Bidding and Mileage Sample Clauses

Bidding and Mileage a. Sleeper cab runs approved pursuant to the provisions of Article 47 will be posted and employees may bid for such runs in accordance with the bidding procedures set forth in this Agreement. No seniority employee shall be forced to drive in a sleeper cab run. A senior driver who successfully bids a sleeper cab run shall be permitted to select his respective sleeper cab team partner without regard to seniority, provided that the driver selected as a partner has, prior to such bid, acknowledge his agreement, in writing, to accept such permanent sleeper cab run driving assignment and provided further that the selected partner possesses the required qualifications.

Bidding and Mileage a. Sleeper cab runs approved pursuant to the provisions of Article 47 will be posted and employees may bid for such runs in accordance with the bidding procedures set forth in this Agreement. No seniority employee shall be forced to drive in a sleeper cab run unless otherwise provided in their Feeder Work Rules or Local Union practice. If after the bidding process is exhausted, the new jobs/vacancies have not been filled, the following procedure shall apply. The jobs will be offered to other facilities within the jurisdiction of the local union which have qualified feeder drivers on lay-off, displaced, or otherwise not holding a bid within the feeder classification, before hiring off the street. To be eligible to transfer and fill these new jobs/vacancies, the employee must be qualified at the time the job is offered. Any employees transferring from another facility pursuant to this paragraph will have their seniority determined by this agreement. The employee shall retain benefits (e.g. vacation, sick leave, holidays, etc.) based on the employee’s length of service. If no employee fills these new jobs/vacancies, the company will hire off the street. Drivers hired off the street to cover open sleeper jobs under this provision will be required to perform Sleeper work for a period of eighteen (18) months. A senior driver who successfully bids a sleeper cab run shall be permitted to select his their respective sleeper cab team partner without regard to seniority, provided that the driver selected as a partner has, prior to such bid, acknowledge his their agreement, in writing, to accept such permanent sleeper cab run driving assignment and provided further that the selected partner possesses the required qualifications.