Common use of Midday and Late Routes - Substitute Procedures Clause in Contracts

Midday and Late Routes - Substitute Procedures. A. All eligible drivers will be surveyed at route bidding to determine if they are willing to accept midday/late route work. Drivers/transportation assistants can sign up or be removed from the list at any time by notifying the Transportation Supervisor in writing. The midday/late route list is a seniority list of eligible drivers/transportation assistants willing to substitute on midday/late routes. The most senior driver/transportation assistant is offered the first midday/late route available, the second most senior driver/transportation assistant is offered the next midday/late route and so on down the seniority list, on a rotating basis. The Transportation Supervisor shall assign midday/late routes received before 7:30 AM in time of departure order. The Transportation Supervisor shall assign midday/late routes received after 7:30 AM in the order in which said routes are received. B. All drivers/transportation assistants have the opportunity to refuse any midday/late route that is offered. Such a refusal shall cause the driver/transportation assistant to lose his/her turn in the current rotation. C. Once a driver/transportation assistant has worked a midday/late route he/she shall remain the substitute driver/transportation assistant on that midday/late route for five (5) days, or until the regular driver/transportation assistant returns or the substitute driver/transportation assistant chooses to be removed, or service is broken due to absence.