Common use of New or Vacant Routes Clause in Contracts

New or Vacant Routes. Whenever additional routes are added or mid-year vacancies occur, the route assignment will be posted by the Supervisor of Transportation for a period of three (3) days. Seniority rights for the new position shall be based upon the following order: Regular Routes – Whenever additional routes are added or mid-year vacancies occur, drivers from the master seniority list, highest to lowest, may select the route, but not to exceed more than three (3) postings. The Supervisor of Transportation will then offer the fourth (4th) vacated route to the drivers of single run routes only according to seniority. The vacated single run route will then be posted and the three (3) posting procedures as stated above will be followed. Only after these procedures have taken place will a route be offered to a substitute driver. Any vacancy must be filled within ten (10) work days.

New or Vacant Routes. Whenever additional routes are added or mid-year vacancies occur, the route assignment will be posted by the Supervisor of Transportation for a period of three (3) days. Seniority rights for the new position shall be based upon the following order: Regular Routes – Whenever additional routes are added or mid-year vacancies occur, drivers from the master seniority list, highest to lowest, may select the route, but not to exceed more than three (3) postings. The Supervisor supervisor of Transportation will then offer the fourth (4th) vacated route to the drivers of single run routes only according to seniority. The vacated single run route will then be posted and the three (3) posting procedures as stated above will be followed. Only after these procedures have taken place will a route be offered to a substitute driver. Any vacancy must be filled within ten (10) work days.