Common use of Conversion of a Courier Route Clause in Contracts

Conversion of a Courier Route. If a Courier route is converted to a Broker route, the Courier shall have one of the following options after receiving forty five (45) days' notice: (a) Bump a junior Courier of their choice if the Courier has greater seniority. A junior Courier that is bumped shall have the right to bump a junior Courier of their choice if the Courier has greater seniority and so on in the same manner until six (6) bumps have taken place and the seventh (7th) person bumping must bump the junior Courier; (b) Accept a layoff and must wait until there is a Courier vacancy as long as their recall rights continue as per Article G 4.06; (c) Transfer to Broker status on the converted route and signing and complying with the conditions of the standard Broker Agreement in which case seniority as a Courier will be frozen; (d) Bump a junior sorter position of their choice if the Courier has greater seniority. A junior sorter that is bumped shall have the right to bump a junior sorter of their choice. OR (e) If (c) has been refused within five (5) days and a Sorter has successfully bid for the new Broker position they shall have the first claim on the vacated sorter position. (f) Accept severance pay as per the calculations in G9.02 (b). The foregoing options must be exercised within two (2) weeks of notification of route changeover during which the Company shall not permanently fill the vacancies in (b), (c) and (d). (g) No New Conversions All current hourly courier routes as of the date of ratification shall not be fully or partially converted to brokers.