseniority and classification. It shall he the employee's responsibility to advise the Employer in writing of their run selections should they be absent during the selection period. On the first week of the months following the completion of the bids Those employees shall be assigned to the new blocks which they have bid. Employees who bid for such blocks a weekly schedule must be qualified to perform all the duties required in the classification in which they bidon such schedule. All Eligible full-time employees must will be called in order of their overall seniority and shall be given a time limit in which they may bid on a positionfor the weekly block assignment of their choice. Employeesif an employee shall fail or refuse to make any bid within the time limit allowed,, who for whatever reason are not he shall be assigned to a bid run pool of employees and the next junior employee who is qualified, shall be placed permitted to bid until the blocks are bid. Full-time employees who may be absent for any reason during the time when work selections are being made, shall have the responsibility to advise the Employer of their selections by some appropriate means on a timely basis. Failure to advise the Employer shall result in a that employee being assigned to the pool of employees. On Thursday Employees shall be assigned to their selected weekly block or assignments schedules on the Monday closest to March 1st and September 1st each year. Once an employee has been assigned to a weekly block of runs or assignments, such employee will remain on such block until the week preceding next general bid. It is agreed and understood that all blocks of runs or assignments will be filled by full-time employees. In the event that the bid is incomplete due to some employees selecting pool assignment, the Employer shall post a weekly schedule for the will fill these positions in reverse order of seniority until all full-time employees assigned to the pool. Employees assigned to the pool shall be classified as guards and shall be paid at the wage rate applicable to the classification which they are have been assigned. REVISION OF RUNS In order The Employer reserves the right to meet refuse permission to an employee to bid a certain weekly schedule as well as the needs right to remove him from a weekly schedule he has bid. At the employee’s request, the reasons for the refusal will be given in writing. Any dispute involving such refusal to assign or the removal of customers and to improve the efficiency of the operation, runs an employee from a bid run may be changed the subject of a grievance under the terms of this Agreement. The Employer reserves the right to change runs from time to time by adding stops, stops or removing stops, changing starting times, revising, merging, consolidating, eliminating and adding runs. Merging In the event two (2) or more runs are merged, the employees on said runs shall bid on the runs affected in order of overall seniority for the right to remain on the merged run or revert to the pool of employees. In the event there is a change to the bids runs causing an increase or decrease in full-time staff a new bid will take place if the next scheduled bid is more than sixty (60) days away. In the event a new forty (40) hour block is established, full-time employees on lay-off status or full-time employees that have been reduced to part-time, shall have the first option to bid on the new block in accordance with Article provided the above employee is qualified to perform the duties. Vacancies To cover vacancies on runs or adding new runs. If runs schedules, replacement shall be unusually late coming in due to breakdown or other causes to the point that it cannot meet the Employer's commitment to the customer another crew or another run may be assigned to extend its run and to make such pick-up or perform such other duties on the late run in order to meet the obligations of the Employer with respect to the customers involved on the late run. SPECIAL RUNS AND ASSIGNMENTS On special runs or assignments, that is, runs or assignments not regularly or normally recurring, the Employer may assign such runs or assignments to pool employees, working crews or by rescheduling runs or by using or if an insufficient number of employees are available in the above categories then employees may be called to work on their scheduled day off. Once an employee has bid for a block and been assigned thereto, he shall remain thereon until the next general bid.made as follows: