SEMI-ANNUAL BIDS. Train Operators will be allowed to bid on the basis of Authority seniority for open assignments at Rail and Bus Divisions during the semi-annual bid periods. A maximum of two Train Operators per rail division, will be allowed to bid into open assignments at Bus Divisions.
SEMI-ANNUAL BIDS. (a) Assignments open for bid shall be posted for weekly bidding by Division every Sunday at 7:00 A.M., and bids shall be closed at 7:00 A.M. on the following Wednesday. During the months of March and September, all assignments open for bid shall be posted for system-wide bidding at 7:00 A.M. on a Sunday, and bids will close at 7:00 A.M. on the following Wednesday. During the aforementioned bid periods, the successful bidders shall work his/her new assignment on the ensuing Sunday at the Bid Division. When a Division Shake-up has been announced, there will be no weekly bidding during the two (2) weeks prior to the Division Shake-up. Operators bidding another assignment will not be permitted to bid on the assignment they have just vacated on the following bid except when the Operator has lost his/her new assignment through no fault of his/her own.
SEMI-ANNUAL BIDS. 22 (a) Assignments open for bid shall be posted for weekly bidding by Division every 23 Sunday at 7:00 A.M., and bids shall be closed at 7:00 A.M. on the following 24 Wednesday. During the months of March and September, all assignments open for 25 bid shall be posted for system-wide bidding at 7:00 A.M. on a Sunday, and bids will 26 close at 7:00 A.M. on the following Wednesday. During the aforementioned bid 27 periods, the successful bidders shall work his/her new assignment on the ensuing 28 Sunday at the Bid Division. 30 When a Division Shake-up has been announced, there will be no weekly bidding 31 during the two (2) weeks prior to the Division Shake-up. Operators bidding another 32 assignment will not be permitted to bid on the assignment they have just vacated on 33 the following bid except when the Operator has lost his/her new assignment through 34 no fault of his/her own. 36 (b) Regular assignments posted for seniority choice which are not bid in, will be 37 assigned to the Extra Board at the Division having jurisdiction over the regular 38 assignment except as provided in Article 8, Section 2(b) and the assignment will 39 continue to be posted for choice until bid in. 41 (c) Semi-Annual bids will be posted for choice at all Divisions as well as at Auxiliary 42 and/or Terminal/Divisions. Open Train Operator assignments will not be posted for 43 system wide bid in bus divisions. 1 (d) An Extra Board Shake-Up must be conducted whenever new positions are created 2 on the Extra Board due to the addition of newly hired operators. This Shake-Up will 3 occur immediately and in accordance with Section 4 of this Article. 5 (e) Failure to post such runs and trippers or open assignments will result in a penalty in 6 accordance with the provisions of Article 12, Section 3 on the first day such 7 assignment is worked by the Extra Board. 9 (f) Bid vacation and bonus holidays are subject to the provision of Section 12(a) of this 10 Article.
